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

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How are sweet potato, cooked, boiled, without skin, with salt and potatoes different?

  • Sweet potato, cooked, boiled, without skin, with salt is richer in vitamin A, vitamin E, and vitamin B5, while potatoes are higher in vitamin B6, vitamin C, and potassium.
  • Sweet potato, cooked, boiled, without skin, with salt covers your daily need for vitamin A, 315% more than potatoes.
  • Sweet potato, cooked, boiled, without skin, with salt contains 94 times more vitamin E than potatoes. Sweet potato, cooked, boiled, without skin, with salt contains 0.94mg of vitamin E, while potatoes contain 0.01mg.
  • Potatoes are lower in sodium.

Sweet potato, cooked, boiled, without skin, with salt and Potatoes, flesh, and skin, 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 13% 8.1% 20% 27% 31% 5.5% 14% 34% 35% 1.1%
Potato
Potato
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 3.6% 38% 30% 37% 8.2% 24% 0.78% 26% 2.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +125%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +33%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +27.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +84.8%
Contains more IronIron +12.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +17%
Contains more ZincZinc +50%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +78.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%

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 43% 262% 19% 0% 14% 11% 10% 35% 38% 0% 5.3% 4.5% 5.9%
Potato
Potato
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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 66% 0% 0.2% 0% 20% 7.4% 20% 18% 69% 0% 5% 11% 6.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +9300%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +46.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +96.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +53.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +44.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +97.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +80.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +150%
Contains more CholineCholine +12%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~2µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sweet potato, cooked, boiled, without skin, with salt Potato DV% diff.
Vitamin A 787µg 0µg 87%
Sodium 263mg 6mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.165mg 0.298mg 10%
Vitamin C 12.8mg 19.7mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.581mg 0.295mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.94mg 0.01mg 6%
Potassium 230mg 425mg 6%
Starch 5.22g 15.29g 4%
Phosphorus 32mg 57mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.538mg 1.061mg 3%
Manganese 0.266mg 0.2mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.056mg 0.081mg 2%
Copper 0.094mg 0.11mg 2%
Fiber 2.5g 2.1g 2%
Calcium 27mg 12mg 2%
Folate 6µg 15µg 2%
Zinc 0.2mg 0.3mg 1%
Protein 1.37g 2.05g 1%
Iron 0.72mg 0.81mg 1%
Magnesium 18mg 23mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.047mg 0.032mg 1%
Calories 76kcal 77kcal 0%
Fats 0.14g 0.09g 0%
Carbs 17.72g 17.49g 0%
Net carbs 15.22g 15.39g N/A
Sugar 5.74g 0.82g N/A
Selenium 0.2µg 0.4µg 0%
Vitamin K 2.1µg 2µg 0%
Choline 10.8mg 12.1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.04g 0.025g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.002g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.08g 0.042g 0%
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0.021mg 0%
Threonine 0.082mg 0.067mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.082mg 0.066mg 0%
Leucine 0.121mg 0.098mg 0%
Lysine 0.081mg 0.107mg 0%
Methionine 0.041mg 0.032mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.099mg 0.081mg 0%
Valine 0.108mg 0.103mg 0%
Histidine 0.031mg 0.035mg 0%
Fructose 0.43g 0.26g 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
Potato
Potato
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2% 17% 79%
Protein: 2.05 g
Fats: 0.09 g
Carbs: 17.49 g
Water: 79.25 g
Other: 1.12 g
Contains more FatsFats +55.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +49.6%
Contains more OtherOther +75%
~equal in Carbs ~17.49g
~equal in Water ~79.25g

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
Potato
Potato
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36% 3% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.025 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.002 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.042 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +90.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -37.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +∞%

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
Potato
Potato
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95% 2%
Starch: 15.29 g
Sucrose: 0.17 g
Glucose: 0.31 g
Fructose: 0.26 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +741.2%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +74.2%
Contains more FructoseFructose +65.4%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more StarchStarch +192.9%
~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. Potato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170026/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.