Potato, baked leads 7–3 · 10 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Potato, baked comes out ahead, winning 7 of 10 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Potato, baked for more protein, less sugar, less saturated fat, less sodium, more potassium, more iron and more magnesium.
Pick Sweet potato, baked for more fiber, more calcium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN2.69 g2.23 g
- Carbohydrate22.74 g23.01 g
- Fibermore is better2.37 g3.67 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is betterWIN1.27 g7.2 g
- Total fat0.14 g0.17 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0.04 g0.06 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN10.75 mg40 mg
- Potassiummore is betterWIN575.27 mg527.78 mg
- Calciummore is better16.13 mg42.22 mgWIN
- Ironmore is betterWIN1.16 mg0.77 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN30.11 mg30 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better10.32 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.

