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Sweet potato vs potato
Per 100 g, sweet potato has 86 calories and potato 77. Sweet potato has more sodium (55 mg against 6.0 mg), fiber (3.0 g against 2.1 g) and sugars (4.2 g against 0.8 g). Beyond the label, sweet potato has more vitamin A (709 µg RAE against 0 µg RAE); potato more vitamin B6 (0.30 mg against 0.21 mg) and vitamin C (20 mg against 2.4 mg). USDA FoodData Central, the typical form of each.
Data: USDA FoodData Central, April 30, 2026 release.
Updated · By GetFoodFacts · data: USDA FoodData Central, April 30, 2026 release · how the figures are checked
The two labels, portion by portion
Each label shows the food's typical portion; switch either to 100 g to compare weight for weight.
Sweet potato
Nutrition Facts
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. Protein % DV here is not corrected for protein quality.
Sweet potato, raw, unprepared (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program), USDA FoodData Central.
Potato
Nutrition Facts
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. Protein % DV here is not corrected for protein quality.
Potatoes, flesh and skin, raw, USDA FoodData Central.
Every label nutrient, per 100 g
| Per 100 g | Sweet potato | Potato | Sweet potato vs potato |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 86 | 77 | +12% |
| Total fat | 0.1 g | 0.1 g | same |
| Saturated fat | 0.0 g | 0.0 g | same |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg | 0 mg | |
| Sodium | 55 mg | 6.0 mg | 49 mg more |
| Carbohydrate | 20 g | 17 g | +15% |
| Fiber | 3.0 g | 2.1 g | +43% |
| Sugars | 4.2 g | 0.8 g | +410% |
| Protein | 1.6 g | 2.0 g | 0.4 g less |
| Vitamin D | 0 mcg | 0 mcg | |
| Calcium | 30 mg | 12 mg | 18 mg more |
| Iron | 0.6 mg | 0.8 mg | 0.2 mg less |
| Potassium | 337 mg | 425 mg | -21% |
Source: USDA FoodData Central (Sweet potato, raw, unprepared (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program); Potatoes, flesh and skin, raw), April 30, 2026 release.
Vitamins and minerals beyond the label, per 100 g
| Per 100 g | Sweet potato | Potato | Sweet potato vs potato |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magnesium | 25 mg | 23 mg | +9% |
| Manganese | 0.26 mg | 0.15 mg | +69% |
| Selenium | 0.60 µg | 0.40 µg | +50% |
| Zinc | 0.30 mg | 0.30 mg | +0% |
| Phosphorus | 47 mg | 57 mg | -18% |
| Thiamin | 0.08 mg | 0.08 mg | -4% |
| Riboflavin | 0.06 mg | 0.03 mg | +91% |
| Niacin | 0.56 mg | 1.1 mg | -48% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.21 mg | 0.30 mg | -30% |
| Folate | 11 µg DFE | 15 µg DFE | -27% |
| Vitamin A | 709 µg RAE | 0 µg RAE | |
| Vitamin C | 2.4 mg | 20 mg | -88% |
| Vitamin E | 0.26 mg | 0.01 mg | +2500% |
| Vitamin K | 1.8 µg | 2.0 µg | -10% |
Source: USDA FoodData Central, every nutrient the two records report; differences of 20% and 5% of the Daily Value are named in the lead.
What the numbers do not say
Composition only: the table does not measure how either food affects blood sugar or health. The values are for the USDA forms named under each label; for a packaged product, its own label is the authority.
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Sources for this page
- USDA FoodData Central
- the food and product records, April 30, 2026 release. fdc.nal.usda.gov
- FoodData Central documentation
- what each data type is and how branded records are submitted. fdc.nal.usda.gov
- USDA Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies
- the survey foods and their portions. ars.usda.gov
- 21 CFR 101.9, Nutrition labeling of food
- the label format, rounding and Daily Values. ecfr.gov
- FDA, How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label
- the 5% and 20% Daily Value rule. fda.gov