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Sweet potato vs. Fruitcake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between sweet potato and fruitcake?

  • Sweet potato is higher in vitamin A, vitamin B6, vitamin B5, copper, and potassium, yet fruitcake is higher in iron.
  • Sweet potato's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 283% more.
  • Sweet potato has 5 times more vitamin B6 than fruitcake. While sweet potato has 0.209mg of vitamin B6, fruitcake has only 0.046mg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in sweet potato is lower.
  • The glycemic index of fruitcake is lower.

We used Sweet potato, raw, unprepared and Cake, fruitcake, commercially prepared types in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 9% 30% 23% 50% 8.2% 20% 7.2% 34% 3.3%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 9.9% 14% 78% 17% 7.4% 22% 13% 29% 11%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +56.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +120.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +202%
Contains less SodiumSodium -45.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +17.3%
Contains more IronIron +239.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +10.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +233.3%
~equal in Calcium ~33mg
~equal in Zinc ~0.27mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 8% 236% 5.2% 0% 20% 14% 10% 48% 48% 0% 4.5% 8.3% 6.7%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 1.7% 2.3% 18% 0% 13% 23% 15% 14% 11% 1.3% 3.8% 15% 4.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +380%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +10028.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +56%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +254%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +354.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +20%
Contains more CholineCholine +38.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +246.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +62.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +42%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +81.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sweet potato Fruitcake DV% diff.
Vitamin A 709µg 7µg 78%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.014g 3.323g 22%
Iron 0.61mg 2.07mg 18%
Fats 0.05g 9.1g 14%
Carbs 20.12g 61.6g 14%
Vitamin B6 0.209mg 0.046mg 13%
Calories 86kcal 324kcal 12%
Copper 0.151mg 0.05mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.8mg 0.226mg 11%
Monounsaturated fat 0.001g 4.2g 10%
Saturated fat 0.018g 1.048g 5%
Starch 12.65g 5%
Potassium 337mg 153mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 0.9mg 4%
Fiber 3g 3.7g 3%
Vitamin B2 0.061mg 0.099mg 3%
Protein 1.57g 2.9g 3%
Selenium 0.6µg 2µg 3%
Folate 11µg 20µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.05mg 2%
Manganese 0.258mg 0.22mg 2%
Magnesium 25mg 16mg 2%
Vitamin C 2.4mg 0.5mg 2%
Sodium 55mg 101mg 2%
Cholesterol 0mg 5mg 2%
Phosphorus 47mg 52mg 1%
Fructose 0.7g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.557mg 0.791mg 1%
Choline 12.3mg 8.9mg 1%
Net carbs 17.12g 57.9g N/A
Calcium 30mg 33mg 0%
Sugar 4.18g 27.42g N/A
Zinc 0.3mg 0.27mg 0%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.01µg 0%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 1.5µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.031mg 0.042mg 0%
Threonine 0.083mg 0.102mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.055mg 0.121mg 0%
Leucine 0.092mg 0.206mg 0%
Lysine 0.066mg 0.121mg 0%
Methionine 0.029mg 0.059mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.089mg 0.14mg 0%
Valine 0.086mg 0.144mg 0%
Histidine 0.031mg 0.071mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.001g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 77%
Protein: 1.57 g
Fats: 0.05 g
Carbs: 20.12 g
Water: 77.28 g
Other: 0.98 g
3% 9% 62% 25%
Protein: 2.9 g
Fats: 9.1 g
Carbs: 61.6 g
Water: 25.3 g
Other: 1.1 g
Contains more WaterWater +205.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +84.7%
Contains more FatsFats +18100%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +206.2%
Contains more OtherOther +12.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
55% 3% 42%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.018 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.001 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.014 g
12% 49% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.048 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.2 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.323 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +419900%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +23635.7%

References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Sweet potato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168482/nutrients
  2. Fruitcake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174939/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.