Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
sprouted peas
versus
sweet potatoes
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in sprouted peas and sweet potatoes:
Sprouted pea is high in calories and sweet potato has 31% less calories than sprouted pea - sweet potato has 86 calories per 100 grams and sprouted pea has 124 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, sprouted peas is heavier in protein, lighter in carbs and similar to sweet potatoes for fat. Sprouted peas has a macronutrient ratio of 24:72:4 and for sweet potatoes, 7:92:1 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Sprouted Peas | Sweet Potatoes | |
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Protein | 24% | 7% |
Carbohydrates | 72% | 92% |
Fat | 4% | 1% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Sweet potato has 26% less carbohydrates than sprouted pea - sweet potato has 20.1g of total carbs per 100 grams and sprouted pea has 27.1g of carbohydrates.
Sweet potato is a great source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than sprouted pea - sweet potato has 3g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and sprouted pea does not contain significant amounts.
Sprouted pea has less sugar than sweet potato - sweet potato has 4.2g of sugar per 100 grams and sprouted pea does not contain significant amounts.
Sprouted pea is a great source of protein and it has 461% more protein than sweet potato - sweet potato has 1.6g of protein per 100 grams and sprouted pea has 8.8g of protein.
Both sweet potatoes and sprouted peas are low in saturated fat - sweet potato has 0.02g of saturated fat per 100 grams and sprouted pea has 0.12g of saturated fat.
Sprouted pea has 333% more Vitamin C than sweet potato - sweet potato has 2.4mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and sprouted pea has 10.4mg of Vitamin C.
Sweet potato is an excellent source of Vitamin A and it has more Vitamin A than sprouted pea - sweet potato has 709ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and sprouted pea does not contain significant amounts.
Sweet potatoes and sprouted peas contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - sweet potato has 0.26mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and sprouted pea does not contain significant amounts.
Sweet potatoes and sprouted peas contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - sweet potato has 1.8ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and sprouted pea does not contain significant amounts.
Sprouted pea has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin and folate. Both sprouted peas and sweet potatoes contain significant amounts of pantothenic acid and Vitamin B6.
Sprouted Peas | Sweet Potatoes | |
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Thiamin | 0.225 MG | 0.078 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.155 MG | 0.061 MG |
Niacin | 3.088 MG | 0.557 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 1.029 MG | 0.8 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.265 MG | 0.209 MG |
Folate | 144 UG | 11 UG |
Sweet potatoes and sprouted peas contain similar amounts of calcium - sweet potato has 30mg of calcium per 100 grams and sprouted pea has 36mg of calcium.
Sprouted pea is a great source of iron and it has 270% more iron than sweet potato - sweet potato has 0.61mg of iron per 100 grams and sprouted pea has 2.3mg of iron.
Both sweet potatoes and sprouted peas are high in potassium. Sprouted pea has 13% more potassium than sweet potato - sweet potato has 337mg of potassium per 100 grams and sprouted pea has 381mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, sprouted pea has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than sweet potato per 100 grams.
Sprouted Peas | Sweet Potatoes | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.061 G | 0.001 G |
Total | 0.061 G | 0.001 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, sprouted pea has more linoleic acid than sweet potato per 100 grams.
Sprouted Peas | Sweet Potatoes | |
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linoleic acid | 0.265 G | 0.013 G |
Total | 0.265 G | 0.013 G |
The comparison below is by weight, but sometimes 100g isn't that intuitive of a measurement for food. View a custom portion comparison (e.g. cups, oz, package).
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Note: The specific food items compared are: Sprouted Peas (Peas, mature seeds, sprouted, raw) and Sweet Potatoes (Sweet potato, raw, unprepared) .
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