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Potatoes, french fried, cottage-cut, salt not added in processing, frozen, oven-heated vs. Sweet potato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between potatoes, french fried, cottage-cut, salt not added in processing, frozen, oven-heated and sweet potato

  • Potatoes, french fried, cottage-cut, salt not added in processing, frozen, oven-heated is richer in fats, vitamin B3, iron, vitamin C, and copper, yet sweet potato is richer in vitamin A.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for sweet potato is 79% higher.
  • Potatoes, french fried, cottage-cut, salt not added in processing, frozen, oven-heated contains 216 times more saturated fat than sweet potato. Potatoes, french fried, cottage-cut, salt not added in processing, frozen, oven-heated contains 3.894g of saturated fat, while sweet potato contains 0.018g.

Food types used in this article are Potatoes, french fried, cottage-cut, salt not added in processing, frozen, oven-heated and Sweet potato, raw, unprepared.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 3% 42% 56% 67% 11% 28% 5.9% 40% 2.2%
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 PotassiumPotassium +42.4%
Contains more IronIron +144.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +32.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +36.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +38.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -18.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +17.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +13.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +200%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 32% 0% 0% 0% 30% 7.2% 45% 41% 56% 0% 0% 13%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 8% 0% 236% 5.2% 20% 14% 10% 48% 48% 0% 4.5% 8.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +295.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +52.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +333.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +16.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +54.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +96.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +15.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Potatoes, french fried, cottage-cut, salt not added in processing, frozen, oven-heated Sweet potato DV% diff.
Vitamin A 0µg 709µg 79%
Saturated fat 3.894g 0.018g 18%
Fats 8.2g 0.05g 13%
Vitamin B3 2.413mg 0.557mg 12%
Iron 1.49mg 0.61mg 11%
Vitamin C 9.5mg 2.4mg 8%
Monounsaturated fat 3.328g 0.001g 8%
Calories 218kcal 86kcal 7%
Carbs 34.03g 20.12g 5%
Copper 0.2mg 0.151mg 5%
Starch 12.65g 5%
Protein 3.44g 1.57g 4%
Potassium 480mg 337mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.615g 0.014g 4%
Phosphorus 65mg 47mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.119mg 0.078mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.243mg 0.209mg 3%
Calcium 10mg 30mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 2%
Manganese 0.304mg 0.258mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.031mg 0.061mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.69mg 0.8mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 2%
Folate 17µg 11µg 2%
Choline 12.3mg 2%
Magnesium 22mg 25mg 1%
Fiber 3.2g 3g 1%
Zinc 0.41mg 0.3mg 1%
Fructose 0.7g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 1.6g 1.8g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 634kcal 548kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 46g 116g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 1 0.83 N/A
Net carbs 30.83g 17.12g N/A
Sugar 4.18g N/A
Sodium 45mg 55mg 0%
Selenium 0.4µg 0.6µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.046mg 0.031mg 0%
Threonine 0.156mg 0.083mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.148mg 0.055mg 0%
Leucine 0.207mg 0.092mg 0%
Lysine 0.183mg 0.066mg 0%
Methionine 0.039mg 0.029mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.147mg 0.089mg 0%
Valine 0.175mg 0.086mg 0%
Histidine 0.058mg 0.031mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 8% 34% 53%
Protein: 3.44 g
Fats: 8.2 g
Carbs: 34.03 g
Water: 52.9 g
Other: 1.43 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 +119.1%
Contains more FatsFats +16300%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +69.1%
Contains more WaterWater +46.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
50% 42% 8%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.894 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.328 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.615 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 +332700%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +4292.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.5%

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. Potatoes, french fried, cottage-cut, salt not added in processing, frozen, oven-heated - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169266/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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