Corn vs Sweet potato: Which Has More Calories?

Per 100 g, Corn has 86 kcal and Sweet potato has 86 kcal, so they are equal in calories.

Corn has more protein (2.79 g vs 1.57 g). Corn has more fat (1.63 g vs 0.05 g). Sweet potato has more carbohydrates (20.1 g vs 14.7 g). Relative to calories, Corn is the better protein source (3.24 g vs 1.83 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Corn - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Corn - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Corn
Serving size:
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one corn (185g)tablespoon (15g)teaspoon (5g)cup (164g)half cup (82g)small can (140g)medium can (285g)
5g 10g 15g 20g 30g 40g 50g 60g 80g 100g 120g 140g 160g 180g 200g 220g 250g 300g 350g 400g 450g 500g 600g 700g 800g 900g 1000g
1oz 2oz 3oz 4oz 5oz 6oz 7oz 8oz 10oz 12oz 15oz 20oz 25oz 30oz 35oz 40oz 50oz
Amount Per Serving:
Calories
% Daily Value
Total Fat g
0%
Saturated Fat g
0%
Cholesterol mg
0%
Sodium mg
0%
Total Carbohydrates g
0%
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.
Sweet Potato
Serving size:
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one sweet potato (230g)cup, cubes (150g)cup, mashed (210g)
5g 10g 15g 20g 30g 40g 50g 60g 80g 100g 120g 140g 160g 180g 200g 220g 250g 300g 350g 400g 450g 500g 600g 700g 800g 900g 1000g
1oz 2oz 3oz 4oz 5oz 6oz 7oz 8oz 10oz 12oz 15oz 20oz 25oz 30oz 35oz 40oz 50oz
Amount Per Serving:
Calories
% Daily Value
Total Fat g
0%
Saturated Fat g
0%
Cholesterol mg
0%
Sodium mg
0%
Total Carbohydrates g
0%
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.

Corn vs Sweet Potato 100g Compare

per 100g Corn Sweet potato
Calories 86 86
Carbohydrates 14.69 g 20.12 g
Fat 1.63 g 0.05 g
Saturated fat 0.3 g 0.02 g
Dietary fiber 2.43 g 3 g
Protein 2.79 g 1.57 g
Water 80.25 g 77.28 g
Calcium 0.656 mg 30 mg
Iron 0.388 mg 0.61 mg
Magnessium 25.76 mg 25 mg
Potassium 237 mg 337 mg
Vitaminium A 187 IU 14187 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine) 0.079 mg 0.078 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin) 0.138 mg 0.061 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin) 1.593 mg 0.557 mg
Vitaminium B5 0.717 mg 0.8 mg
Vitaminium B6 0.15 mg 0.209 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid) 42 µg 0.011 µg
Vitaminium C 6.8 mg 2.4 mg
Vitaminium E 0.07 mg 0.26 mg
Vitaminium K 0.3 µg 0.002 µg
Beta karoten 16 µg 8509 µg

Less Calories in Corn

At first glance, you can see that in corn is just a little less calories than in sweet potato.

Corn has 86 kcal per 100g and sweet potato 86 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 0%.

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

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

Corn 100g

86kcal

Calories source

  • 69% CARBS.
  • 13% PROTEIN
  • 17% FAT
Corn calories per:
100g | ounce | single piece | tablespoon | teaspoon | cup | half cup | small can | medium can

Sweet potato 100g

86kcal

Calories source

  • 92% CARBS
  • 7% PROTEIN
  • 1% FAT
Sweet potato calories per:
100g | ounce | single piece | cup | cubes | cup | mashed

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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.