Which has more calories, Sweet potato or Yuca?

Yuca has more calories than Sweet potato: 160 kcal vs 86 kcal per 100 g.

Which has more protein, Sweet potato or Yuca?

Sweet potato has more protein than Yuca: 1.57 g vs 1.36 g per 100 g.

Which has more fat, Sweet potato or Yuca?

Yuca has more fat than Sweet potato: 0.28 g vs 0.05 g per 100 g.

Which has more carbohydrates, Sweet potato or Yuca?

Yuca has more carbohydrates than Sweet potato: 38.1 g vs 20.1 g per 100 g.

Sweet potato vs Yuca: Which Has More Calories?

Per 100 g, Sweet potato has 86 kcal and Yuca has 160 kcal, so Sweet potato has 46% fewer calories.

Sweet potato has more fiber (3 g vs 1.8 g). Yuca has more carbohydrates (38.1 g vs 20.1 g). Relative to calories, Sweet potato is the better protein source (1.83 g vs 0.85 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Sweet potato - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Sweet Potato

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one sweet potato (230g)cup, cubes (150g)cup, mashed (210g)

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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.

Yuca

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standard serving size (85g)cup (127g)half cup (63.5g)

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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 Yuca 100g Compare

per 100g	Sweet potato	Yuca
Calories	86	160
Carbohydrates	20.12 g	38.06 g
Fat	0.05 g	0.28 g
Saturated fat	0.02 g	0.07 g
Dietary fiber	3 g	1.8 g
Protein	1.57 g	1.36 g
Water	77.28 g	59.68 g
Calcium	30 mg	16 mg
Iron	0.61 mg	0.27 mg
Magnessium	25 mg	21 mg
Potassium	337 mg	271 mg
Sodium	55 mg	14 mg
Vitaminium A	14187 IU	13 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)	0.078 mg	0.087 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)	0.061 mg	0.048 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)	0.557 mg	0.854 mg
Vitaminium B6	0.209 mg	0.088 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)	0.011 µg	0.027 µg
Vitaminium C	2.4 mg	20.6 mg
Vitaminium E	0.26 mg	0.19 mg
Vitaminium K	0.002 µg	0.002 µg

Less Calories in Sweet potato

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

Sweet potato has 86 kcal per 100g and yuca 160 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 86%.

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

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

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Sweet potato 100g

86kcal

Calories source

92% CARBS.
7% PROTEIN
1% FAT

Yuca 100g

160kcal

Calories source

95% CARBS
3% PROTEIN
2% FAT

Yuca calories per:
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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.