Sweet Potato Nutrition Facts & Calories Information

Sweet Potato is a highly nutritious edible tuber. It is a good source of Vitamin A, Magnesium, and Potassium. Sweet potatoes have many health benefits. In a research, It is found that sweet potatoes help to improve insulin sensitivity in people with type 2 diabetes. (1) Below are the Sweet Potato nutrition facts.

Sweet Potato Nutrition Facts

Nutrition facts for 1 Sweet Potato (5′ long / 130 g) are following

• Calories 112
• Carbohydrate 26.2 g
• Protein 2.0 g
• Total Fat 0.1 g
• Cholesterol 0.0 mg
• Water 100 g
• Vitamin A 18441 IU
• Vitamin C 3.1 mg
• Potassium 438 mg
• Choline 16.0 mg

Sweet Potato, raw nutrition Information

1 Sweet Potato (130 g) Sweet Potato Nutrition Information

Calorie in Sweet Potato

Total Calorie	112 (469 kJ)
From Carbohydrate	106 (444 kJ)
From Fat	0.5 (2.1 kJ)
From Protein	5.7 (23.9 kJ)

Carbohydrates in Sweet Potato

Total Carbohydrate	26.2 g
Dietary Fiber	3.9 g
Sugars	5.4 g
Starch	16.4 g

Vitamins in Sweet Potato

Niacin	0.7 mg
Thiamin	0.1 mg
Riboflavin	0.1 mg
Folate	14.3 mcg
Vitamin B6	0.3 mg
Vitamin B12	0.0 mcg
Pantothenic Acid	1.0 mg
Choline	16.0 mg
Vitamin K	2.3 mcg
Betaine	—
Vitamin A	18441 IU
Vitamin C	3.1 mg
Vitamin E	0.3 mg

Fats & Fatty Acids in Sweet Potato

Total Fat	0.1 g
Saturated Fat	0.0 g
Polyunsaturated Fat	0.0 g
Monounsaturated Fat	0.0 g
Total Omega-6 fatty acids	16.9 mg
Total Omega-3 fatty acids	1.3 mg

Minerals in Sweet Potato

Calcium	39.0 mg
Iron	0.8 mg
Magnesium	32.5 mg
Selenium	0.8 mcg
Potassium	438 mg
Sodium	71.5 mg
Zinc	0.4 mg
Copper	0.2 mg
Phosphorus	61.1 mg
Manganese	0.3 mg

Sterols in Sweet Potato

Cholesterol	0.0 mg
Phytosterols	15.6 mg

Others

Water	100 g
Ash	1.3 g