Baked potato, with skin vs Candied sweet potato

In short

Gram for gram, there are 2 times as many calories in candied sweet potato as in baked potato, with skin (187 vs 93 in 100 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in baked potato, with skin: vitamin B6 (3×), niacin (4.6×), folate (4×) and iron (3.5×). More in candied sweet potato: vitamin A, carbohydrates, total fat and vitamin E (17×). Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Baked potato, with skin93 cal

2.5 g protein · 21.1 g carbs (1.2 g sugars) · 0.13 g fat

Candied sweet potato187 cal

1.2 g protein · 37.7 g carbs (29.4 g sugars) · 3.5 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Each dot is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in 100 g of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

0%37.5%75%
  • Vitamin A<1% vs 57%

    1 µg vs 514 µg

  • Vitamin B618% vs 6%

    0.31 mg vs 0.1 mg

  • Niacin (B3)9% vs 2%

    1.4 mg vs 0.3 mg

  • Carbohydrates8% vs 14%

    21.1 g vs 37.7 g

  • Folate7% vs 2%

    28 µg vs 7 µg

  • Total fat<1% vs 4%

    0.13 g vs 3.5 g

  • Iron6% vs 2%

    1.1 mg vs 0.31 mg

  • Vitamin E<1% vs 4%

    0.04 mg vs 0.66 mg

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 g of each.

  • Protein2.5 g · 1.2 g5%·2%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.034 g · 0.83 g<1%·4%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 3 mg0%·1%
  • Fiber2.2 g · 2.2 g8%·8%
  • Sodiumlimit186 mg · 121 mg8%·5%
  • Potassium533 mg · 362 mg11%·8%
  • Calcium15 mg · 17 mg1%·1%
  • Magnesium28 mg · 14 mg7%·3%
  • Phosphorus70 mg · 28 mg6%·2%
  • Zinc0.36 mg · 0.26 mg3%·2%
  • Copper0.12 mg · 0.14 mg13%·16%
  • Selenium0.4 µg · 0.2 µg1%·<1%
  • Vitamin C9.6 mg · 9.3 mg11%·10%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin K2 µg · 2.7 µg2%·2%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.064 mg · 0.03 mg5%·3%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.048 mg · 0.048 mg4%·4%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Choline14.7 mg · 9.4 mg3%·2%

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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