Sweet Potato Nutrition Facts & Calories Information

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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 potatoes nutrition facts and calorie

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

 

 

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