Beetroot vs Sweet potato: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Beetroot has 43 kcal and Sweet potato has 86 kcal, so Beetroot has 50% fewer calories.

Sweet potato has more carbohydrates (20.1 g vs 9.56 g). Relative to calories, Beetroot is the better protein source (3.74 g vs 1.83 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Beetroot - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Beetroot - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Beetroot
Serving size:
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one beetroot (110g)cup, slices (170g)cup, boiled (200g)
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Amount Per Serving:
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Total Fat g
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Saturated Fat g
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Cholesterol mg
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Total Carbohydrates g
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Dietary Fiber g
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Sugars g

Protein g
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Vitaminium C mg
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Calcium mg
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Iron mg
0%

Potassium mg
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* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.
Sweet Potato
Serving size:
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one sweet potato (230g)cup, cubes (150g)cup, mashed (210g)
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Total Fat g
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Saturated Fat g
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Cholesterol mg
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Total Carbohydrates g
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Dietary Fiber g
0%

Sugars g

Protein g
0%

Vitaminium C mg
0%

Calcium mg
0%

Iron mg
0%

Potassium mg
0%

* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.

Beetroot vs Sweet Potato 100g Compare


per 100g Beetroot Sweet potato
Calories 43 86
Carbohydrates 9.56 g 20.12 g
Fat 0.17 g 0.05 g
Dietary fiber 2.8 g 3 g
Protein 1.61 g 1.57 g
Calcium 16 mg 30 mg
Iron 0.8 mg 0.61 mg
Magnessium 23 mg 25 mg
Potassium 325 mg 337 mg
Sodium 78 mg 55 mg
Vitaminium A 33 IU 14187 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine) 0.031 mg 0.078 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin) 0.057 mg 0.061 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin) 0.334 mg 0.557 mg
Vitaminium B5 0.155 mg 0.8 mg
Vitaminium B6 0.067 mg 0.209 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid) 109 µg 0.011 µg
Vitaminium C 4.9 mg 2.4 mg
Vitaminium E 0.04 mg 0.26 mg
Vitaminium K 0.2 µg 0.002 µg
Beta karoten 20 µg 8509 µg

Less Calories in Beetroot

At first glance, you can see that in beetroot is much less calories than in sweet potato.

Beetroot has 43 kcal per 100g and sweet potato 86 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 100%.

In beetroot and in sweet potato most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare beetroot with sweet potato in details.

Beetroot 100g

43kcal

Calories source

  • 83% CARBS.
  • 14% PROTEIN
  • 3% FAT

Sweet potato 100g

86kcal

Calories source

  • 92% CARBS
  • 7% PROTEIN
  • 1% FAT

About the data

Nutrition values on this page are given per 100 g of the food and are based on the official United States Department of Agriculture FoodData Central database. The exact record used for each food is linked under the tables.

Marcin Piotrowicz – calories-info.com creator · Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter. The information is for general purposes and is not medical or dietary advice.