Sweet potato vs potato
In short
One serving each: 123 calories in sweet potato (1 medium, 150 g), 265 calories in potato (1 medium, 285 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.
More in sweet potato: vitamin A. More in potato: vitamin B6 (4.9×), copper (2.1×), niacin (6.2×), thiamin (4.7×) and 7 more. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
1 medium (150 g) · 2.5 g protein · 27 g carbs (9.4 g sugars) · 0.58 g fat
1 medium (285 g) · 5.6 g protein · 61.1 g carbs (4.8 g sugars) · 0.28 g fat
Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat
Where they differ
Each dot 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 gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.
- Vitamin A117% vs 0%
1,049 µg vs 0 µg
- Vitamin B610% vs 50%
0.17 mg vs 0.85 mg
- Copper32% vs 68%
0.29 mg vs 0.61 mg
- Niacin (B3)4% vs 25%
0.64 mg vs 4 mg
- Thiamin (B1)5% vs 25%
0.063 mg vs 0.3 mg
- Vitamin C22% vs 40%
19.6 mg vs 36.2 mg
- Carbohydrates10% vs 22%
27 g vs 61.1 g
- Sodiumlimit10% vs 22%
231 mg vs 516 mg
- Magnesium7% vs 17%
30 mg vs 71.3 mg
- Potassium16% vs 24%
756 mg vs 1,109 mg
- Phosphorus5% vs 11%
57 mg vs 143 mg
- Protein5% vs 11%
2.5 g vs 5.6 g
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in one serving of each.
- Total fat0.58 g · 0.28 g1%·<1%
- Saturated fatlimit0.029 g · 0.074 g<1%·<1%
- Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Fiber4.7 g · 4.3 g17%·15%
- Calcium34.5 mg · 14.3 mg3%·1%
- Iron0.63 mg · 1.0 mg4%·6%
- Zinc0.53 mg · 0.83 mg5%·8%
- Selenium0 µg · 0.85 µg0%·2%
- Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Vitamin E0.41 mg · 0.11 mg3%·1%
- Vitamin K0.3 µg · 0.85 µg<1%·1%
- Riboflavin (B2)0.09 mg · 0.06 mg7%·5%
- Folate15 µg · 25.6 µg4%·6%
- Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Choline19.2 mg · 41 mg3%·7%
From USDA FoodData Central: Baked sweet potato, no added fat (Survey (FNDDS) 2709699), Baked potato (Survey (FNDDS) 2709383). 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.