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Sweet potato vs. Praline — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between sweet potato and praline

  • Sweet potato has more vitamin A, vitamin B6, and vitamin B5; however, praline is higher in manganese, copper, zinc, vitamin B1, iron, and phosphorus.
  • Sweet potato covers your daily need for vitamin A, 283% more than praline.
  • Sweet potato has 3 times more vitamin B6 than praline. While sweet potato has 0.209mg of vitamin B6, praline has only 0.077mg.
  • Sweet potato has less saturated fat.
  • The glycemic index of sweet potato is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Sweet potato, raw, unprepared and Candies, praline, prepared-from-recipe.

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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 35% 13% 19% 48% 165% 46% 45% 6.3% 219% 9.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +55.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +96%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +43.3%
Contains more IronIron +111.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +227.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +456.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +121.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -12.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +551.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +200%

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 1% 0.33% 10% 0% 51% 12% 7.8% 20% 18% 0% 3.3% 4.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +700%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +70800%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +15.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +34.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +141%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +171.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +38.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +83.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +92.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +160.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sweet potato Praline DV% diff.
Vitamin A 709µg 1µg 79%
Manganese 0.258mg 1.682mg 62%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.014g 7.778g 52%
Fats 0.05g 25.9g 40%
Copper 0.151mg 0.494mg 38%
Monounsaturated fat 0.001g 14.683g 37%
Calories 86kcal 485kcal 20%
Carbs 20.12g 59.59g 13%
Zinc 0.3mg 1.67mg 12%
Saturated fat 0.018g 2.224g 10%
Vitamin B6 0.209mg 0.077mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.203mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.8mg 0.332mg 9%
Iron 0.61mg 1.29mg 9%
Phosphorus 47mg 104mg 8%
Magnesium 25mg 49mg 6%
Starch 12.65g 5%
Potassium 337mg 217mg 4%
Protein 1.57g 3.3g 3%
Fiber 3g 3.5g 2%
Vitamin C 2.4mg 0.3mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 0.5mg 2%
Selenium 0.6µg 1.8µg 2%
Choline 12.3mg 2%
Folate 11µg 6µg 1%
Calcium 30mg 43mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.061mg 0.053mg 1%
Fructose 0.7g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.557mg 0.415mg 1%
Net carbs 17.12g 56.09g N/A
Sugar 4.18g 55.79g N/A
Sodium 55mg 48mg 0%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 1.3µg 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% 26% 60% 10%
Protein: 3.3 g
Fats: 25.9 g
Carbs: 59.59 g
Water: 10.36 g
Other: 0.85 g
Contains more WaterWater +645.9%
Contains more OtherOther +15.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +110.2%
Contains more FatsFats +51700%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +196.2%

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
9% 59% 32%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.224 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 14.683 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 7.778 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1468200%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +55457.1%

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. Praline - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168791/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.