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Sweet potato vs. Jerusalem artichoke — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between sweet potato and jerusalem artichoke

  • Sweet potato has more vitamin A, vitamin B6, manganese, vitamin B5, and fiber; however, jerusalem artichoke is higher in iron and vitamin B1.
  • Sweet potato covers your daily need for vitamin A, 283% more than jerusalem artichoke.
  • Sweet potato has 4 times more manganese than jerusalem artichoke. While sweet potato has 0.258mg of manganese, jerusalem artichoke has only 0.06mg.
  • The glycemic index of sweet potato is higher.

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

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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 12% 4.2% 38% 128% 47% 3.3% 33% 0.52% 7.8% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +47.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +114.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +150%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +330%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +27.3%
Contains more IronIron +457.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +66%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +16.7%
~equal in Copper ~0.14mg

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 13% 0.33% 3.8% 0% 50% 14% 24% 24% 18% 0% 0.25% 9.8% 16%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +70800%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +36.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +101.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +171.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1700%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +156.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +133.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +18.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +143.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.06mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sweet potato Jerusalem artichoke DV% diff.
Vitamin A 709µg 1µg 79%
Iron 0.61mg 3.4mg 35%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.2mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.209mg 0.077mg 10%
Manganese 0.258mg 0.06mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.8mg 0.397mg 8%
Fiber 3g 1.6g 6%
Starch 12.65g 5%
Vitamin B3 0.557mg 1.3mg 5%
Phosphorus 47mg 78mg 4%
Potassium 337mg 429mg 3%
Choline 12.3mg 30mg 3%
Magnesium 25mg 17mg 2%
Calcium 30mg 14mg 2%
Vitamin C 2.4mg 4mg 2%
Zinc 0.3mg 0.12mg 2%
Sodium 55mg 4mg 2%
Folate 11µg 13µg 1%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 0.1µg 1%
Protein 1.57g 2g 1%
Calories 86kcal 73kcal 1%
Fructose 0.7g 1%
Copper 0.151mg 0.14mg 1%
Carbs 20.12g 17.44g 1%
Fats 0.05g 0.01g 0%
Net carbs 17.12g 15.84g N/A
Sugar 4.18g 9.6g N/A
Vitamin E 0.26mg 0.19mg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.7µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.061mg 0.06mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.018g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.001g 0.004g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.014g 0.001g 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
2% 17% 78% 3%
Protein: 2 g
Fats: 0.01 g
Carbs: 17.44 g
Water: 78.01 g
Other: 2.54 g
Contains more FatsFats +400%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +15.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +27.4%
Contains more OtherOther +159.2%
~equal in Water ~78.01g

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
80% 20%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.004 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.001 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1300%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -100%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +300%

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. Jerusalem artichoke - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169236/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.