Boiled potato vs Candied sweet potato

In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 79 g of boiled potato or 53 g of candied sweet potato. Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in boiled potato: vitamin B6 (4.5×), copper (2.1×), niacin (6.4×), thiamin (4.9×) and vitamin C. More in candied sweet potato: vitamin A (18×). Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Boiled potato100 cal

79.4 g · 1.5 g protein · 16.2 g carbs (1.3 g sugars) · 3.4 g fat

Candied sweet potato100 cal

53.5 g · 0.63 g protein · 20.2 g carbs (15.7 g sugars) · 1.9 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 calories of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

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  • Vitamin A2% vs 31%

    15.1 µg vs 275 µg

  • Vitamin B615% vs 3%

    0.25 mg vs 0.055 mg

  • Copper18% vs 8%

    0.16 mg vs 0.075 mg

  • Niacin (B3)7% vs 1%

    1.1 mg vs 0.16 mg

  • Thiamin (B1)7% vs 1%

    0.079 mg vs 0.016 mg

  • Vitamin C11% vs 6%

    9.6 mg vs 5 mg

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Where they are alike

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

  • Protein1.5 g · 0.63 g3%·1%
  • Total fat3.4 g · 1.9 g4%·2%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.88 g · 0.44 g4%·2%
  • Cholesterollimit2.4 mg · 1.6 mg1%·1%
  • Carbohydrates16.2 g · 20.2 g6%·7%
  • Fiber1.1 g · 1.2 g4%·4%
  • Sodiumlimit132 mg · 64.7 mg6%·3%
  • Potassium295 mg · 194 mg6%·4%
  • Calcium4 mg · 9.1 mg<1%·1%
  • Iron0.27 mg · 0.17 mg1%·1%
  • Magnesium19 mg · 7.5 mg5%·2%
  • Phosphorus38.1 mg · 15 mg3%·1%
  • Zinc0.22 mg · 0.14 mg2%·1%
  • Selenium0.24 µg · 0.11 µg<1%·<1%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin E0.52 mg · 0.35 mg3%·2%
  • Vitamin K2.9 µg · 1.4 µg2%·1%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.016 mg · 0.026 mg1%·2%
  • Folate7.1 µg · 3.7 µg2%·1%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Choline11.2 mg · 5 mg2%·1%

From USDA FoodData Central: Boiled potato (Survey (FNDDS) 2709385), 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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