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Taro, shoots, cooked, with salt vs. Sweet potato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between taro, shoots, cooked, with salt and sweet potato?

  • Taro, shoots, cooked, with salt is higher in vitamin C, yet sweet potato is higher in vitamin A, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, copper, and manganese.
  • Sweet potato's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 283% more.
  • Taro, shoots, cooked, with salt has 8 times more vitamin C than sweet potato. While taro, shoots, cooked, with salt has 18.9mg of vitamin C, sweet potato has only 2.4mg.
  • The amount of sodium in sweet potato is lower.

We used Taro, shoots, cooked, with salt and Sweet potato, raw, unprepared types 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 5.7% 4.2% 30% 15% 31% 15% 11% 31% 17% 5.5%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 9% 30% 23% 50% 8.2% 20% 7.2% 34% 3.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +80%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +66.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +212.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +114.3%
Contains more IronIron +48.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +60.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +80.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -76.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +98.5%
~equal in Potassium ~337mg

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 63% 1% 0% 0% 9.5% 12% 15% 4.6% 26% 0% 0% 2.3% 0%
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 8% 236% 5.2% 0% 20% 14% 10% 48% 48% 0% 4.5% 8.3% 6.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +687.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +45.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +23533.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +105.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +15.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +952.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +86.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +266.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Taro, shoots, cooked, with salt Sweet potato DV% diff.
Vitamin A 3µg 709µg 78%
Vitamin C 18.9mg 2.4mg 18%
Vitamin B5 0.076mg 0.8mg 14%
Fiber 3g 12%
Sodium 238mg 55mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.112mg 0.209mg 7%
Carbs 3.19g 20.12g 6%
Manganese 0.13mg 0.258mg 6%
Copper 0.094mg 0.151mg 6%
Starch 12.65g 5%
Calories 14kcal 86kcal 4%
Magnesium 8mg 25mg 4%
Phosphorus 26mg 47mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.038mg 0.078mg 3%
Iron 0.41mg 0.61mg 3%
Zinc 0.54mg 0.3mg 2%
Protein 0.73g 1.57g 2%
Folate 3µg 11µg 2%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.81mg 0.557mg 2%
Choline 12.3mg 2%
Calcium 14mg 30mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 2%
Selenium 1µg 0.6µg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.053mg 0.061mg 1%
Fructose 0.7g 1%
Fats 0.08g 0.05g 0%
Net carbs 3.19g 17.12g N/A
Potassium 344mg 337mg 0%
Sugar 4.18g N/A
Saturated fat 0.016g 0.018g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.006g 0.001g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.033g 0.014g 0%
Tryptophan 0.031mg 0%
Threonine 0.083mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.055mg 0%
Leucine 0.092mg 0%
Lysine 0.066mg 0%
Methionine 0.029mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.089mg 0%
Valine 0.086mg 0%
Histidine 0.031mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 95%
Protein: 0.73 g
Fats: 0.08 g
Carbs: 3.19 g
Water: 95.3 g
Other: 0.7 g
20% 77%
Protein: 1.57 g
Fats: 0.05 g
Carbs: 20.12 g
Water: 77.28 g
Other: 0.98 g
Contains more FatsFats +60%
Contains more WaterWater +23.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +115.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +530.7%
Contains more OtherOther +40%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 11% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.016 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.006 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.033 g
55% 3% 42%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.018 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.001 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.014 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -11.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +500%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +135.7%

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. Taro, shoots, cooked, with salt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170135/nutrients
  2. Sweet potato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168482/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.