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Sweet potato vs. Cinnamon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between sweet potato and cinnamon?

  • Sweet potato is higher in vitamin A and vitamin B5, yet cinnamon is higher in manganese, fiber, calcium, iron, vitamin K, copper, zinc, and vitamin E.
  • Cinnamon's daily need coverage for manganese is 748% more.
  • Sweet potato has 48 times more vitamin A than cinnamon. While sweet potato has 14187IU of vitamin A, cinnamon has only 295IU.

We used Sweet potato, raw, unprepared and Spices, cinnamon, ground 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 43% 301% 38% 312% 113% 50% 27% 1.3% 2278% 17%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +140%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3240%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +27.9%
Contains more IronIron +1263.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +124.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +510%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +36.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -81.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +6669.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +416.7%

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 13% 5% 46% 0% 5.5% 9.5% 25% 21% 36% 0% 78% 4.5% 6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +4626.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +254.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +48.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +123.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +32.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +83.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +11.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +58.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +792.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +139.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1633.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sweet potato Cinnamon DV% diff.
Manganese 0.258mg 17.466mg 748%
Fiber 3g 53.1g 200%
Calcium 30mg 1002mg 97%
Iron 0.61mg 8.32mg 96%
Vitamin A 709µg 15µg 77%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 31.2µg 25%
Copper 0.151mg 0.339mg 21%
Carbs 20.12g 80.59g 20%
Zinc 0.3mg 1.83mg 14%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 2.32mg 14%
Vitamin B5 0.8mg 0.358mg 9%
Calories 86kcal 247kcal 8%
Magnesium 25mg 60mg 8%
Vitamin B3 0.557mg 1.332mg 5%
Protein 1.57g 3.99g 5%
Selenium 0.6µg 3.1µg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.022mg 5%
Starch 12.65g 5%
Vitamin B6 0.209mg 0.158mg 4%
Potassium 337mg 431mg 3%
Sodium 55mg 10mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.061mg 0.041mg 2%
Phosphorus 47mg 64mg 2%
Vitamin C 2.4mg 3.8mg 2%
Fats 0.05g 1.24g 2%
Saturated fat 0.018g 0.345g 1%
Fructose 0.7g 1.11g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.001g 0.246g 1%
Folate 11µg 6µg 1%
Net carbs 17.12g 27.49g N/A
Sugar 4.18g 2.17g N/A
Choline 12.3mg 11mg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.014g 0.068g 0%
Tryptophan 0.031mg 0.049mg 0%
Threonine 0.083mg 0.136mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.055mg 0.146mg 0%
Leucine 0.092mg 0.253mg 0%
Lysine 0.066mg 0.243mg 0%
Methionine 0.029mg 0.078mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.089mg 0.146mg 0%
Valine 0.086mg 0.224mg 0%
Histidine 0.031mg 0.117mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.011g 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
4% 81% 11% 4%
Protein: 3.99 g
Fats: 1.24 g
Carbs: 80.59 g
Water: 10.58 g
Other: 3.6 g
Contains more WaterWater +630.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +154.1%
Contains more FatsFats +2380%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +300.5%
Contains more OtherOther +267.3%

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
52% 37% 10%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.345 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.246 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.068 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +24500%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +385.7%

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
48% 51%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.02 g
Glucose: 1.04 g
Fructose: 1.11 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +12500%
Contains more FructoseFructose +58.6%
~equal in Glucose ~1.04g
~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. Cinnamon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171320/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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