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Sweet potato vs. Marshmallow — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between sweet potato and marshmallow

  • Marshmallow has less vitamin A, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, fiber, manganese, potassium, vitamin B1, copper, phosphorus, and magnesium than sweet potato.
  • Sweet potato covers your daily need for vitamin A, 284% more than marshmallow.
  • Sweet potato has 160 times more vitamin B5 than marshmallow. While sweet potato has 0.8mg of vitamin B5, marshmallow has only 0.005mg.

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

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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 1.4% 0.9% 0.44% 8.6% 32% 1.1% 3.4% 10% 1% 9.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1150%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +900%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +6640%
Contains more IronIron +165.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +55.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +650%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +487.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -31.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3125%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +183.3%

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%
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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.25% 0.23% 1.5% 0.3% 0.69% 0% 0% 0.75% 0.05%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +7700%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +6000%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +614.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +15900%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +6866.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1000%
Contains more CholineCholine +12200%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sweet potato Marshmallow DV% diff.
Vitamin A 709µg 0µg 79%
Carbs 20.12g 81.3g 20%
Vitamin B6 0.209mg 0.003mg 16%
Vitamin B5 0.8mg 0.005mg 16%
Calories 86kcal 318kcal 12%
Fiber 3g 0.1g 12%
Manganese 0.258mg 0.008mg 11%
Potassium 337mg 5mg 10%
Phosphorus 47mg 8mg 6%
Copper 0.151mg 0.097mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.001mg 6%
Magnesium 25mg 2mg 5%
Starch 12.65g 5%
Iron 0.61mg 0.23mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.061mg 0.001mg 5%
Vitamin C 2.4mg 0mg 3%
Calcium 30mg 3mg 3%
Folate 11µg 1µg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.557mg 0.078mg 3%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 0µg 2%
Zinc 0.3mg 0.04mg 2%
Choline 12.3mg 0.1mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 0mg 2%
Selenium 0.6µg 1.7µg 2%
Fructose 0.7g 1%
Sodium 55mg 80mg 1%
Protein 1.57g 1.8g 0%
Fats 0.05g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 17.12g 81.2g N/A
Sugar 4.18g 57.56g N/A
Saturated fat 0.018g 0.056g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.001g 0.08g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.014g 0.047g 0%
Tryptophan 0.031mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.083mg 0.035mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.055mg 0.028mg 0%
Leucine 0.092mg 0.066mg 0%
Lysine 0.066mg 0.077mg 0%
Methionine 0.029mg 0.015mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.089mg 0.042mg 0%
Valine 0.086mg 0.05mg 0%
Histidine 0.031mg 0.017mg 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% 81% 16%
Protein: 1.8 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 81.3 g
Water: 16.4 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more WaterWater +371.2%
Contains more OtherOther +226.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +14.6%
Contains more FatsFats +300%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +304.1%

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
31% 44% 26%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.056 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.08 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.047 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -67.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +7900%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +235.7%

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. Marshmallow - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167995/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.