Vegetables

Sweet Potatoes Nutrition Facts

Orange-fleshed sweet potato provides carbohydrate that can contribute to restoring muscle glycogen after exercise, together with fiber, potassium, vitamin C, and beta-carotene, a precursor of vitamin A.

Calories79

Protein1.6 g

Carbs17.3 g

Fat0.4 g

ProteinCarbsFat

Nutrition for 100 g

Calories79 kcal

Protein1.6 g

Total Fat0.4 g

Carbohydrates17.3 g

Fiber4.4 g

Sodium0 mg

Total Sugars6.0588 g

Source: USDA FoodData Central, record 2346404

Nutrients

Full nutrient profile

Proximates

Water79.54 g

Nitrogen0.2525 g

Protein1.578125 g

Total lipid (fat)0.375 g

Ash1.179 g

Carbohydrates

Carbohydrate, by difference17.327875 g

Total dietary fiber (AOAC 2011.25)4.441 g

High Molecular Weight Dietary Fiber (HMWDF)4.251 g

Low Molecular Weight Dietary Fiber (LMWDF)0.1571 g

Sugars, Total6.0588 g

Sucrose3.056 g

Glucose0.9763 g

Fructose0.9275 g

Lactose0 g

Maltose1.099 g

Minerals

Calcium, Ca22.33 mg

Iron, Fe0.398 mg

Magnesium, Mg19.14 mg

Phosphorus, P36.73 mg

Potassium, K486.4 mg

Sodium, Na0 mg

Zinc, Zn0.3374 mg

Copper, Cu0.1866 mg

Manganese, Mn0.4174 mg

Selenium, Se0 ug

Molybdenum, Mo0 ug

Vitamins and other components

Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid14.84 mg

Thiamin0.045 mg

Niacin0.4325 mg

Vitamin B-60.1241 mg

Vitamin K (phylloquinone)0.2 ug

Vitamin K (Dihydrophylloquinone)0 ug

Vitamin K (Menaquinone-4)0 ug

Interesting fact

A Day and a Half of Vitamin A

One sweet potato baked in its skin provides 1,403 mcg RAE of vitamin A — 156% of the Daily Value. It arrives as beta-carotene, which the body converts to retinol at roughly 12 to 1, and cooking makes more of it available.

Source: NIH Office of Dietary Supplements

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