14 июн. 2024 г. · Key Takeaways · Sweet potatoes are generally lower in calories compared to yams. · Yams contain more potassium and fiber than sweet potatoes.

While yams are a good source of fiber and minerals, sweet potatoes are more nutrient-dense and lower in calories, ultimately making them the better choice.

Sweet potatoes have a similar nutritional profile to yams, however, they are higher in sugar, vitamin A and beta carotene.

Yam is richer in fiber and has a lower insulin index, sodium, and sugar content than sweet potatoes. However, yams are also higher in calories and net carbs.

They differ most when it comes to sugar content (sweet potatoes have more), potassium (yams), vitamin C (yams), vitamin A (sweet potatoes), and beta-carotene ( ...

Sweet potato contains more calories and carbohydrates, but it also packs in more than twice the amount of protein and substantially more vitamins and minerals ...

21 мар. 2022 г. · 2. Good Source of Vitamins A And C. Although they have less than sweet potatoes, yams provide you with antioxidants, including vitamins A and C.

17 апр. 2012 г. · Compared with yams, sweet potatoes are lower in calories and have far more beta-carotene (11.5 compared with 0.07 milligrams for each one-half cup).

Count Carbohydrates and Fiber. Both yams and sweet potatoes offer plentiful carbohydrates — 42 grams for yams and 41 grams for sweet potatoes per 1 cup serving.