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Sweet potato vs. Hot sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between sweet potato and hot sauce

  • Sweet potato is higher in vitamin A, vitamin B5, copper, fiber, manganese, potassium, and phosphorus, yet hot sauce is higher in vitamin C.
  • Sweet potato covers your daily vitamin A needs 280% more than hot sauce.
  • Sweet potato contains 10 times more fiber than hot sauce. While sweet potato contains 3g of fiber, hot sauce contains only 0.3g.
  • The amount of sodium in sweet potato is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Sweet potato, raw, unprepared and Sauce, ready-to-serve, pepper or hot.

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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 3.6% 2.4% 13% 18% 9.3% 3% 4.7% 345% 6.4% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +400%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +275%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +134%
Contains more IronIron +27.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +439.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +172.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +327.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +426.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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 249% 2.7% 2.4% 0% 9% 19% 4.8% 6.6% 36% 0% 6% 4.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +8762.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +116.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +116.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +119.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +627.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +33.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +83.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +3016.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +34.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +33.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sweet potato Hot sauce DV% diff.
Sodium 55mg 2643mg 113%
Vitamin C 2.4mg 74.8mg 80%
Vitamin A 709µg 8µg 78%
Vitamin B5 0.8mg 0.11mg 14%
Copper 0.151mg 0.028mg 14%
Fiber 3g 0.3g 11%
Manganese 0.258mg 0.049mg 9%
Carbs 20.12g 1.75g 6%
Potassium 337mg 144mg 6%
Starch 12.65g 5%
Magnesium 25mg 5mg 5%
Phosphorus 47mg 11mg 5%
Calories 86kcal 11kcal 4%
Vitamin B6 0.209mg 0.157mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.036mg 4%
Zinc 0.3mg 0.11mg 2%
Protein 1.57g 0.51g 2%
Vitamin B3 0.557mg 0.254mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.061mg 0.082mg 2%
Choline 12.3mg 2%
Calcium 30mg 8mg 2%
Iron 0.61mg 0.48mg 2%
Selenium 0.6µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 2.4µg 1%
Folate 11µg 6µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.014g 0.196g 1%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 0.12mg 1%
Fructose 0.7g 1%
Fats 0.05g 0.37g 0%
Net carbs 17.12g 1.45g N/A
Sugar 4.18g 1.26g N/A
Saturated fat 0.018g 0.052g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.001g 0.03g 0%
Tryptophan 0.031mg 0.007mg 0%
Threonine 0.083mg 0.019mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.055mg 0.017mg 0%
Leucine 0.092mg 0.027mg 0%
Lysine 0.066mg 0.023mg 0%
Methionine 0.029mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.089mg 0.016mg 0%
Valine 0.086mg 0.022mg 0%
Histidine 0.031mg 0.01mg 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
2% 90% 7%
Protein: 0.51 g
Fats: 0.37 g
Carbs: 1.75 g
Water: 89.98 g
Other: 7.39 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +207.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1049.7%
Contains more FatsFats +640%
Contains more WaterWater +16.4%
Contains more OtherOther +654.1%

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
19% 11% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.052 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.03 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.196 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -65.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2900%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1300%

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. Hot sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174527/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.