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Sweet potato vs. Spelt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between sweet potato and spelt?

  • Sweet potato is higher in vitamin A, yet spelt is higher in manganese, phosphorus, iron, copper, vitamin B3, fiber, zinc, magnesium, and vitamin B1.
  • Sweet potato's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 284% more.

We used Sweet potato, raw, unprepared and Spelt, uncooked types 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 97% 8.1% 34% 167% 170% 89% 172% 1% 389% 64%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +444%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +15.1%
Contains more IronIron +627.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +238.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +993.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +753.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1056.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1850%
~equal in Calcium ~27mg

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%
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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% 16% 0% 91% 26% 128% 64% 53% 0% 9% 34% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +203.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +366.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +85.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1128.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +33.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +100%
Contains more FolateFolate +309.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.23mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sweet potato Spelt DV% diff.
Manganese 0.258mg 2.983mg 118%
Vitamin A 709µg 0µg 79%
Phosphorus 47mg 401mg 51%
Iron 0.61mg 4.44mg 48%
Copper 0.151mg 0.511mg 40%
Vitamin B3 0.557mg 6.843mg 39%
Fiber 3g 10.7g 31%
Zinc 0.3mg 3.28mg 27%
Protein 1.57g 14.57g 26%
Magnesium 25mg 136mg 26%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.364mg 24%
Selenium 0.6µg 11.7µg 20%
Starch 12.65g 53.92g 17%
Carbs 20.12g 70.19g 17%
Calories 86kcal 338kcal 13%
Folate 11µg 45µg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.014g 1.258g 8%
Vitamin B5 0.8mg 1.068mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.061mg 0.113mg 4%
Fats 0.05g 2.43g 4%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 0.79mg 4%
Vitamin C 2.4mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.209mg 0.23mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 3.6µg 2%
Potassium 337mg 388mg 2%
Choline 12.3mg 2%
Sodium 55mg 8mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.018g 0.406g 2%
Fructose 0.7g 0.24g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.001g 0.445g 1%
Net carbs 17.12g 59.49g N/A
Calcium 30mg 27mg 0%
Sugar 4.18g 6.82g N/A
Tryptophan 0.031mg 0.132mg 0%
Threonine 0.083mg 0.443mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.055mg 0.552mg 0%
Leucine 0.092mg 1.07mg 0%
Lysine 0.066mg 0.409mg 0%
Methionine 0.029mg 0.258mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.089mg 0.737mg 0%
Valine 0.086mg 0.681mg 0%
Histidine 0.031mg 0.36mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.065g 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
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15% 2% 70% 11% 2%
Protein: 14.57 g
Fats: 2.43 g
Carbs: 70.19 g
Water: 11.02 g
Other: 1.79 g
Contains more WaterWater +601.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +828%
Contains more FatsFats +4760%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +248.9%
Contains more OtherOther +82.7%

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
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19% 21% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.406 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.445 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.258 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +44400%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +8885.7%

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
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89% 8%
Starch: 53.92 g
Sucrose: 0.59 g
Glucose: 0.84 g
Fructose: 0.24 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 5.15 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +327.1%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +14.3%
Contains more FructoseFructose +191.7%
Contains more StarchStarch +326.2%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
~equal in Lactose ~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. Spelt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169745/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.