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Sweet potato vs. Quince — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between sweet potato and quince

  • Sweet potato has more vitamin A, vitamin B5, and vitamin B6; however, quince is higher in vitamin C.
  • Sweet potato covers your daily need for vitamin A, 283% more than quince.
  • Sweet potato has 10 times more vitamin B5 than quince. While sweet potato has 0.8mg of vitamin B5, quince has only 0.081mg.
  • The glycemic index of sweet potato is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Sweet potato, raw, unprepared and Quinces, 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%
Quince
Quince
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 3.3% 17% 26% 43% 1.1% 7.3% 0.52% 0% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +212.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +172.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +71.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +16.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +650%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +176.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more IronIron +14.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.7%
~equal in Selenium ~0.6µg

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%
Quince
Quince
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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 50% 0.67% 0% 0% 5% 6.9% 3.8% 4.9% 9.2% 0% 0% 2.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +35350%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +290%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +103.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +178.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +887.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +422.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +266.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +525%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sweet potato Quince DV% diff.
Vitamin A 709µg 2µg 79%
Vitamin B5 0.8mg 0.081mg 14%
Vitamin C 2.4mg 15mg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.209mg 0.04mg 13%
Manganese 0.258mg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.02mg 5%
Starch 12.65g 5%
Phosphorus 47mg 17mg 4%
Fiber 3g 1.9g 4%
Magnesium 25mg 8mg 4%
Potassium 337mg 197mg 4%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.557mg 0.2mg 2%
Copper 0.151mg 0.13mg 2%
Zinc 0.3mg 0.04mg 2%
Calcium 30mg 11mg 2%
Sodium 55mg 4mg 2%
Carbs 20.12g 15.3g 2%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 2%
Folate 11µg 3µg 2%
Choline 12.3mg 2%
Protein 1.57g 0.4g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.061mg 0.03mg 2%
Calories 86kcal 57kcal 1%
Fructose 0.7g 1%
Iron 0.61mg 0.7mg 1%
Fats 0.05g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 17.12g 13.4g N/A
Sugar 4.18g N/A
Selenium 0.6µg 0.6µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.018g 0.01g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.001g 0.036g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.014g 0.05g 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
Quince
Quince
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15% 84%
Protein: 0.4 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 15.3 g
Water: 83.8 g
Other: 0.4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +292.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +31.5%
Contains more OtherOther +145%
Contains more FatsFats +100%
~equal in Water ~83.8g

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
Quince
Quince
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10% 38% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.01 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.036 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.05 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -44.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3500%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +257.1%

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. Quince - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168163/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.