First, let's take a look at the macros. Each of these are listed in grams and as usual, normalized to 200 calories for easy comparison, so we're always comparing apples to apples.
Lotus root | Sweet potato |
Nutrient | lotus root | sweet potato |
Protein | 7g | 4g |
Carbohydrate | 47g | 47g |
Fiber | 13g | 7g |
Fat | 0g | 0g |
Monounsat. Fat | 0g | 0g |
Polyunsat. Fat | 0g | 0g |
Saturated Fat | 0g | 0g |
Next, let's take a look at the Vitamin density. These values are shown in units of percent of recommended daily intake. And since we're showing 200 calories worth, this means anything above 10% is good.
Nutrient | lotus root | sweet potato |
Choline | 0% | 7% |
Vitamin A | 0% | 331% |
Vitamin C | 159% | 45% |
Vitamin E | 0% | 21% |
Vitamin K | 0% | 7% |
Lotus root have significantly more Vitamins C than sweet potato. Sweet potato have significantly more Vitamins A, E, K than lotus root. Lotus root are a good source of Pantothenic Acid, Calcium. Lotus root are a great source of Thiamin, Riboflavin, Vitamin B6, Potassium, Phosphorus, Iron. Lotus root are an excellent source of Vitamin C. Sweet potato are a good source of Vitamin E, Pantothenic Acid, Vitamin B6, Iron. Sweet potato are a great source of Vitamin C. Sweet potato are an excellent source of Vitamin A.
And here we see the B-vitamins: B1 (Thiamin), B2 (Riboflavin), B3 (Niacin), B5 (Pantothenic Acid), B6 (Pyridoxine)
Nutrient | lotus root | sweet potato |
Vitamin B1 | 43% | 15% |
Vitamin B2 | 54% | 11% |
Vitamin B3 | 9% | 12% |
Vitamin B5 | 20% | 31% |
Vitamin B6 | 63% | 39% |
Vitamin B12 | 0% | 0% |
Now, lets look at mineral density. Here we have a lot of important electrolytes and minerals. Once again, units are in percent of RDI, thus for this 200 calorie serving anything above 10% would considered high.
Nutrient | lotus root | sweet potato |
Sodium | 7% | 5% |
Potasium | 43% | 17% |
Calcium | 24% | 14% |
Magnesium | 18% | 14% |
Phosphorus | 47% | 15% |
Iron | 52% | 32% |
Manganese | 31% | 30% |
Selenium | 4% | 1% |
Copper | 69% | 25% |
Zinc | 11% | 6% |