Potato vs Sweet potato
In short
One serving each: 214 calories in potato (1 potato, any size, 170 g), 173 calories in sweet potato (1 medium, 150 g). Most of the calories in potato come from carbohydrate.
More in potato: vitamin B6 (2.6×), niacin (3.7×), thiamin (2.8×) and copper. More in sweet potato: vitamin A and fiber. 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 medium (150 g) · 2.4 g protein · 25.7 g carbs (9 g sugars) · 6.8 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 114%
32.3 µg vs 1,026 µg
- Vitamin B631% vs 12%
0.53 mg vs 0.21 mg
- Niacin (B3)14% vs 4%
2.3 mg vs 0.61 mg
- Thiamin (B1)14% vs 5%
0.17 mg vs 0.06 mg
- Copper39% vs 31%
0.35 mg vs 0.28 mg
- Fiber9% vs 16%
2.4 g vs 4.5 g
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in one serving of each.
- Protein3.2 g · 2.4 g6%·5%
- Total fat7.2 g · 6.8 g9%·9%
- Saturated fatlimit1.9 g · 1.7 g9%·8%
- Cholesterollimit5.1 mg · 4.5 mg2%·2%
- Carbohydrates34.8 g · 25.7 g13%·9%
- Sodiumlimit282 mg · 242 mg12%·11%
- Potassium632 mg · 722 mg13%·15%
- Calcium8.5 mg · 33 mg1%·3%
- Iron0.58 mg · 0.6 mg3%·3%
- Magnesium40.8 mg · 28.5 mg10%·7%
- Phosphorus81.6 mg · 55.5 mg7%·4%
- Zinc0.48 mg · 0.51 mg4%·5%
- Selenium0.51 µg · 0 µg1%·0%
- Vitamin C20.6 mg · 18.6 mg23%·21%
- Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Vitamin E1.1 mg · 1.3 mg7%·9%
- Vitamin K6.3 µg · 5.4 µg5%·5%
- Riboflavin (B2)0.034 mg · 0.086 mg3%·7%
- Folate15.3 µg · 13.5 µg4%·3%
- Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Choline24 mg · 18.8 mg4%·3%
From USDA FoodData Central: Potato (Survey (FNDDS) 2709382), 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.