Comparing Nutrients in 500 calories CassavaVS Sweet Potato
Weight per 500 calories
Cassava
313g
Sweet Potato
581g
Cassava has 1.9 times more energy per 100g than Sweet Potato. It has above average energy density when compared to other foods. Raw Sweet Potato having average energy density.
Discover which food has more nutrients per 500 calories - Cassava or Sweet Potato?
Discover which food has more nutrients per 500 calories - Cassava or Sweet Potato?
Lets compare vitamin content per 500 calories of Cassava vs Sweet Potato:
500 calories of Cassava have 1.3 times more Vitamin B9 and 4.6 times more Vitamin C than Sweet Potato.
While 500 kcal of Raw Sweet Potato contain 1319.1 times more Vitamin A, 1.7 times more Vitamin B1, 2.4 times more Vitamin B2, 13.9 times more Vitamin B5, 4.4 times more Vitamin B6 and 2.5 times more Vitamin E than Raw Cassava.
Both Cassava and Sweet Potato provide similar amounts of Vitamin B3 per 500 calories.
500 calories of Cassava have insufficient amounts of Vitamin A, Vitamin B5 and Vitamin E
Both Raw Cassava as well as Raw Sweet Potato have insufficient amounts of Vitamin B12, Vitamin D and Vitamin K in 500 calories.
Comparing minerals per 500 calories for Cassava vs Sweet Potato:
500 kcal of Raw Sweet Potato contain 3.5 times more Calcium, 2.8 times more Copper, 4.2 times more Iron, 2.2 times more Magnesium, 3.2 times more Phosphorus, 2.3 times more Potassium, 7.3 times more Sodium, 1.6 times more Zinc and 2.4 times more Water than Raw Cassava.
Both Cassava and Sweet Potato contain similar levels of Manganese per 500 calories.
500 calories of Cassava lack sufficient amounts of Calcium and Zinc
Both Raw Cassava as well as Raw Sweet Potato lack sufficient amounts of Selenium in 500 calories.
Comparison of macro-nutrients per 500 calories:
500 kcal of Raw Sweet Potato contain 4.6 times more Sugars, 3.1 times more Fiber and 2.1 times more Protein than Raw Cassava.
Both Cassava and Sweet Potato offer comparable quantities of Energy and Carbohydrate per 500 calories.
500 calories of Cassava provide inadequate amounts of Protein
Both Raw Cassava as well as Raw Sweet Potato provide inadequate amounts of Omega 3 and Omega 6 in 500 calories.