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Whisky vs. Sweet potato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are whisky and sweet potato different?

  • Sweet potato has more vitamin A, vitamin B6, vitamin B5, copper, fiber, manganese, potassium, iron, phosphorus, and magnesium than whisky.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for sweet potato is 284% higher.
  • Whisky has a lower glycemic index (0) than sweet potato (70).

Alcoholic beverage, distilled, whiskey, 86 proof and Sweet potato, raw, unprepared are the varieties 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.
Whisky
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0% 0.09% 0.75% 4.7% 0.55% 1.3% 0% 1% 0%
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 less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +33600%
Contains more IronIron +2950%
Contains more CopperCopper +978.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +1400%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1466.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3125%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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.
Whisky
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 0% 0% 0% 0% 2% 0.23% 0.94% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 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 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +875%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +6000%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1014%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Whisky Sweet potato DV% diff.
Vitamin A 0µg 709µg 79%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.209mg 16%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.8mg 16%
Copper 0.014mg 0.151mg 15%
Fiber 0g 3g 12%
Manganese 0.008mg 0.258mg 11%
Potassium 1mg 337mg 10%
Calories 250kcal 86kcal 8%
Carbs 0.1g 20.12g 7%
Iron 0.02mg 0.61mg 7%
Phosphorus 3mg 47mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.008mg 0.078mg 6%
Magnesium 0mg 25mg 6%
Starch 12.65g 5%
Vitamin B2 0.001mg 0.061mg 5%
Folate 0µg 11µg 3%
Calcium 0mg 30mg 3%
Zinc 0.02mg 0.3mg 3%
Protein 0g 1.57g 3%
Vitamin B3 0.05mg 0.557mg 3%
Vitamin C 0mg 2.4mg 3%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 2%
Sodium 0mg 55mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 2%
Choline 12.3mg 2%
Fructose 0.7g 1%
Selenium 0µg 0.6µg 1%
Fats 0g 0.05g 0%
Net carbs 0.1g 17.12g N/A
Sugar 0.1g 4.18g N/A
Saturated fat 0g 0.018g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.001g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 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
Whisky
1
64% 36%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0.1 g
Water: 63.9 g
Other: 36 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 OtherOther +3573.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +20020%
Contains more WaterWater +20.9%

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. Whisky - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174819/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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