Sweet potato, cooked, baked in skin, flesh, with salt

Plant foods · Vegetables · All vegetables

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Macronutrients 58 / 100 How is this scored?

Composition

Energy

Protein 2.0 g · 8 kcal/100g
Fat 0.2 g · 1 kcal/100g
Carbs 20.7 g · 83 kcal/100g
Fiber 3.3 g
Water 76 g
Total energy 90 kcal

Energy is predominantly from carbs (90%); EFSA recommends 45–60% for a balanced diet

Fat quality 68 / 100 How is this scored?
Total fat
0.2g
Saturated
0.1g
Monounsat.
0.0g
Polyunsat.
0.1g
Omega-6
0.09g

Saturated fat is 0.5% of energy, within the WHO limit of 10%.

Protein quality 93 / 100 How is this scored?
Histidine 100%
Isoleucine 100%
Leucine 100%
Lysine 93%
Methionine + Cysteine 100%
Phenylalanine + Tyrosine 100%
Threonine 100%
Tryptophan 100%
Valine 100%

Limiting amino acid is Lysine (93% of FAO reference). Combining with complementary protein sources raises the overall score.

Micronutrients 44 / 100 How is this scored?

Vitamins

Vitamin C 19.6 mg
Vitamin D 0.0 µg
Vitamin E 0.7 mg
Vitamin K 2 µg
Thiamin (B1) 0.11 mg
Riboflavin (B2) 0.11 mg
Niacin (B3) 1.5 mg
Pantothenic (B5) 0.9 mg
Vitamin B6 0.29 mg
Folate (B9) 6 µg
Vitamin B12 0.00 µg

Minerals

Calcium 38 mg
Iron 0.7 mg
Magnesium 27 mg
Phosphorus 54 mg
Potassium 475 mg
Sodium 246 mg
Zinc 0.3 mg
Copper 0.16 mg
Manganese 0.50 mg
Selenium 0.2 µg

Notable source of Manganese (25% of EU NRV per 100 g). Score averages coverage across 20 tracked nutrients.