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Sweet potato vs. Lemon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between sweet potato and lemons?

  • Sweet potato is higher in vitamin A, copper, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, manganese, and potassium, yet lemons are higher in vitamin C.
  • Sweet potato's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 283% more.
  • Sweet potato has 9 times more manganese than lemons. While sweet potato has 0.258mg of manganese, lemons have only 0.03mg.

We used Sweet potato, raw, unprepared and Lemons, raw, without peel 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%
Lemon
Lemon
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 7.8% 12% 23% 12% 1.6% 6.9% 0.26% 3.9% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +212.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +15.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +144.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +308.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +400%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +193.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +760%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.4%
~equal in Iron ~0.6mg

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%
Lemon
Lemon
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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 177% 0.33% 3% 0% 10% 4.6% 1.9% 11% 18% 0% 0% 8.3% 2.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +70800%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +73.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +95%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +205%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +457%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +321.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +161.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +141.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2108.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~11µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sweet potato Lemon DV% diff.
Vitamin A 709µg 1µg 79%
Vitamin C 2.4mg 53mg 56%
Copper 0.151mg 0.037mg 13%
Vitamin B5 0.8mg 0.19mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.209mg 0.08mg 10%
Manganese 0.258mg 0.03mg 10%
Potassium 337mg 138mg 6%
Starch 12.65g 5%
Carbs 20.12g 9.32g 4%
Magnesium 25mg 8mg 4%
Phosphorus 47mg 16mg 4%
Calories 86kcal 29kcal 3%
Vitamin B3 0.557mg 0.1mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.061mg 0.02mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.04mg 3%
Zinc 0.3mg 0.06mg 2%
Sodium 55mg 2mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 0µg 2%
Protein 1.57g 1.1g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.014g 0.089g 1%
Choline 12.3mg 5.1mg 1%
Fructose 0.7g 1%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 0.15mg 1%
Fiber 3g 2.8g 1%
Fats 0.05g 0.3g 0%
Net carbs 17.12g 6.52g N/A
Calcium 30mg 26mg 0%
Iron 0.61mg 0.6mg 0%
Sugar 4.18g 2.5g N/A
Selenium 0.6µg 0.4µg 0%
Folate 11µg 11µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.018g 0.039g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.001g 0.011g 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
Lemon
Lemon
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9% 89%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 9.32 g
Water: 88.98 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +42.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +115.9%
Contains more OtherOther +226.7%
Contains more FatsFats +500%
Contains more WaterWater +15.1%

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
Lemon
Lemon
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28% 8% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.089 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -53.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1000%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +535.7%

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. Lemon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167746/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.