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Sweet potato vs. Shrimp — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are sweet potato and shrimp different?

  • Sweet potato is richer in manganese, while shrimp is higher in phosphorus, copper, and zinc.
  • Shrimp covers your daily need for cholesterol, 63% more than sweet potato.
  • Sweet potato contains 8 times more manganese than shrimp. Sweet potato contains 0.258mg of manganese, while shrimp contains 0.033mg.
  • Sweet potato has a higher glycemic index (70) than shrimp (50).

Sweet potato, raw, unprepared and Crustaceans, shrimp, cooked (not previously frozen) 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 28% 21% 23% 19% 126% 45% 102% 14% 4.3% 0%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +30.1%
Contains more IronIron +19.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +681.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +56%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +133.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +151%
Contains more ZincZinc +446.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +404.3%

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%
Shrimp
Shrimp
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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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sweet potato Shrimp DV% diff.
Vitamin A 709µg 79%
Cholesterol 0mg 189mg 63%
Protein 1.57g 23.98g 45%
Phosphorus 47mg 237mg 27%
Copper 0.151mg 0.379mg 25%
Vitamin B5 0.8mg 16%
Vitamin B6 0.209mg 16%
Zinc 0.3mg 1.64mg 12%
Fiber 3g 12%
Manganese 0.258mg 0.033mg 10%
Carbs 20.12g 0.2g 7%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 7%
Starch 12.65g 5%
Vitamin B2 0.061mg 5%
Calcium 30mg 70mg 4%
Folate 11µg 3%
Magnesium 25mg 39mg 3%
Vitamin C 2.4mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.557mg 3%
Potassium 337mg 259mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 2%
Choline 12.3mg 2%
Sodium 55mg 111mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 2%
Fructose 0.7g 1%
Calories 86kcal 99kcal 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 1%
Iron 0.61mg 0.51mg 1%
Fats 0.05g 0.28g 0%
Net carbs 17.12g 0.2g N/A
Sugar 4.18g N/A
Trans fat 0g 0.002g N/A
Saturated fat 0.018g 0.056g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.001g 0.048g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.014g 0.079g 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%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.015g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.015g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0g 0.002g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.018g N/A

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
Shrimp
Shrimp
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24% 74%
Protein: 23.98 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 0.2 g
Water: 74.33 g
Other: 1.21 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +9960%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1427.4%
Contains more FatsFats +460%
Contains more OtherOther +23.5%
~equal in Water ~74.33g

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
Shrimp
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31% 26% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.056 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.048 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.079 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -67.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +4700%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +464.3%

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. Shrimp - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175180/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.