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Sweet potato, cooked, boiled, without skin, with salt vs. Carrot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between sweet potato, cooked, boiled, without skin, with salt and carrots

  • Sweet potato, cooked, boiled, without skin, with salt has more vitamin C, vitamin B5, copper, manganese, and iron; however, carrots are richer in vitamin A and vitamin K.
  • Carrots cover your daily vitamin A needs 19% more than sweet potato, cooked, boiled, without skin, with salt.
  • Carrots have 4 times less sodium than sweet potato, cooked, boiled, without skin, with salt. Sweet potato, cooked, boiled, without skin, with salt has 263mg of sodium, while carrots have 69mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Sweet potato, cooked, boiled, without skin, with salt and Carrots, 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 13% 8.1% 20% 27% 31% 5.5% 14% 34% 35% 1.1%
Carrot
Carrot
4
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 9.9% 28% 11% 15% 6.5% 15% 9% 19% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +50%
Contains more IronIron +140%
Contains more CopperCopper +108.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +86%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +22.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +39.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +20%
Contains less SodiumSodium -73.8%
~equal in Phosphorus ~35mg

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 43% 262% 19% 0% 14% 11% 10% 35% 38% 0% 5.3% 4.5%
Carrot
Carrot
5
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 20% 278% 13% 0% 17% 13% 18% 16% 32% 0% 33% 14%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +116.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +42.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +112.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +19.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +17.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +23.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +82.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +528.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +216.7%
~equal in Vitamin A ~835µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sweet potato, cooked, boiled, without skin, with salt Carrot DV% diff.
Vitamin K 2.1µg 13.2µg 9%
Vitamin C 12.8mg 5.9mg 8%
Sodium 263mg 69mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.581mg 0.273mg 6%
Iron 0.72mg 0.3mg 5%
Copper 0.094mg 0.045mg 5%
Vitamin A 787µg 835µg 5%
Manganese 0.266mg 0.143mg 5%
Carbs 17.72g 9.58g 3%
Potassium 230mg 320mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.538mg 0.983mg 3%
Folate 6µg 19µg 3%
Calories 76kcal 41kcal 2%
Starch 5.22g 1.43g 2%
Vitamin E 0.94mg 0.66mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.165mg 0.138mg 2%
Protein 1.37g 0.93g 1%
Magnesium 18mg 12mg 1%
Calcium 27mg 33mg 1%
Fiber 2.5g 2.8g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.056mg 0.066mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.047mg 0.058mg 1%
Fats 0.14g 0.24g 0%
Net carbs 15.22g 6.78g N/A
Sugar 5.74g 4.74g N/A
Zinc 0.2mg 0.24mg 0%
Phosphorus 32mg 35mg 0%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.1µg 0%
Choline 10.8mg 8.8mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.04g 0.037g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.014g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.08g 0.117g 0%
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.082mg 0.191mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.082mg 0.077mg 0%
Leucine 0.121mg 0.102mg 0%
Lysine 0.081mg 0.101mg 0%
Methionine 0.041mg 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.099mg 0.061mg 0%
Valine 0.108mg 0.069mg 0%
Histidine 0.031mg 0.04mg 0%
Fructose 0.43g 0.55g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
18% 80%
Protein: 1.37 g
Fats: 0.14 g
Carbs: 17.72 g
Water: 80.13 g
Other: 0.64 g
Carrot
Carrot
3
10% 88%
Protein: 0.93 g
Fats: 0.24 g
Carbs: 9.58 g
Water: 88.29 g
Other: 0.96 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +47.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +85%
Contains more FatsFats +71.4%
Contains more WaterWater +10.2%
Contains more OtherOther +50%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
33% 67%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.04 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.08 g
Carrot
Carrot
3
22% 8% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.037 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.014 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.117 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +∞%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +46.3%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.037g

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
48% 13% 5% 4% 30%
Starch: 5.22 g
Sucrose: 1.43 g
Glucose: 0.54 g
Fructose: 0.43 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 3.34 g
Galactose: 0 g
Carrot
Carrot
3
23% 58% 10% 9%
Starch: 1.43 g
Sucrose: 3.59 g
Glucose: 0.59 g
Fructose: 0.55 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +265%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +151%
Contains more FructoseFructose +27.9%
~equal in Glucose ~0.59g
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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, cooked, boiled, without skin, with salt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170541/nutrients
  2. Carrot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170393/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.