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Sweet potato vs. Daikon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are sweet potatoes and daikon different?

  • Sweet potatoes are richer in vitamin A, manganese, vitamin B6, vitamin B5, vitamin B3, potassium, vitamin B1, fiber, and vitamin B2, while daikon is higher in folate.
  • Sweet potatoes cover your daily need for vitamin A, 384% more than daikon.
  • Sweet potatoes contain 13 times more manganese than daikon. Sweet potatoes contain 0.497mg of manganese, while daikon contains 0.038mg.
  • Sweet potatoes have a higher glycemic index (70) than daikon (32).

Sweet potato, cooked, baked in skin, flesh, without salt and Radishes, oriental, raw types were used 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 8.1% 20% 15% 38% 4.1% 9.9% 2.7% 5% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +68.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +40.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +109.3%
Contains more IronIron +72.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +40%
Contains more ZincZinc +113.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +134.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1207.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -41.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +250%

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 73% 0% 0% 0% 5% 4.6% 3.8% 8.3% 11% 0% 0.75% 21% 4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +435%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +430%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +643.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +540.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +521.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +666.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +79.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +12.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +366.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sweet potato Daikon DV% diff.
Vitamin A 961µg 0µg 107%
Manganese 0.497mg 0.038mg 20%
Vitamin B6 0.286mg 0.046mg 18%
Vitamin B5 0.884mg 0.138mg 15%
Vitamin B3 1.487mg 0.2mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.107mg 0.02mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.106mg 0.02mg 7%
Potassium 475mg 227mg 7%
Fiber 3.3g 1.6g 7%
Folate 6µg 28µg 6%
Carbs 20.71g 4.1g 6%
Vitamin E 0.71mg 0mg 5%
Copper 0.161mg 0.115mg 5%
Phosphorus 54mg 23mg 4%
Calories 90kcal 18kcal 4%
Iron 0.69mg 0.4mg 4%
Starch 7.05g 3%
Magnesium 27mg 16mg 3%
Protein 2.01g 0.6g 3%
Vitamin C 19.6mg 22mg 3%
Zinc 0.32mg 0.15mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.3µg 0.3µg 2%
Sodium 36mg 21mg 1%
Choline 13.1mg 7.3mg 1%
Fructose 0.5g 1%
Calcium 38mg 27mg 1%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.7µg 1%
Fats 0.15g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 17.41g 2.5g N/A
Sugar 6.48g 2.5g N/A
Saturated fat 0.052g 0.03g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.002g 0.017g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.092g 0.045g 0%
Tryptophan 0.04mg 0.003mg 0%
Threonine 0.107mg 0.025mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.07mg 0.026mg 0%
Leucine 0.118mg 0.031mg 0%
Lysine 0.084mg 0.03mg 0%
Methionine 0.037mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.114mg 0.02mg 0%
Valine 0.11mg 0.028mg 0%
Histidine 0.039mg 0.011mg 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
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4% 95%
Protein: 0.6 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 4.1 g
Water: 94.62 g
Other: 0.58 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +235%
Contains more FatsFats +50%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +405.1%
Contains more OtherOther +132.8%
Contains more WaterWater +24.9%

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
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33% 18% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.03 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.017 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.045 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +104.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -42.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +750%

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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. Daikon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168451/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.