Sweet potato, canned, vacuum pack

Plant foods · Vegetables · All vegetables

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Macronutrients 51 / 100 How is this scored?

Composition

Energy

Protein 1.7 g · 7 kcal/100g
Fat 0.2 g · 2 kcal/100g
Carbs 21.1 g · 84 kcal/100g
Fiber 1.8 g
Water 76 g
Total energy 91 kcal

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

Fat quality 62 / 100 How is this scored?
Total fat
0.2g
Saturated
0.0g
Monounsat.
0.0g
Polyunsat.
0.1g
Omega-6
0.07g

Saturated fat is 0.4% 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 40 / 100 How is this scored?

Vitamins

Vitamin A 399 µg
Vitamin C 26.4 mg
Vitamin D 0.0 µg
Vitamin E 1.0 mg
Vitamin K 2 µg
Thiamin (B1) 0.04 mg
Riboflavin (B2) 0.06 mg
Niacin (B3) 0.7 mg
Pantothenic (B5) 0.5 mg
Vitamin B6 0.19 mg
Folate (B9) 17 µg
Vitamin B12 0.00 µg

Minerals

Calcium 22 mg
Iron 0.9 mg
Magnesium 22 mg
Phosphorus 49 mg
Potassium 312 mg
Sodium 53 mg
Zinc 0.2 mg
Copper 0.14 mg
Manganese 0.46 mg
Selenium 0.7 µg

Notable source of Vitamin A (50% of EU NRV per 100 g). Score averages coverage across 21 tracked nutrients.