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

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What are the main differences between sweet potato and pea soup?

  • Sweet potato is richer in vitamin A, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, and potassium, while pea soup is higher in selenium.
  • Sweet potato's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 283% higher.
  • Pea soup has 16 times less vitamin B5 than sweet potato. Sweet potato has 0.8mg of vitamin B5, while pea soup has 0.049mg.
  • Sweet potato is lower in sodium.

We used Sweet potato, raw, unprepared and Soup, pea, green, canned, prepared with equal volume water types in this comparison.

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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 11% 3.6% 6.3% 27% 49% 17% 20% 44% 32% 20%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +66.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +150%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +374.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -83.6%
Contains more IronIron +19.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +113.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +500%
~equal in Copper ~0.146mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~47mg
~equal in Manganese ~0.245mg

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 2% 1% 1.8% 0% 10% 5.8% 8.7% 2.9% 4.6% 0% 0.5% 0.75% 7.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +300%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +23533.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +188.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +95%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +144%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +20.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1532.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +945%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +800%
Contains more FolateFolate +1000%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~13.2mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sweet potato Pea soup DV% diff.
Vitamin A 709µg 3µg 78%
Vitamin B5 0.8mg 0.049mg 15%
Vitamin B6 0.209mg 0.02mg 15%
Sodium 55mg 336mg 12%
Potassium 337mg 71mg 8%
Selenium 0.6µg 3.6µg 5%
Starch 12.65g 5%
Fiber 3g 1.9g 4%
Protein 1.57g 3.2g 3%
Folate 11µg 1µg 3%
Zinc 0.3mg 0.64mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.04mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.061mg 0.025mg 3%
Carbs 20.12g 9.88g 3%
Saturated fat 0.018g 0.524g 2%
Iron 0.61mg 0.73mg 2%
Calcium 30mg 12mg 2%
Magnesium 25mg 15mg 2%
Vitamin C 2.4mg 0.6mg 2%
Fats 0.05g 1.09g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.001g 0.372g 1%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 0.2µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.014g 0.142g 1%
Calories 86kcal 61kcal 1%
Vitamin B3 0.557mg 0.462mg 1%
Copper 0.151mg 0.146mg 1%
Manganese 0.258mg 0.245mg 1%
Fructose 0.7g 1%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 0.09mg 1%
Net carbs 17.12g 7.98g N/A
Sugar 4.18g 3.19g N/A
Phosphorus 47mg 47mg 0%
Choline 12.3mg 13.2mg 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
3% 10% 85%
Protein: 3.2 g
Fats: 1.09 g
Carbs: 9.88 g
Water: 84.55 g
Other: 1.28 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +103.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +103.8%
Contains more FatsFats +2080%
Contains more OtherOther +30.6%
~equal in Water ~84.55g

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
50% 36% 14%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.524 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.372 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.142 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +37100%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +914.3%

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 soup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174561/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.