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Sweet potato vs. Rose hips — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between sweet potato and rose hips

  • Sweet potato has more vitamin A and vitamin B6; however, rose hips are richer in vitamin C, fiber, vitamin E, manganese, vitamin K, calcium, magnesium, and vitamin B2.
  • Rose hips cover your daily vitamin C needs 471% more than sweet potato.
  • Rose hips have 3 times less vitamin A than sweet potato. Sweet potato has 14187IU of vitamin A, while rose hips have 4345IU.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Sweet potato, raw, unprepared and Rose Hips, wild (Northern Plains Indians).

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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 49% 51% 38% 40% 38% 6.8% 26% 0.52% 133% 0%
Contains more CopperCopper +33.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +20%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +176%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +463.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +27.3%
Contains more IronIron +73.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +29.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +295.3%

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 1420% 72% 117% 0% 4% 38% 24% 48% 18% 0% 65% 2.3% 6.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +226.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +387.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +175%
Contains more FolateFolate +266.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +17650%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2146.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +172.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +133.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1338.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.8mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg
~equal in Choline ~12mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sweet potato Rose hips DV% diff.
Vitamin C 2.4mg 426mg 471%
Fiber 3g 24.1g 84%
Vitamin A 709µg 217µg 55%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 5.84mg 37%
Manganese 0.258mg 1.02mg 33%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 25.9µg 20%
Calcium 30mg 169mg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.209mg 0.076mg 10%
Magnesium 25mg 69mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.061mg 0.166mg 8%
Carbs 20.12g 38.22g 6%
Iron 0.61mg 1.06mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.016mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.557mg 1.3mg 5%
Starch 12.65g 5%
Calories 86kcal 162kcal 4%
Copper 0.151mg 0.113mg 4%
Potassium 337mg 429mg 3%
Sodium 55mg 4mg 2%
Phosphorus 47mg 61mg 2%
Folate 11µg 3µg 2%
Fructose 0.7g 1.16g 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 1%
Protein 1.57g 1.6g 0%
Fats 0.05g 0.34g 0%
Net carbs 17.12g 14.12g N/A
Sugar 4.18g 2.58g N/A
Zinc 0.3mg 0.25mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.8mg 0.8mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.018g 0%
Choline 12.3mg 12mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.001g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.014g 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
38% 59%
Protein: 1.6 g
Fats: 0.34 g
Carbs: 38.22 g
Water: 58.66 g
Other: 1.18 g
Contains more WaterWater +31.7%
Contains more FatsFats +580%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +90%
Contains more OtherOther +20.4%
~equal in Protein ~1.6g

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
3% 52% 45%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.07 g
Glucose: 1.34 g
Fructose: 1.16 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +3500%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +39.6%
Contains more FructoseFructose +65.7%
~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. Rose hips - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168998/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.