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Sweet potato vs. Broad beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between sweet potatoes and broad beans?

  • Sweet potatoes are higher in vitamin A, vitamin B6, vitamin B5, copper, manganese, and potassium; however, broad beans are richer in folate and iron.
  • Sweet potatoes' daily need coverage for vitamin A is 379% more.
  • Broad beans contain 13 times less vitamin B5 than sweet potatoes. Sweet potatoes contain 0.884mg of vitamin B5, while broad beans contain 0.066mg.

We used Sweet potato, cooked, baked in skin, flesh, without salt and Broadbeans, immature seeds, cooked, boiled, drained, without 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 19% 11% 42% 26% 54% 8.7% 23% 4.7% 65% 1.1%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 22% 5.4% 17% 56% 20% 13% 31% 5.3% 34% 5.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +111.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +146.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +168.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -12.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +90.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +14.8%
Contains more IronIron +117.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +46.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +35.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +400%

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 65% 320% 14% 0% 27% 24% 28% 53% 66% 0% 5.8% 4.5% 7.1%
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 66% 4.7% 0% 0% 32% 21% 23% 4% 6.7% 0% 0% 44% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +6764.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +17.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +23.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1239.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +886.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +19.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +866.7%
~equal in Vitamin C ~19.8mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sweet potato Broad beans DV% diff.
Vitamin A 961µg 14µg 105%
Vitamin B6 0.286mg 0.029mg 20%
Vitamin B5 0.884mg 0.066mg 16%
Folate 6µg 58µg 13%
Copper 0.161mg 0.06mg 11%
Iron 0.69mg 1.5mg 10%
Manganese 0.497mg 0.261mg 10%
Potassium 475mg 193mg 8%
Protein 2.01g 4.8g 6%
Vitamin E 0.71mg 5%
Carbs 20.71g 10.1g 4%
Starch 7.05g 3%
Phosphorus 54mg 73mg 3%
Calcium 38mg 18mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.3µg 2%
Choline 13.1mg 2%
Vitamin B3 1.487mg 1.2mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.107mg 0.128mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.106mg 0.09mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.092g 0.303g 1%
Calories 90kcal 62kcal 1%
Selenium 0.2µg 1µg 1%
Magnesium 27mg 31mg 1%
Fats 0.15g 0.5g 1%
Fiber 3.3g 3.6g 1%
Fructose 0.5g 1%
Zinc 0.32mg 0.47mg 1%
Vitamin C 19.6mg 19.8mg 0%
Net carbs 17.41g 6.5g N/A
Sugar 6.48g N/A
Sodium 36mg 41mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.052g 0.142g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.002g 0.02g 0%
Tryptophan 0.04mg 0.048mg 0%
Threonine 0.107mg 0.178mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.07mg 0.215mg 0%
Leucine 0.118mg 0.37mg 0%
Lysine 0.084mg 0.313mg 0%
Methionine 0.037mg 0.037mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.114mg 0.195mg 0%
Valine 0.11mg 0.235mg 0%
Histidine 0.039mg 0.115mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 21% 76%
Protein: 2.01 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 20.71 g
Water: 75.78 g
Other: 1.35 g
5% 10% 84%
Protein: 4.8 g
Fats: 0.5 g
Carbs: 10.1 g
Water: 83.7 g
Other: 0.9 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +105%
Contains more OtherOther +50%
Contains more ProteinProtein +138.8%
Contains more FatsFats +233.3%
Contains more WaterWater +10.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
36% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.052 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.002 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.092 g
31% 4% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.142 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.02 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.303 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -63.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +900%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +229.3%

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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/168483/nutrients
  2. Broad beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170378/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.