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Sweet potato vs. Sweet and sour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between sweet potato and sweet and sour?

  • Sweet potato is higher in vitamin A, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, fiber, copper, potassium, and phosphorus, yet sweet, and sour is higher in manganese and vitamin C.
  • Sweet potato's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 284% more.
  • Sweet potato has 30 times more fiber than sweet and sour. While sweet potato has 3g of fiber, sweet, and sour has only 0.1g.
  • The amount of sodium in sweet potato is lower.

We used Sweet potato, raw, unprepared and Sauce, sweet, and sour, ready-to-serve 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 5.7% 3% 8.7% 7.9% 26% 2.5% 3% 48% 99% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +212.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +240.4%
Contains more IronIron +190.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +91.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +233.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +571.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +195%

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 29% 0.33% 0.2% 0% 12% 4.4% 3.5% 5.6% 12% 0% 0.5% 6% 1.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +70800%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2500%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +62.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +221.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +197.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +760.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +294.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +800%
Contains more FolateFolate +37.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +412.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +262.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sweet potato Sweet and sour DV% diff.
Vitamin A 709µg 1µg 79%
Manganese 0.258mg 0.761mg 22%
Sodium 55mg 371mg 14%
Vitamin B5 0.8mg 0.093mg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.209mg 0.053mg 12%
Fiber 3g 0.1g 12%
Copper 0.151mg 0.079mg 8%
Potassium 337mg 99mg 7%
Vitamin C 2.4mg 8.7mg 7%
Carbs 20.12g 38.22g 6%
Phosphorus 47mg 7mg 6%
Iron 0.61mg 0.21mg 5%
Starch 12.65g 5%
Magnesium 25mg 8mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.061mg 0.019mg 3%
Protein 1.57g 0.27g 3%
Calories 86kcal 150kcal 3%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.048mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 0.01mg 2%
Zinc 0.3mg 0.09mg 2%
Choline 12.3mg 2.4mg 2%
Calcium 30mg 10mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.557mg 0.187mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 0.2µg 1%
Folate 11µg 8µg 1%
Fructose 0.7g 1%
Fats 0.05g 0.02g 0%
Net carbs 17.12g 38.12g N/A
Sugar 4.18g 18.75g N/A
Selenium 0.6µg 0.4µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.018g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.001g 0g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.014g 0g 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% 60%
Protein: 0.27 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 38.22 g
Water: 60.27 g
Other: 1.22 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +481.5%
Contains more FatsFats +150%
Contains more WaterWater +28.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +90%
Contains more OtherOther +24.5%

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. Sweet and sour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174066/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.