Boiled potato vs Candied sweet potato
In short
One serving each: 214 calories in boiled potato (1 medium, 170 g), 468 calories in candied sweet potato (1 cup, 250 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.
More in boiled potato: vitamin B6 (2.1×), niacin (3×) and thiamin (2.3×). More in candied sweet potato: vitamin A, carbohydrates (2.7×), fiber (2.3×), riboflavin (3.5×) and potassium. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
1 medium (170 g) · 3.2 g protein · 34.8 g carbs (2.8 g sugars) · 7.2 g fat
1 cup (250 g) · 3 g protein · 94.2 g carbs (73.5 g sugars) · 8.7 g fat
Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat
Where they differ
Bar length 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 difference in length is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.
- Vitamin A32.3 µg · 1,285 µg4%143%
- Carbohydrates34.8 g · 94.2 g13%34%
- Vitamin B60.53 mg · 0.26 mg31%15%
- Fiber2.4 g · 5.5 g9%20%
- Niacin (B3)2.3 mg · 0.76 mg14%5%
- Thiamin (B1)0.17 mg · 0.075 mg14%6%
- Riboflavin (B2)0.034 mg · 0.12 mg3%9%
- Potassium632 mg · 905 mg13%19%
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in one serving of each.
- Protein3.2 g · 3 g6%·6%
- Total fat7.2 g · 8.7 g9%·11%
- Saturated fatlimit1.9 g · 2.1 g9%·10%
- Cholesterollimit5.1 mg · 7.5 mg2%·3%
- Sodiumlimit282 mg · 303 mg12%·13%
- Calcium8.5 mg · 42.5 mg1%·3%
- Iron0.58 mg · 0.78 mg3%·4%
- Magnesium40.8 mg · 35 mg10%·8%
- Phosphorus81.6 mg · 70 mg7%·6%
- Zinc0.48 mg · 0.65 mg4%·6%
- Copper0.35 mg · 0.35 mg39%·39%
- Selenium0.51 µg · 0.5 µg1%·1%
- Vitamin C20.6 mg · 23.3 mg23%·26%
- Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Vitamin E1.1 mg · 1.6 mg7%·11%
- Vitamin K6.3 µg · 6.8 µg5%·6%
- Folate15.3 µg · 17.5 µg4%·4%
- Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Choline24 mg · 23.5 mg4%·4%
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.