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Sweet potato vs. Salsify — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between sweet potatoes and salsify?

  • Sweet potatoes are richer in vitamin A, vitamin C, manganese, vitamin B5, copper, vitamin B3, potassium, and vitamin B6, while salsify is higher in vitamin B2.
  • Sweet potatoes' daily need coverage for vitamin A is 384% higher.
  • Salsify has 4 times less vitamin C than sweet potatoes. Sweet potatoes have 19.6mg of vitamin C, while salsify has 4.6mg.

We used Sweet potato, cooked, baked in skin, flesh, without salt and Salsify, 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.
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 13% 14% 25% 21% 23% 8.2% 24% 2.1% 27% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +50%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +67.8%
Contains more IronIron +25.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +130%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +136.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +23.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -55.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +200%
~equal in Zinc ~0.3mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~56mg

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 15% 0% 3.8% 0% 14% 40% 7.4% 17% 50% 0% 0.75% 11% 14%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +326.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +273.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +91.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +279.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +220.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +31.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +666.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +63.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +150%
Contains more CholineCholine +97.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sweet potato Salsify DV% diff.
Vitamin A 961µg 0µg 107%
Vitamin C 19.6mg 4.6mg 17%
Vitamin B5 0.884mg 0.276mg 12%
Manganese 0.497mg 0.21mg 12%
Copper 0.161mg 0.07mg 10%
Vitamin B3 1.487mg 0.392mg 7%
Potassium 475mg 283mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.106mg 0.173mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.286mg 0.218mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.107mg 0.056mg 4%
Starch 7.05g 3%
Vitamin E 0.71mg 0.19mg 3%
Vitamin K 2.3µg 0.3µg 2%
Magnesium 27mg 18mg 2%
Carbs 20.71g 15.36g 2%
Folate 6µg 15µg 2%
Choline 13.1mg 25.9mg 2%
Iron 0.69mg 0.55mg 2%
Protein 2.01g 2.73g 1%
Calories 90kcal 68kcal 1%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.6µg 1%
Calcium 38mg 47mg 1%
Sodium 36mg 16mg 1%
Fructose 0.5g 1%
Fiber 3.3g 3.1g 1%
Fats 0.15g 0.17g 0%
Net carbs 17.41g 12.26g N/A
Sugar 6.48g 2.9g N/A
Zinc 0.32mg 0.3mg 0%
Phosphorus 54mg 56mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.052g 0.041g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.002g 0.003g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.092g 0.074g 0%
Tryptophan 0.04mg 0%
Threonine 0.107mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.07mg 0%
Leucine 0.118mg 0%
Lysine 0.084mg 0%
Methionine 0.037mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.114mg 0%
Valine 0.11mg 0%
Histidine 0.039mg 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
3% 15% 81%
Protein: 2.73 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 15.36 g
Water: 81 g
Other: 0.74 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +34.8%
Contains more OtherOther +82.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +35.8%
Contains more FatsFats +13.3%
~equal in Water ~81g

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
35% 3% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.041 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.003 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.074 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +24.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -21.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +50%

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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. Salsify - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169278/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.