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Sweet potato vs. Potato bread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are sweet potato and potato bread different?

  • Sweet potato is richer in vitamin A, while potato bread is higher in phosphorus, folate, iron, selenium, calcium, fiber, potassium, and zinc.
  • Sweet potato covers your daily need for vitamin A, 282% more than potato bread.
  • Sweet potato is lower in sodium.

Sweet potato, raw, unprepared and Bread, potato 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 20% 56% 63% 84% 31% 39% 158% 49% 33% 52%
Contains more CopperCopper +60.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +12%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +526.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +113.1%
Contains more IronIron +268.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +380%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +685.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1483.3%
~equal in Manganese ~0.253mg

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 0% 8% 9.4% 1.5% 47% 24% 23% 49% 54% 19% 17% 95% 10%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2854.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +80.8%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +141%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +73.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +124.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +11%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +277.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +1045.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +49.6%
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.817mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sweet potato Potato bread DV% diff.
Vitamin A 709µg 24µg 76%
Phosphorus 47mg 369mg 46%
Folate 11µg 126µg 29%
Protein 1.57g 12.5g 22%
Iron 0.61mg 2.25mg 21%
Selenium 0.6µg 9.5µg 16%
Calcium 30mg 188mg 16%
Sodium 55mg 375mg 14%
Fiber 3g 6.3g 13%
Potassium 337mg 718mg 11%
Zinc 0.3mg 1.44mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.188mg 9%
Calories 86kcal 266kcal 9%
Carbs 20.12g 47.07g 9%
Copper 0.151mg 0.094mg 6%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.15µg 6%
Starch 12.65g 5%
Fats 0.05g 3.13g 5%
Vitamin B3 0.557mg 1.25mg 4%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 6.8µg 4%
Vitamin C 2.4mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.061mg 0.106mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.209mg 0.232mg 2%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.1µg 1%
Choline 12.3mg 18.4mg 1%
Magnesium 25mg 28mg 1%
Fructose 0.7g 1%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 0.47mg 1%
Net carbs 17.12g 40.77g N/A
Vitamin D 0IU 2IU 0%
Sugar 4.18g 9.38g N/A
Manganese 0.258mg 0.253mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.8mg 0.817mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.018g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.001g 0g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.014g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.031mg 0.081mg 0%
Threonine 0.083mg 0.224mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.055mg 0.268mg 0%
Leucine 0.092mg 0.44mg 0%
Lysine 0.066mg 0.311mg 0%
Methionine 0.029mg 0.112mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.089mg 0.285mg 0%
Valine 0.086mg 0.305mg 0%
Histidine 0.031mg 0.143mg 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% 3% 47% 34% 4%
Protein: 12.5 g
Fats: 3.13 g
Carbs: 47.07 g
Water: 33.55 g
Other: 3.75 g
Contains more WaterWater +130.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +696.2%
Contains more FatsFats +6160%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +133.9%
Contains more OtherOther +282.7%

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. Potato bread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167943/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.