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Sweet potato vs. Pickled cucumber — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are sweet potato and pickled cucumber different?

  • Sweet potato is richer in vitamin A, vitamin B6, vitamin B5, manganese, potassium, copper, fiber, and vitamin B1, while pickled cucumber is higher in vitamin K.
  • Sweet potato covers your daily need for vitamin A, 280% more than pickled cucumber.
  • Sweet potato is lower in sodium.
  • Sweet potato has a higher glycemic index (70) than pickled cucumber (32).

Sweet potato, raw, unprepared and Pickles, cucumber, sour types were 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.9% 0% 2% 15% 28% 0.55% 6% 158% 1.4% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +525%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1365.2%
Contains more IronIron +52.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +77.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +1400%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +235.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2245.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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 3.3% 3.3% 1.8% 0% 0% 2.3% 0% 2.3% 2.1% 0% 118% 0.75% 2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +140%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +6990%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +188.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +510%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +2005.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2222.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +1000%
Contains more CholineCholine +241.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2511.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sweet potato Pickled cucumber DV% diff.
Vitamin A 709µg 10µg 78%
Sodium 55mg 1208mg 50%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 47µg 38%
Vitamin B6 0.209mg 0.009mg 15%
Vitamin B5 0.8mg 0.038mg 15%
Manganese 0.258mg 0.011mg 11%
Potassium 337mg 23mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0mg 7%
Fiber 3g 1.2g 7%
Copper 0.151mg 0.085mg 7%
Carbs 20.12g 2.26g 6%
Phosphorus 47mg 14mg 5%
Magnesium 25mg 4mg 5%
Starch 12.65g 5%
Vitamin B2 0.061mg 0.01mg 4%
Calories 86kcal 11kcal 4%
Zinc 0.3mg 0.02mg 3%
Iron 0.61mg 0.4mg 3%
Folate 11µg 1µg 3%
Calcium 30mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.557mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin C 2.4mg 1mg 2%
Choline 12.3mg 3.6mg 2%
Protein 1.57g 0.33g 2%
Fructose 0.7g 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 0.09mg 1%
Fats 0.05g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 17.12g 1.06g N/A
Sugar 4.18g 1.06g N/A
Saturated fat 0.018g 0.052g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.001g 0.003g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.014g 0.081g 0%
Tryptophan 0.031mg 0.003mg 0%
Threonine 0.083mg 0.009mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.055mg 0.01mg 0%
Leucine 0.092mg 0.014mg 0%
Lysine 0.066mg 0.014mg 0%
Methionine 0.029mg 0.003mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.089mg 0.009mg 0%
Valine 0.086mg 0.011mg 0%
Histidine 0.031mg 0.005mg 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% 94% 3%
Protein: 0.33 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 2.26 g
Water: 94.08 g
Other: 3.13 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +375.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +790.3%
Contains more FatsFats +300%
Contains more WaterWater +21.7%
Contains more OtherOther +219.4%

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
38% 2% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.052 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.003 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.081 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -65.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +200%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +478.6%

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. Pickled cucumber - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169379/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.