Sweet potato

About this record

Sweet potato is listed here under Vegetables, with the preparation “Boiled”, from the source record “Sweet potato, cooked, boiled, without skin”. 32 of 34 nutrients have a value per 100 g. Values are copied unchanged from the source.

Where it ranks

• Vitamin A (RAE / retinol equivalent): 19th of 523 foods with a value (787 µg per 100 g)
• Vitamin E: 96th of 511 foods with a value (0.94 mg per 100 g)
• Manganese: 213th of 688 foods with a value (0.266 mg per 100 g)
• Pantothenic acid (B5): 235th of 670 foods with a value (0.581 mg per 100 g)
• Vitamin B6: 317th of 728 foods with a value (0.165 mg per 100 g)

Positions are among non-dried foods in our data that have a value for that nutrient.

Other preparation in the data: Baked

Source record: Sweet potato, cooked, baked in skin, flesh, without salt. A separate record with its own values, not merged with the one above.

Other preparation in the data: Canned

Source record: Sweet potato, canned, vacuum pack. A separate record with its own values, not merged with the one above.

Other preparation in the data: Cooked

Source record: Sweet potato, cooked, candied, home-prepared. A separate record with its own values, not merged with the one above.

Other preparation in the data: Fried

Source record: Sweet Potatoes, french fried, frozen as packaged, salt added in processing. A separate record with its own values, not merged with the one above.

Other preparation in the data: Frozen

Source record: Sweet potato, frozen, unprepared (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program). A separate record with its own values, not merged with the one above.

Other preparation in the data: Raw

Source record: Sweet potato, raw, unprepared (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program). A separate record with its own values, not merged with the one above.

Other preparation in the data: Steamed

Source record: Sweet potato, steamed. A separate record with its own values, not merged with the one above.

Sources and limitations

• Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy: “Sweet potato, cooked, boiled, without skin” (release 2018-04 (CSV)); UK CoFID (Public Health England): “Sweet potato, flesh only, boiled in unsalted water” (release 2021 integrated dataset (xlsx)); Canadian Nutrient File (Health Canada): “Sweet potato, boiled without skin” (release 2026 (14th edition, May 2026)).
• Amounts are per 100 g of the food as described by the record, in the units shown. The category and display name are assigned automatically and are being reviewed (About our data).
• Values are typical for the record and vary with variety, season and processing.
• Not medical advice; no recommended intakes are shown.

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