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Wild rice raw vs. Sweet potato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between wild rice raw and sweet potato

  • Wild rice raw is higher in phosphorus, zinc, manganese, copper, vitamin B3, magnesium, folate, iron, and vitamin B2, yet sweet potato is higher in vitamin A.
  • Sweet potato covers your daily vitamin A needs 283% more than wild rice raw.
  • Wild rice raw contains 20 times more zinc than sweet potato. While wild rice raw contains 5.96mg of zinc, sweet potato contains only 0.3mg.
  • The glycemic index of wild rice raw is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Wild rice, raw 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 126% 6.3% 38% 74% 175% 163% 186% 0.91% 173% 15%
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 +608%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +26.7%
Contains more IronIron +221.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +247%
Contains more ZincZinc +1886.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +821.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -87.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +415.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +366.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +42.9%

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 0% 0.33% 16% 0% 29% 60% 126% 64% 90% 0% 4.8% 71% 19%
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 EVitamin E +215.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +47.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +329.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1108.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +34.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +87.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +763.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +184.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +70800%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~1.8µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wild rice raw Sweet potato DV% diff.
Vitamin A 1µg 709µg 79%
Phosphorus 433mg 47mg 55%
Zinc 5.96mg 0.3mg 51%
Manganese 1.329mg 0.258mg 47%
Copper 0.524mg 0.151mg 41%
Vitamin B3 6.733mg 0.557mg 39%
Magnesium 177mg 25mg 36%
Protein 14.73g 1.57g 26%
Folate 95µg 11µg 21%
Carbs 74.9g 20.12g 18%
Iron 1.96mg 0.61mg 17%
Vitamin B2 0.262mg 0.061mg 15%
Calories 357kcal 86kcal 14%
Vitamin B6 0.391mg 0.209mg 14%
Fiber 6.2g 3g 13%
Starch 12.65g 5%
Vitamin B5 1.074mg 0.8mg 5%
Choline 35mg 12.3mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.82mg 0.26mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.676g 0.014g 4%
Selenium 2.8µg 0.6µg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.115mg 0.078mg 3%
Potassium 427mg 337mg 3%
Vitamin C 0mg 2.4mg 3%
Sodium 7mg 55mg 2%
Fats 1.08g 0.05g 2%
Saturated fat 0.156g 0.018g 1%
Fructose 0.7g 1%
Calcium 21mg 30mg 1%
Net carbs 68.7g 17.12g N/A
Sugar 2.5g 4.18g N/A
Vitamin K 1.9µg 1.8µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.159g 0.001g 0%
Tryptophan 0.179mg 0.031mg 0%
Threonine 0.469mg 0.083mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.618mg 0.055mg 0%
Leucine 1.018mg 0.092mg 0%
Lysine 0.629mg 0.066mg 0%
Methionine 0.438mg 0.029mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.721mg 0.089mg 0%
Valine 0.858mg 0.086mg 0%
Histidine 0.384mg 0.031mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
15% 75% 8%
Protein: 14.73 g
Fats: 1.08 g
Carbs: 74.9 g
Water: 7.76 g
Other: 1.53 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 +838.2%
Contains more FatsFats +2060%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +272.3%
Contains more OtherOther +56.1%
Contains more WaterWater +895.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 16% 68%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.156 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.159 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.676 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 +15800%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +4728.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -88.5%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
100%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.67 g
Glucose: 0 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 0 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 StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +276.1%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +∞%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
~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. Wild rice raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169726/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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