Sweet potato, cooked, boiled, without skin

Plant foods · Vegetables · All vegetables

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Macronutrients 53 / 100 How is this scored?

Composition

Energy

Protein 1.4 g · 5 kcal/100g
Fat 0.1 g · 1 kcal/100g
Carbs 17.7 g · 71 kcal/100g
Fiber 2.5 g
Water 80 g
Total energy 76 kcal

Energy is predominantly from carbs (91%); EFSA recommends 45–60% for a balanced diet

Fat quality 61 / 100 How is this scored?
Total fat
0.1g
Saturated
0.0g
Monounsat.
0.0g
Polyunsat.
0.1g
Omega-6
0.06g

Saturated fat is 0.4% of energy, within the WHO limit of 10%.

Protein quality 94 / 100 How is this scored?
Histidine 100%
Isoleucine 100%
Leucine 100%
Lysine 94%
Methionine + Cysteine 100%
Phenylalanine + Tyrosine 100%
Threonine 100%
Tryptophan 100%
Valine 100%

Limiting amino acid is Lysine (94% of FAO reference). Combining with complementary protein sources raises the overall score.

Micronutrients 33 / 100 How is this scored?

Vitamins

Vitamin A 787 µg
Vitamin C 12.8 mg
Vitamin D 0.0 µg
Vitamin E 0.9 mg
Vitamin K 2 µg
Thiamin (B1) 0.06 mg
Riboflavin (B2) 0.05 mg
Niacin (B3) 0.5 mg
Pantothenic (B5) 0.6 mg
Vitamin B6 0.17 mg
Folate (B9) 6 µg
Vitamin B12 0.00 µg

Minerals

Calcium 27 mg
Iron 0.7 mg
Magnesium 18 mg
Phosphorus 32 mg
Potassium 230 mg
Sodium 27 mg
Zinc 0.2 mg
Copper 0.09 mg
Manganese 0.27 mg
Selenium 0.2 µg

Notable source of Vitamin A (98% of EU NRV per 100 g). Score averages coverage across 21 tracked nutrients.