Sweet potato vs. Corn — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the main differences between sweet potatoes and corn?
- Sweet potatoes have more vitamin A, vitamin C, manganese, copper, vitamin B6, and potassium than corn.
- Sweet potatoes' daily need coverage for vitamin A is 379% higher.
- Corn has 13 times less calcium than sweet potatoes. Sweet potatoes have 38mg of calcium, while corn has 3mg.
- Sweet potatoes have a higher glycemic index (70) than corn (52).
We used Sweet potato, cooked, baked in skin, flesh, without salt and Corn, sweet, yellow, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt types in this comparison.
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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.
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +1166.7% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +117.9% |
| Contains more IronIron | +53.3% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +228.6% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +197.6% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +93.8% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +42.6% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -97.2% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +256.4% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +7292.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +688.9% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +15.1% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +86% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +11.6% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +105.8% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +475% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +13.2% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +283.3% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +122.1% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
 |
DV% diff. |
| Vitamin A | 961µg | 13µg | 105% |
| Vitamin C | 19.6mg | 5.5mg | 16% |
| Manganese | 0.497mg | 0.167mg | 14% |
| Copper | 0.161mg | 0.049mg | 12% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.286mg | 0.139mg | 11% |
| Potassium | 475mg | 218mg | 8% |
| Calcium | 38mg | 3mg | 4% |
| Vitamin E | 0.71mg | 0.09mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 3.3g | 2.4g | 4% |
| Folate | 6µg | 23µg | 4% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.106mg | 0.057mg | 4% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.092g | 0.603g | 3% |
| Protein | 2.01g | 3.41g | 3% |
| Choline | 13.1mg | 29.1mg | 3% |
| Zinc | 0.32mg | 0.62mg | 3% |
| Phosphorus | 54mg | 77mg | 3% |
| Iron | 0.69mg | 0.45mg | 3% |
| Vitamin K | 2.3µg | 0.4µg | 2% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.884mg | 0.792mg | 2% |
| Sodium | 36mg | 1mg | 2% |
| Fats | 0.15g | 1.5g | 2% |
| Saturated fat | 0.052g | 0.197g | 1% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.002g | 0.374g | 1% |
| Vitamin B3 | 1.487mg | 1.683mg | 1% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.107mg | 0.093mg | 1% |
| Calories | 90kcal | 96kcal | 0% |
| Carbs | 20.71g | 20.98g | 0% |
| Net carbs | 17.41g | 18.58g | N/A |
| Magnesium | 27mg | 26mg | 0% |
| Sugar | 6.48g | 4.54g | N/A |
| Starch | 7.05g | 7.17g | 0% |
| Selenium | 0.2µg | 0.2µg | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.04mg | 0.023mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 0.107mg | 0.133mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 0.07mg | 0.133mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 0.118mg | 0.358mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 0.084mg | 0.141mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.037mg | 0.069mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.114mg | 0.155mg | 0% |
| Valine | 0.11mg | 0.191mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.039mg | 0.091mg | 0% |
| Fructose | 0.5g | 0.79g | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
2.01 g
Fats:
0.15 g
Carbs:
20.71 g
Water:
75.78 g
Other:
1.35 g
Protein:
3.41 g
Fats:
1.5 g
Carbs:
20.98 g
Water:
73.41 g
Other:
0.7 g
| Contains more OtherOther | +92.9% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +69.7% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +900% |
~equal in
Carbs
~20.98g
~equal in
Water
~73.41g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.052 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.002 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.092 g
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.197 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.374 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.603 g
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -73.6% |
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +18600% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +555.4% |
Carbohydrate type comparison
Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Starch:
7.05 g
Sucrose:
2.28 g
Glucose:
0.57 g
Fructose:
0.5 g
Lactose:
0 g
Maltose:
3.12 g
Galactose:
0 g
Starch:
7.17 g
Sucrose:
2.74 g
Glucose:
0.84 g
Fructose:
0.79 g
Lactose:
0 g
Maltose:
0.17 g
Galactose:
0 g
| Contains more MaltoseMaltose | +1735.3% |
| Contains more SucroseSucrose | +20.2% |
| Contains more GlucoseGlucose | +47.4% |
| Contains more FructoseFructose | +58% |
~equal in
Starch
~7.17g
~equal in
Lactose
~0g
~equal in
Galactose
~0g
