Sweet potatoes: nutrition and preparations
Explore sweet potato roots in raw, baked, boiled, frozen and canned forms. Leaves, fries and casseroles are excluded.
24 source records
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These are independent USDA records, not measurements of the same food before and after cooking. Water content, edible part and added ingredients can differ; equal weights are not equivalent portions.
| Nutrient | Sweet potato, raw, unprepared (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program)SR Legacy · FDC 168482 | Sweet potato, cooked, boiled, without skinSR Legacy · FDC 168484 | Difference (second − first) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Energy (kcal) | 86 | 76 | -10 |
| Protein (g) | 1.57 | 1.37 | -0.2 |
| Carbohydrates (g) | 20.12 | 17.72 | -2.4 |
| Fat (g) | 0.05 | 0.14 | +0.09 |
| Dietary Fiber (g) | 3 | 2.5 | -0.5 |
| Sodium (mg) | 55 | 27 | -28 |
A dash means not reported, not zero. Differences describe these records only and do not measure nutrient retention or health effects.
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Cooked or roasted
- Sweet potato, baked, fat addedFNDDS · FDC 2709700
- Sweet potato, baked, no added fatFNDDS · FDC 2709699
- Sweet potato, baked, NS as to fatFNDDS · FDC 2709698
- Sweet potato, boiled, fat addedFNDDS · FDC 2709703
- Sweet potato, boiled, no added fatFNDDS · FDC 2709702
- Sweet potato, boiled, NS as to fatFNDDS · FDC 2709701
- Sweet potato, cooked, as ingredientFNDDS · FDC 2710794
- Sweet potato, cooked, baked in skin, flesh, with saltSR Legacy · FDC 170134
- Sweet potato, cooked, baked in skin, flesh, without saltSR Legacy · FDC 168483
- Sweet potato, cooked, boiled, without skinSR Legacy · FDC 168484
- Sweet potato, cooked, boiled, without skin, with saltSR Legacy · FDC 170541
Frozen, prepared or unprepared
Canned or pickled
- Sweet potato, canned, fat addedFNDDS · FDC 2709707
- Sweet potato, canned, mashedSR Legacy · FDC 169305
- Sweet potato, canned, no added fatFNDDS · FDC 2709706
- Sweet potato, canned, NS as to fatFNDDS · FDC 2709705
- Sweet potato, canned, syrup pack, drained solidsSR Legacy · FDC 170084
- Sweet potato, canned, syrup pack, solids and liquidsSR Legacy · FDC 170083
- Sweet potato, canned, vacuum packSR Legacy · FDC 168485