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Sweet potato vs. Spätzle — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between sweet potato and spätzle?

  • Sweet potato is higher in vitamin A, vitamin B6, vitamin B5, potassium, fiber, and copper, yet spätzle is higher in selenium.
  • Sweet potato's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 283% more.
  • Sweet potato has 9 times more potassium than spätzle. While sweet potato has 337mg of potassium, spätzle has only 38mg.
  • The amount of sodium in sweet potato is lower.

We used Sweet potato, raw, unprepared and Noodles, egg, cooked, unenriched, with added salt 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 15% 3.6% 3.4% 23% 33% 18% 33% 22% 41% 130%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +19%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +150%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +786.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +54.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -66.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +116.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +61.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +22.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3883.3%
~equal in Iron ~0.6mg

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 0% 2% 3.4% 0% 7.5% 4.6% 7.5% 16% 11% 11% 0% 5.3% 14%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +11716.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +52.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +160%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +205%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +39.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +204.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +354.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +57.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +108.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sweet potato Spätzle DV% diff.
Vitamin A 709µg 6µg 78%
Selenium 0.6µg 23.9µg 42%
Vitamin B6 0.209mg 0.046mg 13%
Vitamin B5 0.8mg 0.263mg 11%
Cholesterol 0mg 29mg 10%
Potassium 337mg 38mg 9%
Fiber 3g 1.2g 7%
Protein 1.57g 4.54g 6%
Copper 0.151mg 0.098mg 6%
Sodium 55mg 165mg 5%
Starch 12.65g 5%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.03mg 4%
Phosphorus 47mg 76mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.014g 0.552g 4%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.09µg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.061mg 0.02mg 3%
Calories 86kcal 138kcal 3%
Zinc 0.3mg 0.65mg 3%
Fats 0.05g 2.07g 3%
Vitamin C 2.4mg 0mg 3%
Carbs 20.12g 25.16g 2%
Saturated fat 0.018g 0.419g 2%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 0µg 2%
Choline 12.3mg 25.7mg 2%
Manganese 0.258mg 0.315mg 2%
Calcium 30mg 12mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.557mg 0.4mg 1%
Magnesium 25mg 21mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.001g 0.581g 1%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 0.17mg 1%
Fructose 0.7g 0g 1%
Folate 11µg 7µg 1%
Net carbs 17.12g 23.96g N/A
Iron 0.61mg 0.6mg 0%
Sugar 4.18g 0.4g N/A
Trans fat 0g 0.029g N/A
Tryptophan 0.031mg 0.043mg 0%
Threonine 0.083mg 0.138mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.055mg 0.19mg 0%
Leucine 0.092mg 0.365mg 0%
Lysine 0.066mg 0.137mg 0%
Methionine 0.029mg 0.086mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.089mg 0.24mg 0%
Valine 0.086mg 0.22mg 0%
Histidine 0.031mg 0.121mg 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% 2% 25% 68%
Protein: 4.54 g
Fats: 2.07 g
Carbs: 25.16 g
Water: 67.73 g
Other: 0.5 g
Contains more WaterWater +14.1%
Contains more OtherOther +96%
Contains more ProteinProtein +189.2%
Contains more FatsFats +4040%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +25%

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
27% 37% 36%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.419 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.581 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.552 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +58000%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3842.9%

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
10% 17% 73%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.04 g
Glucose: 0.07 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.3 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +6200%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +1271.4%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
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. Spätzle - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169762/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.