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Sweet Potatoes, french fried, frozen as packaged, salt added in processing vs. Potato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between sweet Potatoes, french fried, frozen as packaged, salt added in processing and potatoes

  • Sweet Potatoes, french fried, frozen as packaged, salt added in processing has more vitamin A, fiber, fats, manganese, vitamin E, copper, and carbs; however, potatoes are higher in vitamin C and vitamin B6.
  • Sweet Potatoes, french fried, frozen as packaged, salt added in processing covers your daily vitamin A needs 48% more than potatoes.
  • Potatoes contain 149 times less vitamin E than sweet Potatoes, french fried, frozen as packaged, salt added in processing. Sweet Potatoes, french fried, frozen as packaged, salt added in processing contains 1.49mg of vitamin E, while potatoes contain 0.01mg.
  • Potatoes have less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Sweet Potatoes, french fried, frozen as packaged, salt added in processing and Potatoes, flesh, and skin, raw.

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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 19% 16% 36% 29% 59% 10% 25% 19% 63% 2.2%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 3.6% 38% 30% 37% 8.2% 24% 0.78% 26% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +13%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +333.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +60.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +26.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +140.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.9%
~equal in Potassium ~425mg
~equal in Iron ~0.81mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~57mg
~equal in Selenium ~0.4µg

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 25% 0% 145% 30% 23% 21% 13% 28% 41% 0% 12% 24%
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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 66% 0% 0% 0.2% 20% 7.4% 20% 18% 69% 0% 5% 11%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +14800%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +13.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +187.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +55.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +130%
Contains more FolateFolate +113.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +162.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +52.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +68.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sweet Potatoes, french fried, frozen as packaged, salt added in processing Potato DV% diff.
Vitamin A 434µg 0µg 48%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.863g 0.042g 19%
Omega-3 (ALA) 0.302g 19%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid) 2.486g 15%
Fats 8.92g 0.09g 14%
Vitamin C 7.5mg 19.7mg 14%
Fiber 5.7g 2.1g 14%
Manganese 0.481mg 0.2mg 12%
Vitamin E 1.49mg 0.01mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.177mg 0.298mg 9%
Monounsaturated fat 3.703g 0.002g 9%
Copper 0.177mg 0.11mg 7%
Carbs 35.58g 17.49g 6%
Sodium 146mg 6mg 6%
Calories 182kcal 77kcal 5%
Vitamin B2 0.092mg 0.032mg 5%
Saturated fat 1.157g 0.025g 5%
Calcium 52mg 12mg 4%
Folate 32µg 15µg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.46mg 0.295mg 3%
Choline 26mg 12.1mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.697mg 1.061mg 2%
Vitamin K 4.6µg 2µg 2%
Magnesium 26mg 23mg 1%
Iron 0.77mg 0.81mg 1%
Zinc 0.38mg 0.3mg 1%
Starch 13.22g 15.29g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.092mg 0.081mg 1%
Protein 2.16g 2.05g 0%
Protein per 100 calories 1.2g 2.7g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 843kcal 376kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 55g 130g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 5.7 1.8 N/A
Net carbs 29.88g 15.39g N/A
Potassium 409mg 425mg 0%
Sugar 12.9g 0.82g N/A
Phosphorus 59mg 57mg 0%
Selenium 0.4µg 0.4µg 0%
Trans fat 0.042g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.021mg 0%
Threonine 0.067mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.066mg 0%
Leucine 0.098mg 0%
Lysine 0.107mg 0%
Methionine 0.032mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.081mg 0%
Valine 0.103mg 0%
Histidine 0.035mg 0%
Fructose 0.57g 0.26g 0%
Omega-3 (EPA) 0.003g 0g N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid) 0.024g N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid) 0.004g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 9% 36% 52%
Protein: 2.16 g
Fats: 8.92 g
Carbs: 35.58 g
Water: 51.97 g
Other: 1.37 g
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2% 17% 79%
Protein: 2.05 g
Fats: 0.09 g
Carbs: 17.49 g
Water: 79.25 g
Other: 1.12 g
Contains more FatsFats +9811.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +103.4%
Contains more WaterWater +52.5%
~equal in Protein ~2.05g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
15% 48% 37%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.157 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.703 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.863 g
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36% 3% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.025 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.002 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.042 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +185050%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +6716.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.8%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
51% 21% 3% 2% 23%
Starch: 13.22 g
Sucrose: 5.41 g
Glucose: 0.81 g
Fructose: 0.57 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 6.1 g
Galactose: 0 g
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95% 2%
Starch: 15.29 g
Sucrose: 0.17 g
Glucose: 0.31 g
Fructose: 0.26 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +3082.4%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +161.3%
Contains more FructoseFructose +119.2%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more StarchStarch +15.7%
~equal in Lactose ~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. Sweet Potatoes, french fried, frozen as packaged, salt added in processing - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167606/nutrients
  2. Potato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170026/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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