Sweet potato: Nutrition Facts

Sweet potato is one of the few products that contains a wide variety of macro- and micronutrients that our body consumes every day. In our report, each element included in the composition of this product is examined in detail.

Calories (per 100g): 87.2 kcal

Sweet potato contains 4.18 grams of total sugars, 3 grams of dietary fiber and 12.65 grams of starch.
It has 0 milligrams of cholesterol and 0 milligrams of total trans fats.

Sweet potato — proteins, carbohydrates and fats (PCF)

Every 100 grams of Sweet potato provides about 2.1% of recommended daily protein intake. It also contents up to 0.1% of the daily intake of fats and 6.5% of carbs.


PCFPercent Daily Value (100g)
Protein1.6 g
2.1%
Fat50 mg
0.1%
Carbs20.1 g
6.5%

Vitamins

The chart below shows the vitamin content of Sweet potato of recommended daily intake in percent.

VitaminsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Vitamine A0.7 mg
77.8%
Beta Carotene8.5 mg
170.0%
Alpha Carotene0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D20 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D30 mg
0.0%
Vitamine E0.3 mg
2.1%
Vitamine K0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine C2.4 mg
2.7%
Vitamine B10.1 mg
8.3%
Vitamine B20.1 mg
7.7%
Vitamine B30.6 mg
3.8%
Vitamine B412.3 mg
2.5%
Vitamine B50.8 mg
16.0%
Vitamine B60.2 mg
15.4%
Vitamine B90 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B120 mg
0.0%

Minerals

The chart below shows the mineral content of Sweet potato.

MineralsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Calcium30 mg
3.0%
Iron0.6 mg
6.0%
Magnesium25 mg
6.3%
Phosphorus47 mg
6.7%
Potassium337 mg
7.2%
Sodium55 mg
4.2%
Zinc0.3 mg
2.7%
Copper0.2 mg
22.2%
Manganese0.3 mg
13.0%
Selenium0 mg
0.0%
Fluoride0 mg
0.0%

Amino acids

The chart below shows the amino acid content of Sweet potato.
Amino AcidsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Tryptophan31 mg
0.4%
Threonine83 mg
3.5%
Isoleucine55 mg
2.8%
Leucine92 mg
2.0%
Lysine66 mg
1.6%
Methionine29 mg
1.6%
Cystine22 mg
1.2%
Phenylalanine89 mg
2.0%
Tyrosine34 mg
0.8%
Valine86 mg
3.4%
Arginine55 mg
0.9%
Histidine31 mg
1.5%
Alanine77 mg
1.2%
Aspartic acid382 mg
3.1%
Glutamic acid155 mg
1.1%
Glycine63 mg
1.8%
Proline52 mg
1.2%
Serine88 mg
1.1%

A branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) is a complex of three essential amino acids leucine (0.092 g), isoleucine (0.055 g) and valine (0.086 g).
Sweet potato contains 0.23 grams of BCAAs per every 100 grams.

Creatine can be synthesized in the body from the three common amino acids glycine (0.063 g), arginine (0.055 g) and methionine (0.029 g).
Sweet potato contains 0.15 grams of these amino acids per every 100 grams.

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