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Sweet potato vs. Pineapple — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between sweet potato and pineapple

  • Sweet potato has more vitamin A, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, potassium, fiber, and phosphorus; however, pineapple is higher in vitamin C and manganese.
  • Sweet potato covers your daily need for vitamin A, 283% more than pineapple.
  • Sweet potato has 6 times more phosphorus than pineapple. While sweet potato has 47mg of phosphorus, pineapple has only 8mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Sweet potato, raw, unprepared and Pineapple, raw, all varieties.

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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 8.6% 3.9% 9.6% 11% 37% 3.3% 3.4% 0.13% 121% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +108.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +130.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +209.2%
Contains more IronIron +110.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +37.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +150%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +487.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +500%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +259.3%

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 159% 1% 0.4% 0% 20% 7.4% 9.4% 13% 26% 0% 1.8% 14% 3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +23533.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1200%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +90.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +11.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +275.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +86.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +157.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +123.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1891.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +63.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.079mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sweet potato Pineapple DV% diff.
Vitamin A 709µg 3µg 78%
Vitamin C 2.4mg 47.8mg 50%
Manganese 0.258mg 0.927mg 29%
Vitamin B5 0.8mg 0.213mg 12%
Potassium 337mg 109mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.209mg 0.112mg 7%
Phosphorus 47mg 8mg 6%
Fiber 3g 1.4g 6%
Copper 0.151mg 0.11mg 5%
Starch 12.65g 0g 5%
Iron 0.61mg 0.29mg 4%
Magnesium 25mg 12mg 3%
Calories 86kcal 50kcal 2%
Protein 1.57g 0.54g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.061mg 0.032mg 2%
Folate 11µg 18µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 0.02mg 2%
Fructose 0.7g 2.12g 2%
Sodium 55mg 1mg 2%
Calcium 30mg 13mg 2%
Zinc 0.3mg 0.12mg 2%
Carbs 20.12g 13.12g 2%
Choline 12.3mg 5.5mg 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.1µg 1%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 0.7µg 1%
Fats 0.05g 0.12g 0%
Net carbs 17.12g 11.72g N/A
Sugar 4.18g 9.85g N/A
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.079mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.557mg 0.5mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.018g 0.009g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.001g 0.013g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.014g 0.04g 0%
Tryptophan 0.031mg 0.005mg 0%
Threonine 0.083mg 0.019mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.055mg 0.019mg 0%
Leucine 0.092mg 0.024mg 0%
Lysine 0.066mg 0.026mg 0%
Methionine 0.029mg 0.012mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.089mg 0.021mg 0%
Valine 0.086mg 0.024mg 0%
Histidine 0.031mg 0.01mg 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
13% 86%
Protein: 0.54 g
Fats: 0.12 g
Carbs: 13.12 g
Water: 86 g
Other: 0.22 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +190.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +53.4%
Contains more OtherOther +345.5%
Contains more FatsFats +140%
Contains more WaterWater +11.3%

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
15% 21% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.009 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.013 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.04 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -50%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1200%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +185.7%

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
61% 18% 22%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 5.99 g
Glucose: 1.73 g
Fructose: 2.12 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +137.7%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +80.2%
Contains more FructoseFructose +202.9%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~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. Pineapple - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169124/nutrients

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

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