Sweet potato vs Potato (baked or cooked): Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Sweet potato has 86 kcal and Potato (baked or cooked) has 93 kcal, so Sweet potato has 8% fewer calories.

Relative to calories, Potato (baked or cooked) is the better protein source (2.69 g vs 1.83 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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Vitaminium C mg
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Calcium mg
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Iron 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.
Potato
Serving size:
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one potato (90g)cup (170g)half cup (85g)
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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.

Sweet Potato vs Potato 100g Compare


per 100gSweet potatoPotato (baked or cooked)
Calories86 93
Carbohydrates20.12 g21.15 g
Fat0.05 g0.13 g
Dietary fiber3 g2.2 g
Protein1.57 g2.5 g
Water77.28 g74.89 g
Calcium30 mg15 mg
Iron0.61 mg1.08 mg
Magnessium25 mg28 mg
Potassium337 mg535 mg
Sodium55 mg10 mg
Vitaminium A14187 IU10 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.078 mg0.064 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.061 mg0.048 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)0.557 mg1.41 mg
Vitaminium B60.209 mg0.311 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)0.011 µg0.028 µg
Vitaminium C2.4 mg9.6 mg
Vitaminium E0.26 mg0.04 mg
Vitaminium K0.002 µg0.002 µg

Less Calories in Sweet potato

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

Sweet potato has 86 kcal per 100g and potato 93 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 8%.

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

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

Sweet potato 100g

86kcal

Calories source

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

Potato (baked or cooked) 100g

93kcal

Calories source

  • 88% CARBS
  • 10% 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.