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Sweet potato, cooked, candied, home-prepared vs. Carrot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between sweet potato, cooked, candied, home-prepared and carrots

  • Sweet potato, cooked, candied, home-prepared has more manganese, copper, and iron; however, carrots are higher in vitamin A, vitamin K, and vitamin B6.
  • Carrots cover your daily need for vitamin A, 204% more than sweet potato, cooked, candied, home-prepared.
  • Sweet potato, cooked, candied, home-prepared has 59 times more saturated fat than carrots. While sweet potato, cooked, candied, home-prepared has 2.171g of saturated fat, carrots have only 0.037g.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Sweet potato, cooked, candied, home-prepared 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 9.3% 7.8% 16% 30% 38% 4.6% 11% 16% 58% 4.4%
Carrot
Carrot
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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 IronIron +163.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +151.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +209.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +700%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +26.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +79.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +41.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +40%
Contains less SodiumSodium -42%
~equal in Magnesium ~12mg

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 30% 116% 18% 1.5% 5.3% 9.5% 7.6% 18% 12% 1.3% 5.3% 4.5% 6.3%
Carrot
Carrot
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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 20% 278% 13% 0% 17% 13% 18% 16% 32% 0% 33% 14% 4.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +52.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +36.4%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +11.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +31.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +139.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +214.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +41.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +142.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +176%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +528.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +216.7%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sweet potato, cooked, candied, home-prepared Carrot DV% diff.
Vitamin A 349µg 835µg 54%
Manganese 0.442mg 0.143mg 13%
Saturated fat 2.171g 0.037g 10%
Vitamin K 2.1µg 13.2µg 9%
Copper 0.113mg 0.045mg 8%
Carbs 32.12g 9.58g 8%
Vitamin B6 0.05mg 0.138mg 7%
Calories 164kcal 41kcal 6%
Iron 0.79mg 0.3mg 6%
Fats 3.54g 0.24g 5%
Vitamin B3 0.406mg 0.983mg 4%
Potassium 178mg 320mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.021mg 0.066mg 4%
Folate 6µg 19µg 3%
Fiber 2.1g 2.8g 3%
Cholesterol 9mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin C 9mg 5.9mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 0.881g 0.014g 2%
Sodium 119mg 69mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.9mg 0.66mg 2%
Choline 11.6mg 8.8mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.305mg 0.273mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.198g 0.117g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.041mg 0.058mg 1%
Selenium 0.8µg 0.1µg 1%
Calcium 26mg 33mg 1%
Phosphorus 25mg 35mg 1%
Starch 1.43g 1%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 0µg 1%
Zinc 0.17mg 0.24mg 1%
Protein 0.89g 0.93g 0%
Net carbs 30.02g 6.78g N/A
Vitamin D 2IU 0IU 0%
Magnesium 13mg 12mg 0%
Sugar 27.25g 4.74g N/A
Vitamin B12 0.01µg 0µg 0%
Trans fat 0.136g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.017mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.046mg 0.191mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.031mg 0.077mg 0%
Leucine 0.052mg 0.102mg 0%
Lysine 0.038mg 0.101mg 0%
Methionine 0.016mg 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.049mg 0.061mg 0%
Valine 0.048mg 0.069mg 0%
Histidine 0.017mg 0.04mg 0%
Fructose 0.31g 0.55g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 32% 63%
Protein: 0.89 g
Fats: 3.54 g
Carbs: 32.12 g
Water: 62.75 g
Other: 0.7 g
Carrot
Carrot
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10% 88%
Protein: 0.93 g
Fats: 0.24 g
Carbs: 9.58 g
Water: 88.29 g
Other: 0.96 g
Contains more FatsFats +1375%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +235.3%
Contains more WaterWater +40.7%
Contains more OtherOther +37.1%
~equal in Protein ~0.93g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
67% 27% 6%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.171 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.881 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.198 g
Carrot
Carrot
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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 +6192.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +69.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.3%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
97%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 26.56 g
Glucose: 0.38 g
Fructose: 0.31 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 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 SucroseSucrose +639.8%
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +55.3%
Contains more FructoseFructose +77.4%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~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, candied, home-prepared - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170088/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.

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