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.
Sweet potato | Romaine lettuce |
Nutrient | sweet potato | romaine lettuce |
Protein | 4g | 14g |
Carbohydrate | 47g | 39g |
Fiber | 7g | 25g |
Fat | 0g | 4g |
Monounsat. Fat | 0g | 4g |
Polyunsat. Fat | 0g | 2g |
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 | sweet potato | romaine lettuce |
Choline | 7% | 28% |
Vitamin A | 331% | 821% |
Vitamin C | 45% | 376% |
Vitamin E | 21% | 13% |
Vitamin K | 7% | 1507% |
Sweet potato have significantly more Vitamins E than romaine lettuce. Romaine lettuce have significantly more Vitamins A, C, K than sweet potato. 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. Romaine lettuce are a good source of Niacin, Pantothenic Acid, Zinc. Romaine lettuce are a great source of Thiamin, Riboflavin, Vitamin B6, Potassium, Magnesium, Calcium, Phosphorus. Romaine lettuce are an excellent source of Vitamin A, Vitamin K, Vitamin C, Iron.
And here we see the B-vitamins: B1 (Thiamin), B2 (Riboflavin), B3 (Niacin), B5 (Pantothenic Acid), B6 (Pyridoxine)
Nutrient | sweet potato | romaine lettuce |
Vitamin B1 | 15% | 85% |
Vitamin B2 | 11% | 72% |
Vitamin B3 | 12% | 31% |
Vitamin B5 | 31% | 33% |
Vitamin B6 | 39% | 79% |
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 | sweet potato | romaine lettuce |
Sodium | 5% | 6% |
Potasium | 17% | 83% |
Calcium | 14% | 78% |
Magnesium | 14% | 47% |
Phosphorus | 15% | 61% |
Iron | 32% | 190% |
Manganese | 30% | 79% |
Selenium | 1% | 10% |
Copper | 25% | 56% |
Zinc | 6% | 29% |