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Sweet potato vs. Fudge — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between sweet potato and fudge?

  • Sweet potato is higher in vitamin A, vitamin B6, vitamin B5, potassium, and fiber, yet fudge is higher in copper, iron, zinc, and manganese.
  • Sweet potato's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 281% more.
  • Sweet potato has 17 times more vitamin B6 than fudge. While sweet potato has 0.209mg of vitamin B6, fudge has only 0.012mg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in sweet potato is lower.
  • The glycemic index of fudge is lower.

We used Sweet potato, raw, unprepared and Candies, fudge, chocolate, prepared-from-recipe 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 26% 15% 12% 66% 110% 30% 30% 5.9% 55% 14%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +151.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +44%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +63.3%
Contains more IronIron +190.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +117.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +270%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +51.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -18.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +63.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +316.7%

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%
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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 0% 15% 3.6% 0% 6.5% 20% 3.3% 8.4% 2.8% 11% 3.5% 3% 5.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1511.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +44.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +200%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +216.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +471.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1641.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +28.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +175%
Contains more CholineCholine +23%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +39.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sweet potato Fudge DV% diff.
Vitamin A 709µg 44µg 74%
Saturated fat 0.018g 6.448g 29%
Copper 0.151mg 0.329mg 20%
Carbs 20.12g 76.44g 19%
Calories 86kcal 411kcal 16%
Fats 0.05g 10.41g 16%
Iron 0.61mg 1.77mg 15%
Vitamin B6 0.209mg 0.012mg 15%
Vitamin B5 0.8mg 0.14mg 13%
Monounsaturated fat 0.001g 2.943g 7%
Zinc 0.3mg 1.11mg 7%
Manganese 0.258mg 0.422mg 7%
Potassium 337mg 134mg 6%
Cholesterol 0mg 14mg 5%
Starch 12.65g 5%
Fiber 3g 1.7g 5%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.09µg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.026mg 4%
Magnesium 25mg 36mg 3%
Phosphorus 47mg 71mg 3%
Vitamin C 2.4mg 0mg 3%
Selenium 0.6µg 2.5µg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.014g 0.373g 2%
Folate 11µg 4µg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.061mg 0.085mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.557mg 0.176mg 2%
Calcium 30mg 49mg 2%
Protein 1.57g 2.39g 2%
Caffeine 0mg 8mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 0.18mg 1%
Fructose 0.7g 1%
Net carbs 17.12g 74.74g N/A
Sugar 4.18g 73.12g N/A
Sodium 55mg 45mg 0%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 1.4µg 0%
Trans fat 0g 0.165g N/A
Choline 12.3mg 10mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.031mg 0%
Threonine 0.083mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.055mg 0%
Leucine 0.092mg 0%
Lysine 0.066mg 0%
Methionine 0.029mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.089mg 0%
Valine 0.086mg 0%
Histidine 0.031mg 0%

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
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2% 10% 76% 10%
Protein: 2.39 g
Fats: 10.41 g
Carbs: 76.44 g
Water: 9.81 g
Other: 0.95 g
Contains more WaterWater +687.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +52.2%
Contains more FatsFats +20720%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +279.9%
~equal in Other ~0.95g

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
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66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.448 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.943 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.373 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +294200%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2564.3%

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. Fudge - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167987/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.