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Sweet potato vs. Succotash — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between sweet potatoes and succotash

  • Sweet potatoes have more vitamin A, vitamin B5, and vitamin B6; however, succotash is higher in iron, folate, phosphorus, vitamin B1, manganese, and magnesium.
  • Sweet potatoes cover your daily need for vitamin A, 379% more than succotash.
  • Sweet potatoes have 7 times more vitamin B5 than succotash. While sweet potatoes have 0.884mg of vitamin B5, succotash has only 0.128mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Sweet potato, cooked, baked in skin, flesh, without salt and Succotash, (corn and limas), raw.

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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 34% 5.4% 33% 69% 62% 17% 48% 0.52% 90% 3.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +111.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +28.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +77.8%
Contains more IronIron +165.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +15.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +90.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +109.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +38.4%
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%
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 50% 5% 0% 0% 52% 19% 30% 7.7% 30% 0% 0% 30% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +29.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +6306.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +29.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +590.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +120%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +94.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +566.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1.587mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sweet potato Succotash DV% diff.
Vitamin A 961µg 15µg 105%
Vitamin B5 0.884mg 0.128mg 15%
Iron 0.69mg 1.83mg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.286mg 0.13mg 12%
Folate 6µg 40µg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.107mg 0.208mg 8%
Phosphorus 54mg 113mg 8%
Manganese 0.497mg 0.688mg 8%
Protein 2.01g 5.03g 6%
Vitamin E 0.71mg 5%
Magnesium 27mg 48mg 5%
Vitamin C 19.6mg 15.1mg 5%
Copper 0.161mg 0.186mg 3%
Zinc 0.32mg 0.61mg 3%
Starch 7.05g 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.092g 0.489g 3%
Potassium 475mg 369mg 3%
Fiber 3.3g 3.8g 2%
Vitamin K 2.3µg 2%
Calcium 38mg 18mg 2%
Choline 13.1mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.106mg 0.082mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.052g 0.19g 1%
Fructose 0.5g 1%
Vitamin B3 1.487mg 1.587mg 1%
Fats 0.15g 1.02g 1%
Sodium 36mg 4mg 1%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.6µg 1%
Calories 90kcal 99kcal 0%
Net carbs 17.41g 15.79g N/A
Carbs 20.71g 19.59g 0%
Sugar 6.48g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.002g 0.198g 0%
Tryptophan 0.04mg 0.056mg 0%
Threonine 0.107mg 0.209mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.07mg 0.284mg 0%
Leucine 0.118mg 0.443mg 0%
Lysine 0.084mg 0.295mg 0%
Methionine 0.037mg 0.068mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.114mg 0.243mg 0%
Valine 0.11mg 0.306mg 0%
Histidine 0.039mg 0.16mg 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% 20% 73%
Protein: 5.03 g
Fats: 1.02 g
Carbs: 19.59 g
Water: 73.1 g
Other: 1.26 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +150.2%
Contains more FatsFats +580%
~equal in Carbs ~19.59g
~equal in Water ~73.1g
~equal in Other ~1.26g

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
22% 23% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.19 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.198 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.489 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -72.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +9800%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +431.5%

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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. Succotash - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169300/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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