Roasted potato vs Sweet potato

Roasted potatoSweet potato
Same weightSame caloriesOne serving

In short

One serving each: 214 calories in roasted potato (1 medium, 170 g), 173 calories in sweet potato (1 medium, 150 g). Most of the calories in roasted potato come from carbohydrate.

More in roasted 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

Roasted potato214 cal

1 medium (170 g) · 3.2 g protein · 34.8 g carbs (2.8 g sugars) · 7.2 g fat

Sweet potato173 cal

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

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.

0%62.5%125%
  • Vitamin A32.3 µg · 1,026 µg
    4%114%
  • Vitamin B60.53 mg · 0.21 mg
    31%12%
  • Niacin (B3)2.3 mg · 0.61 mg
    14%4%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.17 mg · 0.06 mg
    14%5%
  • Copper0.35 mg · 0.28 mg
    39%31%
  • Fiber2.4 g · 4.5 g
    9%16%

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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: Roasted potato (Survey (FNDDS) 2709402), 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.

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