Sweet potato vs Banana: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Sweet potato has 86 kcal and Banana has 89 kcal, so Sweet potato has 3% fewer calories.

Relative to calories, Sweet potato is the better protein source (1.83 g vs 1.22 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Sweet potato - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Sweet potato - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

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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Dietary Fiber g
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Protein g
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Vitaminium C mg
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Calcium mg
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Iron mg
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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.
Banana
Serving size:
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one banana (130g)cup, mashed (300g)cup, sliced (150g)
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Saturated Fat g
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Dietary Fiber g
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Protein g
0%

Vitaminium C mg
0%

Calcium mg
0%

Iron mg
0%

Potassium mg
0%

Glycemic Index: 60

* 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 vs Banana 100g Compare


per 100gSweet potatoBanana
Calories86 89
Carbohydrates20.12 g22.84 g
Fat0.05 g0.33 g
Saturated fat0.02 g0.11 g
Dietary fiber3 g2.6 g
Protein1.57 g1.09 g
Water77.28 g74.91 g
Calcium30 mg5 mg
Iron0.61 mg0.26 mg
Magnessium25 mg27 mg
Potassium337 mg358 mg
Sodium55 mg1 mg
Vitaminium A14187 IU64 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.078 mg0.031 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.061 mg0.073 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)0.557 mg0.665 mg
Vitaminium B50.8 mg0.334 mg
Vitaminium B60.209 mg0.367 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)0.011 µg0.02 µg
Vitaminium C2.4 mg8.7 mg
Vitaminium E0.26 mg0.1 mg
Vitaminium K0.002 µg0.001 µg
Beta karoten8509 µg26 µg

Less Calories in Sweet potato

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

Sweet potato has 86 kcal per 100g and banana 89 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 3%.

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

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

Sweet potato 100g

86kcal

Calories source

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

Banana 100g

89kcal

Calories source

  • 93% CARBS
  • 4% PROTEIN
  • 3% 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.