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Sweet potato vs. Garden rhubarb — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between sweet potato and garden rhubarb

  • Sweet potato is richer in vitamin A, copper, vitamin B5, and vitamin B6, yet garden rhubarb is richer in vitamin K, vitamin C, and calcium.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for sweet potato is 282% higher.
  • Sweet potato contains 9 times more vitamin B5 than garden rhubarb. Sweet potato contains 0.8mg of vitamin B5, while garden rhubarb contains 0.085mg.
  • Garden rhubarb has a lower glycemic index than sweet potato.

Food types used in this article are Sweet potato, raw, unprepared and Rhubarb, 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 26% 25% 8.3% 7% 2.7% 6% 0.52% 26% 6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +108.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +17%
Contains more IronIron +177.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +619%
Contains more ZincZinc +200%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +235.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +31.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +186.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +83.3%

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 27% 1.7% 5.4% 0% 5% 6.9% 5.6% 5.1% 5.5% 0% 73% 5.3% 3.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +14080%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +290%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +103.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +85.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +841.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +770.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +57.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +101.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +233.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1527.8%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.27mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sweet potato Garden rhubarb DV% diff.
Vitamin A 709µg 5µg 78%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 29.3µg 23%
Vitamin B6 0.209mg 0.024mg 14%
Vitamin B5 0.8mg 0.085mg 14%
Copper 0.151mg 0.021mg 14%
Vitamin C 2.4mg 8mg 6%
Calcium 30mg 86mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.02mg 5%
Starch 12.65g 5%
Carbs 20.12g 4.54g 5%
Iron 0.61mg 0.22mg 5%
Fiber 3g 1.8g 5%
Phosphorus 47mg 14mg 5%
Manganese 0.258mg 0.196mg 3%
Calories 86kcal 21kcal 3%
Magnesium 25mg 12mg 3%
Zinc 0.3mg 0.1mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.061mg 0.03mg 2%
Sodium 55mg 4mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.557mg 0.3mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.014g 0.099g 1%
Folate 11µg 7µg 1%
Choline 12.3mg 6.1mg 1%
Protein 1.57g 0.9g 1%
Potassium 337mg 288mg 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 1.1µg 1%
Fructose 0.7g 1%
Fats 0.05g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 17.12g 2.74g N/A
Sugar 4.18g 1.1g N/A
Vitamin E 0.26mg 0.27mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.018g 0.053g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.001g 0.039g 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
5% 94%
Protein: 0.9 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 4.54 g
Water: 93.61 g
Other: 0.75 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +74.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +343.2%
Contains more OtherOther +30.7%
Contains more FatsFats +300%
Contains more WaterWater +21.1%

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
28% 20% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.053 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.039 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.099 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -66%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3800%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +607.1%

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. Garden rhubarb - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167758/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.