Comparing Nutrients in 500 calories Sweet Potato Chips VS Valencia Oranges

Weight per 500 calories

• Sweet Potato Chips: 94g
• Valencia Oranges: 1020g

Sweet Potato Chips have 10.9 times more energy per 100g than Valencia Oranges. It has very high energy density when compared to other foods. Raw Valencia Oranges having low energy density.

Which food has more nutrients per 500 calories - Sweet Potato Chips or Valencia Oranges?

Macros Ratio

	Protein	Fat	Carbs
Sweet Potato Chips	2%	55%	43%
Valencia Oranges	8%	5%	87%

Macro Nutrients

	Sweet Potato Chips	Valencia Oranges	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Energy	17.2% 500kcal	17.2% 500kcal	2900kcal per day for Men 19-50 years
Fat	31.3% 30.4g	3.16% 3.06g	97g per day for Men 19-50 years
Saturated Fat	8.64% 2.76g	1.1% 0.36g	32g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 3	67% 1.08g	10.2% 0.16g	1.6g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 6	61.3% 10.4g	2.64% 0.45g	17g per day for Men 19-50 years
Cholesterol	0% 0mg	0% 0mg	290mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Carbohydrate	41% 53.4g	93% 121g	130g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sugars	11.4% 8.3g	NA	72.5g per day for Men 19-50 years	Limit added sugars in the diet to less than 10% of total calories [Guidelines 2020]
Fructose	NA	NA	72.5g per day for Men 19-50 years	≤50g/day or ~10% of energy has no deleterious effect on lipid and glucose control and of ≤100g/day does not influence body weight[PMC2991323]
Glucose	NA	NA	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sucrose	NA	NA	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Fiber	21.8% 8.27g	67% 25.5g	38g per day for Men 19-50 years
Protein	4.93% 2.76g	19% 10.6g	56g per day for Men 19-50 years

Vitamins

	Sweet Potato Chips	Valencia Oranges	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Vitamin A	124% 1113μg	13.6% 122μg	900μg per day for Men 19-50 years	RAE, retinol activity equivalents
Vitamin B1	6.9% 0.083mg	74% 0.89mg	1.2mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Thiamine
Vitamin B2	11.6% 0.15mg	31.4% 0.41mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Riboflavin
Vitamin B3	12.3% 1.96mg	17.5% 2.8mg	16mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Niacin, nicotinic acid, niacinamide
Vitamin B5	29% 1.46mg	51% 2.55mg	5mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pantothenic acid
Vitamin B6	38.7% 0.5mg	49.5% 0.64mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pyridoxine
Vitamin B7	NA	NA	30μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Biotin
Vitamin B9	8.7% 34.8μg	99% 398μg	400μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Folates and Folic Acid
Vitamin B12	0% 0μg	0% 0μg	2.4μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Cobalamin
Vitamin C	0% 0mg	550% 495mg	90mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Ascorbic acid
Vitamin D	0% 0IU	0% 0IU	600IU per day for Men 19-50 years	Calciferol, cholecalciferol, ergocalciferol
Vitamin E	61.5% 9.23mg	NA	15mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Tocopherols and Tocotrienols
Vitamin K	19% 23μg	NA	120μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Phytomenadione or phylloquinone

Minerals

	Sweet Potato Chips	Valencia Oranges	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Calcium	5.55% 55.5mg	41% 408mg	1000mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Copper	43% 0.39mg	42% 0.38mg	0.9mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Fluoride	NA	NA	4000μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Fluoride is a mineral that helps prevent tooth decay and helps keep your bones strong. [RDA]
Iron	25% 2mg	11.5% 0.92mg	8mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Magnesium	14.5% 61mg	24.3% 102mg	420mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Manganese	55% 1.27mg	10.2% 0.23mg	2.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Molybdenum	NA	NA	45μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Molybdenum is an essential trace element that is naturally present in many foods [RDA]
Phosphorus	19.5% 136mg	24.8% 173mg	700mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Potassium	25.6% 869mg	53.7% 1827mg	3400mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Selenium	3.6% 1.97μg	NA	55μg per day for Men 19-50 years
Sodium	2.2% 33mg	0% 0mg	1500mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Zinc	4.53% 0.5mg	5.57% 0.61mg	11mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Water	0.11% 4.24g	24% 881g	3700g per day for Men 19-50 years

Lets compare vitamin content per 500 calories of Sweet Potato Chips vs Valencia Oranges:

• Unsalted Sweet Potato Chips have 9.1 times more Vitamin A than Raw Valencia Oranges.
• While Raw Valencia Oranges contain 10.7 times more Vitamin B1, 2.7 times more Vitamin B2, 1.4 times more Vitamin B3, 1.8 times more Vitamin B5, 1.3 times more Vitamin B6, 11.4 times more Vitamin B9 and more Vitamin C than Unsalted Sweet Potato Chips.
• Both Unsalted Sweet Potato Chips as well as Raw Valencia Oranges have insufficient amounts of Vitamin B12 and Vitamin D in 500 kcal.

Comparing minerals per 500 calories for Sweet Potato Chips vs Valencia Oranges:

• Unsalted Sweet Potato Chips have 2.2 times more Iron and 5.4 times more Manganese than Raw Valencia Oranges.
• While Raw Valencia Oranges contain 7.4 times more Calcium, 1.7 times more Magnesium, 1.3 times more Phosphorus, 2.1 times more Potassium and 207.9 times more Water than Unsalted Sweet Potato Chips.
• Both Unsalted Sweet Potato Chips and Raw Valencia Oranges have similar amounts of Copper and Zinc per 500 kcal.

Comparison of macro-nutrients per 500 calories:

• Unsalted Sweet Potato Chips have 9.9 times more Fat, 7.7 times more Saturated Fat, 6.6 times more Omega 3 and 23.2 times more Omega 6 than Raw Valencia Oranges.
• While Raw Valencia Oranges contain 2.3 times more Carbohydrate, 3.1 times more Fiber and 3.8 times more Protein than Unsalted Sweet Potato Chips.
• Both Unsalted Sweet Potato Chips and Raw Valencia Oranges have similar amounts of Energy per 500 kcal.
• Both Unsalted Sweet Potato Chips as well as Raw Valencia Oranges have insufficient amounts of Cholesterol, Glucose and Sucrose in 500 kcal.