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Sweet potato vs. Persimmon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between sweet potato and persimmon

  • Sweet potato has less vitamin C and iron.
  • Persimmon's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 71% more.
  • Sweet potato has 2 times more phosphorus than persimmon. Sweet potato has 47mg of phosphorus, while persimmon has 26mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Sweet potato, raw, unprepared and Persimmons, native, 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 0% 8.1% 27% 94% 0% 0% 11% 0.13% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +80.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +309.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.2%
~equal in Calcium ~27mg
~equal in Potassium ~310mg

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 220% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2650%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sweet potato Persimmon DV% diff.
Vitamin A 709µg 79%
Vitamin C 2.4mg 66mg 71%
Iron 0.61mg 2.5mg 24%
Copper 0.151mg 17%
Vitamin B5 0.8mg 16%
Vitamin B6 0.209mg 16%
Fiber 3g 12%
Manganese 0.258mg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 7%
Magnesium 25mg 6%
Starch 12.65g 5%
Vitamin B2 0.061mg 5%
Carbs 20.12g 33.5g 4%
Folate 11µg 3%
Zinc 0.3mg 3%
Phosphorus 47mg 26mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.557mg 3%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 2%
Protein 1.57g 0.8g 2%
Choline 12.3mg 2%
Calories 86kcal 127kcal 2%
Sodium 55mg 1mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 2%
Selenium 0.6µg 1%
Fats 0.05g 0.4g 1%
Fructose 0.7g 1%
Potassium 337mg 310mg 1%
Net carbs 17.12g 33.5g N/A
Calcium 30mg 27mg 0%
Sugar 4.18g N/A
Saturated fat 0.018g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.001g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.014g 0%
Tryptophan 0.031mg 0.014mg 0%
Threonine 0.083mg 0.041mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.055mg 0.035mg 0%
Leucine 0.092mg 0.058mg 0%
Lysine 0.066mg 0.045mg 0%
Methionine 0.029mg 0.007mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.089mg 0.036mg 0%
Valine 0.086mg 0.042mg 0%
Histidine 0.031mg 0.016mg 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
34% 64%
Protein: 0.8 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 33.5 g
Water: 64.4 g
Other: 0.9 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +96.3%
Contains more WaterWater +20%
Contains more FatsFats +700%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +66.5%
~equal in Other ~0.9g

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. Persimmon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169943/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.