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Veggie burger vs. Sweet potato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between veggie burgers and sweet potato

  • Veggie burgers are richer in vitamin B1, vitamin B12, selenium, manganese, folate, phosphorus, iron, and vitamin B3, yet sweet potato is richer in vitamin A.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for sweet potato is 283% higher.
  • Sweet potato contains less sodium.
  • Veggie burgers have a lower glycemic index than sweet potato.

Food types used in this article are Veggie burgers or soyburgers, unprepared and Sweet potato, raw, unprepared.

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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 40% 41% 29% 90% 67% 34% 88% 74% 124% 123%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +124%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +353.3%
Contains more IronIron +295.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +32.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +320%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +338.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +268.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3666.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.3%
~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 15% 0.33% 4.6% 0% 663% 56% 70% 17% 70% 251% 11% 93% 11%
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 +87.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3298.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +300%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +573.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +45%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +133.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +1027.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +57.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +70800%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +13%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +176.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Veggie burger Sweet potato DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 2.651mg 0.078mg 214%
Vitamin B12 2.01µg 0µg 84%
Vitamin A 1µg 709µg 79%
Selenium 22.6µg 0.6µg 40%
Manganese 0.951mg 0.258mg 30%
Protein 15.7g 1.57g 28%
Folate 124µg 11µg 28%
Phosphorus 206mg 47mg 23%
Iron 2.41mg 0.61mg 23%
Sodium 569mg 55mg 22%
Vitamin B3 3.753mg 0.557mg 20%
Vitamin B2 0.244mg 0.061mg 14%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.023g 0.014g 13%
Calcium 136mg 30mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.289mg 0.8mg 10%
Fats 6.3g 0.05g 10%
Zinc 1.26mg 0.3mg 9%
Fiber 4.9g 3g 8%
Magnesium 56mg 25mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.303mg 0.209mg 7%
Saturated fat 1.44g 0.018g 6%
Calories 177kcal 86kcal 5%
Copper 0.2mg 0.151mg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 1.778g 0.001g 4%
Starch 5.78g 12.65g 3%
Vitamin C 4.5mg 2.4mg 2%
Cholesterol 5mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin K 4.2µg 1.8µg 2%
Carbs 14.27g 20.12g 2%
Fructose 0.13g 0.7g 1%
Choline 19.4mg 12.3mg 1%
Net carbs 9.37g 17.12g N/A
Potassium 333mg 337mg 0%
Sugar 1.07g 4.18g N/A
Vitamin E 0.23mg 0.26mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.162mg 0.031mg 0%
Threonine 0.605mg 0.083mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.78mg 0.055mg 0%
Leucine 1.399mg 0.092mg 0%
Lysine 1.004mg 0.066mg 0%
Methionine 0.291mg 0.029mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.885mg 0.089mg 0%
Valine 0.89mg 0.086mg 0%
Histidine 0.465mg 0.031mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.081g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 6% 14% 61% 3%
Protein: 15.7 g
Fats: 6.3 g
Carbs: 14.27 g
Water: 61.21 g
Other: 2.52 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 ProteinProtein +900%
Contains more FatsFats +12500%
Contains more OtherOther +157.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +41%
Contains more WaterWater +26.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 34% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.44 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.778 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.023 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +177700%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +14350%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.8%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
84% 9% 4% 2%
Starch: 5.78 g
Sucrose: 0.62 g
Glucose: 0.26 g
Fructose: 0.13 g
Lactose: 0.06 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
75% 15% 6% 4%
Starch: 12.65 g
Sucrose: 2.52 g
Glucose: 0.96 g
Fructose: 0.7 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more LactoseLactose +∞%
Contains more StarchStarch +118.9%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +306.5%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +269.2%
Contains more FructoseFructose +438.5%
~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. Veggie burger - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174287/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.

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