Boiled potato vs Sweet potato
In short
Gram for gram, there are 10% more calories in boiled potato than in sweet potato (126 vs 115 in 100 g). Most of the calories in boiled potato come from carbohydrate.
More in boiled potato: vitamin B6 (2.3×), niacin (3.3×) and thiamin (2.5×). More in sweet potato: vitamin A and fiber (2.1×). Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
1.9 g protein · 20.4 g carbs (1.6 g sugars) · 4.3 g fat
1.6 g protein · 17.1 g carbs (6 g sugars) · 4.5 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 A2% vs 76%
19 µg vs 684 µg
- Vitamin B618% vs 8%
0.31 mg vs 0.14 mg
- Niacin (B3)8% vs 3%
1.3 mg vs 0.41 mg
- Fiber5% vs 11%
1.4 g vs 3 g
- Thiamin (B1)8% vs 3%
0.1 mg vs 0.04 mg
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 g of each.
- Protein1.9 g · 1.6 g4%·3%
- Total fat4.3 g · 4.5 g5%·6%
- Saturated fatlimit1.1 g · 1.1 g6%·6%
- Cholesterollimit3 mg · 3 mg1%·1%
- Carbohydrates20.4 g · 17.1 g7%·6%
- Sodiumlimit166 mg · 161 mg7%·7%
- Potassium372 mg · 481 mg8%·10%
- Calcium5 mg · 22 mg<1%·2%
- Iron0.34 mg · 0.4 mg2%·2%
- Magnesium24 mg · 19 mg6%·5%
- Phosphorus48 mg · 37 mg4%·3%
- Zinc0.28 mg · 0.34 mg3%·3%
- Copper0.2 mg · 0.18 mg23%·21%
- Selenium0.3 µg · 0 µg1%·0%
- Vitamin C12.1 mg · 12.4 mg13%·14%
- Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Vitamin E0.66 mg · 0.88 mg4%·6%
- Vitamin K3.7 µg · 3.6 µg3%·3%
- Riboflavin (B2)0.02 mg · 0.057 mg2%·4%
- Folate9 µg · 9 µg2%·2%
- Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Choline14.1 mg · 12.5 mg3%·2%
From USDA FoodData Central: Boiled potato (Survey (FNDDS) 2709385), 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.