Food Face-Off: Which is Healthier?
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White Potato
(baked, unsalted)
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Category
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Sweet Potato
(baked, unsalted)
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108
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Both are nearly identical in calories
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103
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2 g
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…and in protein
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2 g
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8%
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…and in carbs!
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8%
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10%
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Sweet potatoes start shining in thefiber department.
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15%
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1.8 g
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Though they live up to their name with more natural sugar
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7.4 g
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1%
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They also come with more calcium.
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4%
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4%
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Both are good sources of iron
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4%
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8%
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And magnesium.
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8%
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9%
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Regular spuds have morephosphorus
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6%
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18%
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And more of that famous potatopotassium.
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16%
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0.3%
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Sweet potatoes have a pinch moresodium.
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1.7%
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24%
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But are way higher in vitamin C.
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37%
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7 mcg
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Sweet potatoes clobber white withbeta carotene.
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13,120 mcg
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9%
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Still, white potatoes eke out a win with niacin, aka vitamin B3.
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8.5%
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11%
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They also contain much more folate,which powers brain neurotransmitters.
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2%
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0.2%
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But sweet potatoes really bring their A game with oodles of vitamin A.
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438%
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| Baked Potato: 6 | WINNER: TIE | Sweet Potato: 6 |
THE BOTTOM LINE: News flash: Both potatoes are good for you! It’s technically a tie, but we love sweet potatoes for their insane amounts of vitamin A and beta-carotene. They may be sweeter, but they’ve got the fiber to make it work.
WHAT TO BUY: Always, always spring for organic potatoes. Conventional potatoes are subjected to multiple rounds of fungicide and herbicide treatments, and you can’t wash all the chemicals off.
JUST SO YOU KNOW: We used the National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference from the USDA. These figures reflect your average white potatoes and sweet potatoes
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