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Sweet potato vs. Honey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between sweet potato and honey

  • Honey has less vitamin A, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, copper, fiber, potassium, manganese, vitamin B1, phosphorus, and magnesium than sweet potato.
  • Sweet potato covers your daily need for vitamin A, 284% more than honey.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Sweet potato, raw, unprepared and Honey.

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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%
Honey
Honey
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 1.8% 4.6% 16% 12% 6% 1.7% 0.52% 10% 4.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1150%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +548.1%
Contains more IronIron +45.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +319.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +36.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1075%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +222.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +33.3%

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%
Honey
Honey
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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 1.7% 0% 0% 0% 0% 8.8% 2.3% 4.1% 5.5% 0% 0% 1.5% 1.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +380%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +60.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +360.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1076.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +770.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +450%
Contains more CholineCholine +459.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sweet potato Honey DV% diff.
Vitamin A 709µg 0µg 79%
Fructose 0.7g 40.94g 50%
Carbs 20.12g 82.4g 21%
Vitamin B5 0.8mg 0.068mg 15%
Vitamin B6 0.209mg 0.024mg 14%
Copper 0.151mg 0.036mg 13%
Fiber 3g 0.2g 11%
Calories 86kcal 304kcal 11%
Potassium 337mg 52mg 8%
Manganese 0.258mg 0.08mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0mg 7%
Phosphorus 47mg 4mg 6%
Starch 12.65g 5%
Magnesium 25mg 2mg 5%
Protein 1.57g 0.3g 3%
Vitamin B3 0.557mg 0.121mg 3%
Calcium 30mg 6mg 2%
Choline 12.3mg 2.2mg 2%
Folate 11µg 2µg 2%
Iron 0.61mg 0.42mg 2%
Vitamin C 2.4mg 0.5mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.061mg 0.038mg 2%
Sodium 55mg 4mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 0mg 2%
Zinc 0.3mg 0.22mg 1%
Fats 0.05g 0g 0%
Net carbs 17.12g 82.2g N/A
Sugar 4.18g 82.12g N/A
Selenium 0.6µg 0.8µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.018g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.001g 0g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.014g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.031mg 0.004mg 0%
Threonine 0.083mg 0.004mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.055mg 0.008mg 0%
Leucine 0.092mg 0.01mg 0%
Lysine 0.066mg 0.008mg 0%
Methionine 0.029mg 0.001mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.089mg 0.011mg 0%
Valine 0.086mg 0.009mg 0%
Histidine 0.031mg 0.001mg 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
Honey
Honey
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82% 17%
Protein: 0.3 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 82.4 g
Water: 17.1 g
Other: 0.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +423.3%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +351.9%
Contains more OtherOther +390%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +309.5%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
75% 15% 6% 4%
Starch: 12.65 g
Sucrose: 2.52 g
Glucose: 0.96 g
Fructose: 0.7 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Honey
Honey
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44% 50% 2% 4%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.89 g
Glucose: 35.75 g
Fructose: 40.94 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 1.44 g
Galactose: 3.1 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +183.1%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +3624%
Contains more FructoseFructose +5748.6%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%
~equal in Lactose ~0g

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. Honey - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169640/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.