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Sweet potato vs. Pea raw — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between sweet potato and pea raw

  • Sweet potato has more vitamin A and vitamin B5, while pea raw has more vitamin C, vitamin K, vitamin B1, folate, fiber, iron, vitamin B3, and phosphorus.
  • Sweet potato's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 268% higher.
  • Pea raw contains 8 times less vitamin B5 than sweet potato. Sweet potato contains 0.8mg of vitamin B5, while pea raw contains 0.104mg.
  • Pea raw has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of pea raw is 54, while the glycemic index of sweet potato is 70.

The food types used in this comparison are Sweet potato, raw, unprepared and Peas, green, 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 24% 7.5% 22% 55% 59% 34% 46% 0.65% 53% 9.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +20%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +38.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +32%
Contains more IronIron +141%
Contains more CopperCopper +16.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +313.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +129.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +58.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +200%

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 133% 13% 2.6% 0% 67% 30% 39% 6.2% 39% 0% 62% 49% 15%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1765.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +100%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +669.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +23.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1566.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +241%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +116.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +275.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1277.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +490.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +130.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sweet potato Pea raw DV% diff.
Vitamin A 709µg 38µg 75%
Vitamin C 2.4mg 40mg 42%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 24.8µg 19%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.266mg 16%
Vitamin B5 0.8mg 0.104mg 14%
Folate 11µg 65µg 14%
Fiber 3g 5.7g 11%
Iron 0.61mg 1.47mg 11%
Vitamin B3 0.557mg 2.09mg 10%
Zinc 0.3mg 1.24mg 9%
Phosphorus 47mg 108mg 9%
Protein 1.57g 5.42g 8%
Manganese 0.258mg 0.41mg 7%
Starch 12.65g 5%
Vitamin B2 0.061mg 0.132mg 5%
Choline 12.3mg 28.4mg 3%
Copper 0.151mg 0.176mg 3%
Potassium 337mg 244mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.209mg 0.169mg 3%
Carbs 20.12g 14.45g 2%
Sodium 55mg 5mg 2%
Selenium 0.6µg 1.8µg 2%
Magnesium 25mg 33mg 2%
Fats 0.05g 0.4g 1%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 0.13mg 1%
Calcium 30mg 25mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.014g 0.187g 1%
Calories 86kcal 81kcal 0%
Net carbs 17.12g 8.75g N/A
Sugar 4.18g 5.67g N/A
Saturated fat 0.018g 0.071g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.001g 0.035g 0%
Tryptophan 0.031mg 0.037mg 0%
Threonine 0.083mg 0.203mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.055mg 0.195mg 0%
Leucine 0.092mg 0.323mg 0%
Lysine 0.066mg 0.317mg 0%
Methionine 0.029mg 0.082mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.089mg 0.2mg 0%
Valine 0.086mg 0.235mg 0%
Histidine 0.031mg 0.107mg 0%
Fructose 0.7g 0.39g 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
5% 14% 79%
Protein: 5.42 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 14.45 g
Water: 78.86 g
Other: 0.87 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +39.2%
Contains more OtherOther +12.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +245.2%
Contains more FatsFats +700%
~equal in Water ~78.86g

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
24% 12% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.071 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.035 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.187 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -74.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3400%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1235.7%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
75% 15% 6% 4%
Starch: 12.65 g
Sucrose: 2.52 g
Glucose: 0.96 g
Fructose: 0.7 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
88% 2% 7% 3%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 4.99 g
Glucose: 0.12 g
Fructose: 0.39 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.17 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +700%
Contains more FructoseFructose +79.5%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +98%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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. Pea raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170419/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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