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Sweet Potatoes, french fried, crosscut, frozen, unprepared vs. Potato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between sweet Potatoes, french fried, crosscut, frozen, unprepared and potatoes?

  • Sweet Potatoes, french fried, crosscut, frozen, unprepared is richer in vitamin A and fiber, yet potatoes are richer in vitamin C and potassium.
  • Sweet Potatoes, french fried, crosscut, frozen, unprepared's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 66% higher.
  • Sweet Potatoes, french fried, crosscut, frozen, unprepared has 37 times more saturated fat than potatoes. Sweet Potatoes, french fried, crosscut, frozen, unprepared has 0.93g of saturated fat, while potatoes have 0.025g.

We used Sweet Potatoes, french fried, crosscut, frozen, unprepared and Potatoes, flesh, and skin, raw 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 0% 12% 22% 17% 0% 0% 0% 28% 0% 0%
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 +225%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +74.2%
Contains more IronIron +84.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.2%

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 14% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
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 CVitamin C +369%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sweet Potatoes, french fried, crosscut, frozen, unprepared Potato DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.298mg 23%
Fats 11.1g 0.09g 17%
Vitamin C 4.2mg 19.7mg 17%
Copper 0.11mg 12%
Manganese 0.2mg 9%
Sodium 214mg 6mg 9%
Phosphorus 57mg 8%
Calories 209kcal 77kcal 7%
Vitamin B1 0.081mg 7%
Vitamin B3 1.061mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.295mg 6%
Starch 15.29g 6%
Iron 0.44mg 0.81mg 5%
Potassium 244mg 425mg 5%
Magnesium 23mg 5%
Fiber 3.4g 2.1g 5%
Folate 15µg 4%
Saturated fat 0.93g 0.025g 4%
Zinc 0.3mg 3%
Calcium 39mg 12mg 3%
Carbs 25.52g 17.49g 3%
Choline 12.1mg 2%
Vitamin K 2µg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.032mg 2%
Protein 1.7g 2.05g 1%
Selenium 0.4µg 1%
Net carbs 22.12g 15.39g N/A
Sugar 6.46g 0.82g N/A
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0%
Trans fat 0.21g 0g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.002g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.042g 0%
Tryptophan 0.021mg 0%
Threonine 0.067mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.066mg 0%
Leucine 0.098mg 0%
Lysine 0.107mg 0%
Methionine 0.032mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.081mg 0%
Valine 0.103mg 0%
Histidine 0.035mg 0%
Fructose 0.26g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 11% 26% 61%
Protein: 1.7 g
Fats: 11.1 g
Carbs: 25.52 g
Water: 60.59 g
Other: 1.09 g
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 +12233.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +45.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +20.6%
Contains more WaterWater +30.8%
~equal in Other ~1.12g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
100%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.93 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0 g
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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.3%

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 Potatoes, french fried, crosscut, frozen, unprepared - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168015/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.

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