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Sweet potato vs. Veggie burger — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between sweet potato and veggie burgers

  • Sweet potato is richer in vitamin A, yet veggie burgers are richer in vitamin B1, vitamin B12, selenium, manganese, folate, phosphorus, iron, and vitamin B3.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for sweet potato is 283% higher.
  • Sweet potato contains less sodium.
  • Veggie burgers have a lower glycemic index than sweet potato.

Food types used in this article are Sweet potato, raw, unprepared and Veggie burgers or soyburgers, unprepared.

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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 40% 41% 29% 90% 67% 34% 88% 74% 124% 123%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +124%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +353.3%
Contains more IronIron +295.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +32.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +320%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +338.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +268.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3666.7%
~equal in Potassium ~333mg

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 15% 0.33% 4.6% 0% 663% 56% 70% 17% 70% 251% 11% 93% 11%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +70800%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +13%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +176.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +87.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3298.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +300%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +573.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +45%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +133.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +1027.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +57.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sweet potato Veggie burger DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 2.651mg 214%
Vitamin B12 0µg 2.01µg 84%
Vitamin A 709µg 1µg 79%
Selenium 0.6µg 22.6µg 40%
Manganese 0.258mg 0.951mg 30%
Protein 1.57g 15.7g 28%
Folate 11µg 124µg 28%
Phosphorus 47mg 206mg 23%
Iron 0.61mg 2.41mg 23%
Sodium 55mg 569mg 22%
Vitamin B3 0.557mg 3.753mg 20%
Vitamin B2 0.061mg 0.244mg 14%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.014g 2.023g 13%
Calcium 30mg 136mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.8mg 0.289mg 10%
Fats 0.05g 6.3g 10%
Zinc 0.3mg 1.26mg 9%
Fiber 3g 4.9g 8%
Magnesium 25mg 56mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.209mg 0.303mg 7%
Saturated fat 0.018g 1.44g 6%
Calories 86kcal 177kcal 5%
Copper 0.151mg 0.2mg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 0.001g 1.778g 4%
Starch 12.65g 5.78g 3%
Vitamin C 2.4mg 4.5mg 2%
Cholesterol 0mg 5mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 4.2µg 2%
Carbs 20.12g 14.27g 2%
Fructose 0.7g 0.13g 1%
Choline 12.3mg 19.4mg 1%
Net carbs 17.12g 9.37g N/A
Potassium 337mg 333mg 0%
Sugar 4.18g 1.07g N/A
Vitamin E 0.26mg 0.23mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.031mg 0.162mg 0%
Threonine 0.083mg 0.605mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.055mg 0.78mg 0%
Leucine 0.092mg 1.399mg 0%
Lysine 0.066mg 1.004mg 0%
Methionine 0.029mg 0.291mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.089mg 0.885mg 0%
Valine 0.086mg 0.89mg 0%
Histidine 0.031mg 0.465mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.081g 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
16% 6% 14% 61% 3%
Protein: 15.7 g
Fats: 6.3 g
Carbs: 14.27 g
Water: 61.21 g
Other: 2.52 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +41%
Contains more WaterWater +26.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +900%
Contains more FatsFats +12500%
Contains more OtherOther +157.1%

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% 34% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.44 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.778 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.023 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +177700%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +14350%

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
84% 9% 4% 2%
Starch: 5.78 g
Sucrose: 0.62 g
Glucose: 0.26 g
Fructose: 0.13 g
Lactose: 0.06 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +118.9%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +306.5%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +269.2%
Contains more FructoseFructose +438.5%
Contains more LactoseLactose +∞%
~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. Veggie burger - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174287/nutrients

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

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