Sweet potato, baked leads 8–2 · 10 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Sweet potato, baked comes out ahead, winning 8 of 10 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Chicken breast, cooked for more protein and less sugar.
Pick Sweet potato, baked for more fiber, less saturated fat, less sodium, more potassium, more calcium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN18.8 g2.23 g
- Carbohydrate0 g23.01 g
- Fibermore is better0 g3.67 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is betterWIN0 g7.2 g
- Total fat2.16 g0.17 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.61 g0.06 gWIN
- Sodiumless is better44.85 mg40 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is better155.15 mg527.78 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better9.09 mg42.22 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better0.63 mg0.77 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better17.58 mg30 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better0 mg21.78 mgWIN
- Vitamin Dmore is better——
Winners are decided by deterministic per-metric rules on the stated basis; ties and missing data don’t score (missing ≠ zero). Educational information only — not medical advice.

