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Sweet potato vs. Jujube — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between sweet potato and jujube

  • Sweet potato has more vitamin A, vitamin B6, copper, and manganese; however, jujube is higher in vitamin C.
  • Sweet potato covers your daily need for vitamin A, 283% more than jujube.
  • Sweet potato has 3 times more manganese than jujube. While sweet potato has 0.258mg of manganese, jujube has only 0.084mg.
  • The glycemic index of sweet potato is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Sweet potato, raw, unprepared and Jujube, 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%
Jujube
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 6.3% 22% 18% 24% 1.4% 9.9% 0.39% 11% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +150%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +42.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +34.8%
Contains more IronIron +27.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +106.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +500%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +104.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +207.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.5%

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%
Jujube
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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 230% 0.67% 0% 0% 5% 9.2% 17% 0% 19% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +35350%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +290%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +52.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +158%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2775%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +61.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sweet potato Jujube DV% diff.
Vitamin A 709µg 2µg 79%
Vitamin C 2.4mg 69mg 74%
Vitamin B5 0.8mg 16%
Fiber 3g 12%
Vitamin B6 0.209mg 0.081mg 10%
Copper 0.151mg 0.073mg 9%
Manganese 0.258mg 0.084mg 8%
Starch 12.65g 5%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.02mg 5%
Magnesium 25mg 10mg 4%
Potassium 337mg 250mg 3%
Phosphorus 47mg 23mg 3%
Folate 11µg 3%
Iron 0.61mg 0.48mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.061mg 0.04mg 2%
Zinc 0.3mg 0.05mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 2%
Sodium 55mg 3mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 2%
Choline 12.3mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.557mg 0.9mg 2%
Fructose 0.7g 1%
Protein 1.57g 1.2g 1%
Calcium 30mg 21mg 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 1%
Calories 86kcal 79kcal 0%
Fats 0.05g 0.2g 0%
Carbs 20.12g 20.23g 0%
Net carbs 17.12g 20.23g N/A
Sugar 4.18g N/A
Saturated fat 0.018g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.001g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.014g 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
Jujube
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20% 78%
Protein: 1.2 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 20.23 g
Water: 77.86 g
Other: 0.51 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +30.8%
Contains more OtherOther +92.2%
Contains more FatsFats +300%
~equal in Carbs ~20.23g
~equal in Water ~77.86g

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. Jujube - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168151/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.