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Sweet potato vs. Beer — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between sweet potatoes and beer

  • Beer contains less vitamin A, vitamin C, manganese, vitamin B6, copper, vitamin B5, fiber, potassium, vitamin B1, and iron than sweet potatoes.
  • Sweet potatoes' daily need coverage for vitamin A is 384% higher.
  • Sweet potatoes have a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of sweet potatoes is 70, while the glycemic index of beer is 104.

The food types used in this comparison are Sweet potato, cooked, baked in skin, flesh, without salt and Alcoholic beverage, beer, regular, all.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 1.2% 2.4% 0.75% 1.7% 0.27% 6% 0.52% 1% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +350%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +850%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1659.3%
Contains more IronIron +3350%
Contains more CopperCopper +3120%
Contains more ZincZinc +3100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +285.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +6112.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +200%

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%
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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% 0% 0% 0% 1.3% 5.8% 9.6% 2.5% 11% 2.5% 0% 4.5% 5.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2040%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +324%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +189.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +2056.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +521.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +29.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~6µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sweet potato Beer DV% diff.
Vitamin A 961µg 0µg 107%
Vitamin C 19.6mg 0mg 22%
Manganese 0.497mg 0.008mg 21%
Vitamin B6 0.286mg 0.046mg 18%
Vitamin B5 0.884mg 0.041mg 17%
Copper 0.161mg 0.005mg 17%
Potassium 475mg 27mg 13%
Fiber 3.3g 0g 13%
Vitamin B1 0.107mg 0.005mg 9%
Iron 0.69mg 0.02mg 8%
Phosphorus 54mg 14mg 6%
Vitamin B3 1.487mg 0.513mg 6%
Carbs 20.71g 3.55g 6%
Vitamin B2 0.106mg 0.025mg 6%
Magnesium 27mg 6mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.71mg 0mg 5%
Protein 2.01g 0.46g 3%
Calcium 38mg 4mg 3%
Zinc 0.32mg 0.01mg 3%
Starch 7.05g 0g 3%
Vitamin K 2.3µg 0µg 2%
Calories 90kcal 43kcal 2%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.6µg 1%
Choline 13.1mg 10.1mg 1%
Sodium 36mg 4mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.092g 0g 1%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.02µg 1%
Fructose 0.5g 0g 1%
Fats 0.15g 0g 0%
Net carbs 17.41g 3.55g N/A
Sugar 6.48g 0g N/A
Folate 6µg 6µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.052g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.002g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.04mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.107mg 0mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.07mg 0mg 0%
Leucine 0.118mg 0mg 0%
Lysine 0.084mg 0mg 0%
Methionine 0.037mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.114mg 0mg 0%
Valine 0.11mg 0mg 0%
Histidine 0.039mg 0mg 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
Beer
Beer
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4% 92% 4%
Protein: 0.46 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 3.55 g
Water: 91.96 g
Other: 4.03 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +337%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +483.4%
Contains more WaterWater +21.4%
Contains more OtherOther +198.5%

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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. Beer - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168746/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.