Sweet potato, baked leads 6–4 · 10 categories decided
Each value is per 100 g edible portion.
The verdict
Sweet potato, baked comes out ahead, winning 6 of 10 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Pasta, cooked for more protein, less sugar, less sodium and more iron.
Pick Sweet potato, baked for more fiber, less saturated fat, more potassium, more calcium, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy158 kcal90 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN5.8 g2.01 g
- Carbohydrate30.86 g20.71 g
- Fibermore is better1.8 g3.3 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is betterWIN0.56 g6.48 g
- Total fat0.93 g0.15 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.18 g0.05 gWIN
- Sodiumless is betterWIN1 mg36 mg
- Potassiummore is better44 mg475 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better7 mg38 mgWIN
- Ironmore is betterWIN1.28 mg0.69 mg
- Magnesiummore is better18 mg27 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better0 mg19.6 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.

