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Sweet potato vs. Mousse — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are sweet potato and mousse different?

  • Sweet potato is higher in vitamin A, vitamin B6, fiber, and manganese; however, mousse is richer in vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B2, and phosphorus.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for sweet potato is 274% higher.
  • Sweet potato contains 5 times more fiber than mousse. While sweet potato contains 3g of fiber, mousse contains only 0.6g.
  • Sweet potato has less saturated fat.
  • Mousse has a lower glycemic index (42) than sweet potato (70).

Sweet potato, raw, unprepared and Desserts, mousse, chocolate, prepared-from-recipe are the varieties used 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%
Mousse
Mousse
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 29% 13% 21% 25% 17% 50% 5% 7.7% 40%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +25%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +135.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +101.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +337.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +220%
Contains more ZincZinc +113.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +148.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -30.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1133.3%
~equal in Iron ~0.55mg

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%
Mousse
Mousse
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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 0.33% 47% 10% 0% 11% 47% 2.7% 32% 13% 59% 4% 11% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2300%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +406.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +73.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +281.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +50.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +260.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +12.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +96.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +236.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +36.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sweet potato Mousse DV% diff.
Vitamin A 709µg 140µg 63%
Cholesterol 0mg 140mg 47%
Saturated fat 0.018g 9.151g 42%
Fats 0.05g 16g 25%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.47µg 20%
Monounsaturated fat 0.001g 5.027g 13%
Vitamin B6 0.209mg 0.058mg 12%
Selenium 0.6µg 7.4µg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.061mg 0.205mg 11%
Phosphorus 47mg 117mg 10%
Fiber 3g 0.6g 10%
Manganese 0.258mg 0.059mg 9%
Copper 0.151mg 0.075mg 8%
Calories 86kcal 225kcal 7%
Calcium 30mg 96mg 7%
Potassium 337mg 143mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.014g 0.879g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.8mg 0.533mg 5%
Starch 12.65g 5%
Protein 1.57g 4.14g 5%
Zinc 0.3mg 0.64mg 3%
Vitamin C 2.4mg 0.1mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.045mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.557mg 0.146mg 3%
Caffeine 0mg 7mg 2%
Choline 12.3mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 0.51mg 2%
Magnesium 25mg 20mg 1%
Fructose 0.7g 1%
Folate 11µg 15µg 1%
Iron 0.61mg 0.55mg 1%
Sodium 55mg 38mg 1%
Carbs 20.12g 16.07g 1%
Net carbs 17.12g 15.47g N/A
Sugar 4.18g 14.81g N/A
Vitamin K 1.8µg 1.6µg 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%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.01g N/A

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
Mousse
Mousse
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4% 16% 16% 63%
Protein: 4.14 g
Fats: 16 g
Carbs: 16.07 g
Water: 62.94 g
Other: 0.85 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +25.2%
Contains more WaterWater +22.8%
Contains more OtherOther +15.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +163.7%
Contains more FatsFats +31900%

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
Mousse
Mousse
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61% 33% 6%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 9.151 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.027 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.879 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +502600%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +6178.6%

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. Mousse - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168777/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.