Potato vs Candied sweet potato
In short
One serving each: 214 calories in potato (1 potato, any size, 170 g), 468 calories in candied sweet potato (1 cup, 250 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.
More in 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 potato, any size (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
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 A4% vs 143%
32.3 µg vs 1,285 µg
- Carbohydrates13% vs 34%
34.8 g vs 94.2 g
- Vitamin B631% vs 15%
0.53 mg vs 0.26 mg
- Fiber9% vs 20%
2.4 g vs 5.5 g
- Niacin (B3)14% vs 5%
2.3 mg vs 0.76 mg
- Thiamin (B1)14% vs 6%
0.17 mg vs 0.075 mg
- Riboflavin (B2)3% vs 9%
0.034 mg vs 0.12 mg
- Potassium13% vs 19%
632 mg vs 905 mg
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: Potato (Survey (FNDDS) 2709382), 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.