sweet potatos vs regular potatos

[jet]

I'm currently cutting and would like to know if sweet potatos or regular potatos are better

Hard to believe but sweets have a better GI rating so am I to assume that they are better?

 

[6 Pack Man]

For cutting (or anytime really) sweet potatoes is the way to go. If you want the reason let me know and I'll tell you.

 

[jet]

6 pack, I'm assuming it is because of the GI rating..fill me in on other reasons.

Also, how bad are regular potatoes....When I run out of sweets I'll replace them with regular.

 

[6 Pack Man]

Nothing really to complex about why sweet potatoes are better than white potatoes but here is a little break down

White potatoes are mostly complex carbs.
White potatoes aren't as calorie dense as sweet potatoes.
White potatoes don't contain as much fiber as sweet potatoes.
White potatoes don't contain as many vitamins/minerals as sweet potatoes.
White potatoes have a higher GI rating than sweet potatoes.

White potatoes aren't necessarily bad, I used to eat one a day while I was on my last cutting diet and I managed to stay around 7-8% body fat. Just now when I'm cutting or maintaining I'll eat sweet potatoes over white potatoes though b/c of the added benefits to it.

 

[jet]

what about yams? Are they the same as sweets? Would you choose yams over whites?

 

[diamonddiceclay]

a yam is a sweet potato

 

[6 Pack Man]

a yam is a sweet potato

Yep

 

[KEL]

a yam is a sweet potato

NOPE! the true yam is not related to the sweet potato

Although sweet potatoes and yams are similar in many ways and therefore often confused with one another, they are from different plant species.
In the southern United States, sweet potatoes are often called yams and to add to the confusion, canned sweet potatoes are frequently labeled yams. True yams, however, are not widely marketed and are seldom grown in the United States.

 

[6 Pack Man]

NOPE! the true yam is not related to the sweet potato

Although sweet potatoes and yams are similar in many ways and therefore often confused with one another, they are from different plant species.
In the southern United States, sweet potatoes are often called yams and to add to the confusion, canned sweet potatoes are frequently labeled yams. True yams, however, are not widely marketed and are seldom grown in the United States.

Yeah, but I think what he was referring to was the same nutritional value. Or at least that's what I was referring to.

 

[KEL]

Yam, cooked, baked, without salt

Serving Size 1 cup, cubes (136g)
Calories 157
Total Fat 0g
Saturated Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg
Sodium 10mg
Carbohydrates 38g
Dietary Fiber 5g
Protein 2g


Sweetpotato, cooked, baked in skin, without salt
 
Serving Size 1 cup (200g)
Calories 206
Total Fat 0g
Saturated Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg
Sodium 20mg
Carbohydrates 49g
Dietary Fiber 6g
Protein 3g
 
Data from USDA Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 13. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, 1999.

 

[6 Pack Man]

And if you up the yam to about 200g of serving, you got about the same nutritional value as a sweet potato like I said.

 

[MR. BMJ]

The reason sweet potatoes have a lower GI rating than that of white potatoes is because of its oxalic acid content. Anti-nutrients have have been shown to lower the GI of carbs by interfering with amylose digestion.

BMJ

 

[D00fy]

how many carbs in a average size sweetpotatoe is it wise to eat the whole sweet potatoe or half of it when cutting?

 

[6 Pack Man]

how many carbs in a average size sweetpotatoe is it wise to eat the whole sweet potatoe or half of it when cutting?

49 g of carbs, the answer to your 2nd question depends on how many carbs your are taking in during the day and also the timing you eat it. If earlier in the day, a whole one is fine, if later in the day I'd go w/ half or skip it.

 

[D00fy]

dang thats allot of carbs heh

 

[rez]

whats a better choice of carb brown rice or sweet potato..or much of a muchness?

 

[redhotavenger]

good shit

Nothing really to complex about why sweet potatoes are better than white potatoes but here is a little break down

White potatoes are mostly complex carbs.
White potatoes aren't as calorie dense as sweet potatoes.
White potatoes don't contain as much fiber as sweet potatoes.
White potatoes don't contain as many vitamins/minerals as sweet potatoes.
White potatoes have a higher GI rating than sweet potatoes.

White potatoes aren't necessarily bad, I used to eat one a day while I was on my last cutting diet and I managed to stay around 7-8% body fat. Just now when I'm cutting or maintaining I'll eat sweet potatoes over white potatoes though b/c of the added benefits to it.

bump

 

[chillin408]

I avoid both of them, because both are easy to eat foods that can cause me to eat too many calories(from carbs).

I wonder if eating them raw would drastically lower the GI? I would never do such a thing, but just wondering.

 

[anthrax]

On the Insulin Index (which is more apropriate than the GI) potatos (regular) are one of the worst food