Baked potato, with skin vs Sweet potato

In short

Gram for gram, there are 24% more calories in sweet potato than in baked potato, with skin (115 vs 93 in 100 g). Most of the calories in baked potato, with skin come from carbohydrate.

More in baked potato, with skin: vitamin B6 (2.3×), niacin (3.5×) and folate (3.1×). More in sweet potato: vitamin A, copper, total fat, vitamin E and saturated fat. 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

Sweet potato115 cal

1.6 g protein · 17.1 g carbs (6 g sugars) · 4.5 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Bar length 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 difference in length is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

0%50%100%
  • Vitamin A1 µg · 684 µg
    <1%76%
  • Vitamin B60.31 mg · 0.14 mg
    18%8%
  • Copper0.12 mg · 0.18 mg
    13%21%
  • Niacin (B3)1.4 mg · 0.41 mg
    9%3%
  • Total fat0.13 g · 4.5 g
    <1%6%
  • Vitamin E0.04 mg · 0.88 mg
    <1%6%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.034 g · 1.1 g
    <1%6%
  • Folate28 µg · 9 µg
    7%2%

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Where they are alike

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

  • Protein2.5 g · 1.6 g5%·3%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 3 mg0%·1%
  • Carbohydrates21.1 g · 17.1 g8%·6%
  • Fiber2.2 g · 3 g8%·11%
  • Sodiumlimit186 mg · 161 mg8%·7%
  • Potassium533 mg · 481 mg11%·10%
  • Calcium15 mg · 22 mg1%·2%
  • Iron1.1 mg · 0.4 mg6%·2%
  • Magnesium28 mg · 19 mg7%·5%
  • Phosphorus70 mg · 37 mg6%·3%
  • Zinc0.36 mg · 0.34 mg3%·3%
  • Selenium0.4 µg · 0 µg1%·0%
  • Vitamin C9.6 mg · 12.4 mg11%·14%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin K2 µg · 3.6 µg2%·3%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.064 mg · 0.04 mg5%·3%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.048 mg · 0.057 mg4%·4%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Choline14.7 mg · 12.5 mg3%·2%

From USDA FoodData Central: Baked potato, with skin (Survey (FNDDS) 2709524), Sweet potato (Survey (FNDDS) 2709697). 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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