Sweet potato vs potato
In short
Gram for gram, there are 13% more calories in potato than in sweet potato (93 vs 82 in 100 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.
More in sweet potato: vitamin A and fiber (2.1×). More in potato: vitamin B6 (2.6×), niacin (3.3×) and thiamin (2.5×). Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
1.6 g protein · 18 g carbs (6.3 g sugars) · 0.39 g fat
1.9 g protein · 21.4 g carbs (1.7 g sugars) · 0.1 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.
- Vitamin A78% vs 0%
699 µg vs 0 µg
- Vitamin B67% vs 18%
0.12 mg vs 0.3 mg
- Niacin (B3)3% vs 9%
0.43 mg vs 1.4 mg
- Fiber11% vs 5%
3.1 g vs 1.5 g
- Thiamin (B1)4% vs 9%
0.042 mg vs 0.1 mg
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 g of each.
- Protein1.6 g · 1.9 g3%·4%
- Total fat0.39 g · 0.1 g1%·<1%
- Saturated fatlimit0.019 g · 0.026 g<1%·<1%
- Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Carbohydrates18 g · 21.4 g7%·8%
- Sodiumlimit154 mg · 181 mg7%·8%
- Potassium504 mg · 389 mg11%·8%
- Calcium23 mg · 5 mg2%·<1%
- Iron0.42 mg · 0.35 mg2%·2%
- Magnesium20 mg · 25 mg5%·6%
- Phosphorus38 mg · 50 mg3%·4%
- Zinc0.35 mg · 0.29 mg3%·3%
- Copper0.19 mg · 0.21 mg22%·24%
- Selenium0 µg · 0.3 µg0%·1%
- Vitamin C13.1 mg · 12.7 mg15%·14%
- Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Vitamin E0.27 mg · 0.04 mg2%·<1%
- Vitamin K0.2 µg · 0.3 µg<1%·<1%
- Riboflavin (B2)0.06 mg · 0.021 mg5%·2%
- Folate10 µg · 9 µg3%·2%
- Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Choline12.8 mg · 14.4 mg2%·3%
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.