Baked potato, with skin vs Candied sweet potato

Baked potato, with skinCandied sweet potato
Same weightSame caloriesOne serving

In short

One serving each: 265 calories in baked potato, with skin (1 medium, 285 g), 468 calories in candied sweet potato (1 cup, 250 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in baked potato, with skin: vitamin B6 (3.4×), niacin (5.2×), folate (4.6×), potassium and 7 more. More in candied sweet potato: vitamin A, carbohydrates, total fat, vitamin E (14×) and saturated fat. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Baked potato, with skin265 cal

1 medium (285 g) · 7.1 g protein · 60 g carbs (3.4 g sugars) · 0.37 g fat

Candied sweet potato468 cal

1 cup (250 g) · 3 g protein · 94.2 g carbs (73.5 g sugars) · 8.7 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Bar length is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in one serving of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short difference in length is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

0%75%150%
  • Vitamin A2.9 µg · 1,285 µg
    <1%143%
  • Vitamin B60.88 mg · 0.26 mg
    52%15%
  • Niacin (B3)4 mg · 0.76 mg
    25%5%
  • Folate79.8 µg · 17.5 µg
    20%4%
  • Potassium1,519 mg · 905 mg
    32%19%
  • Iron3.1 mg · 0.78 mg
    17%4%
  • Carbohydrates60 g · 94.2 g
    22%34%
  • Total fat0.37 g · 8.7 g
    <1%11%
  • Magnesium79.8 mg · 35 mg
    19%8%
  • Phosphorus200 mg · 70 mg
    16%6%
  • Vitamin E0.11 mg · 1.6 mg
    1%11%
  • Sodiumlimit530 mg · 303 mg
    23%13%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.097 g · 2.1 g
    <1%10%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.18 mg · 0.075 mg
    15%6%
  • Protein7.1 g · 3 g
    14%6%
  • Vitamin C27.4 mg · 23.3 mg
    30%26%

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in one serving of each.

  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 7.5 mg0%·3%
  • Fiber6.3 g · 5.5 g22%·20%
  • Calcium42.8 mg · 42.5 mg3%·3%
  • Zinc1 mg · 0.65 mg9%·6%
  • Copper0.33 mg · 0.35 mg37%·39%
  • Selenium1.1 µg · 0.5 µg2%·1%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin K5.7 µg · 6.8 µg5%·6%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.14 mg · 0.12 mg11%·9%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Choline41.9 mg · 23.5 mg8%·4%

From USDA FoodData Central: Baked potato, with skin (Survey (FNDDS) 2709524), Candied sweet potato (Survey (FNDDS) 2709704). Daily Values are the FDA's for adults and children 4 years and older. Missing values are never shown as zero. For exploring the data, not dietary advice.

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