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Sweet potato nutrition facts

A typical portion of sweet potato (1 sweetpotato, 5" long; 130 g, raw, unprepared) has 110 calories and 2g of protein (USDA FoodData Central). USDA lists 30 descriptions of it: per 100 g they range from 57 calories (squash, pumpkin, chrysanthemum, or bean leaves, cooked) to 209 (sweet Potatoes, french fried, crosscut, frozen, unprepared).

Nutrition Facts

Serving size1 sweetpotato, 5" long (130g)

AmountPortion

Amount per serving

Calories110

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 0g0%

Saturated Fat 0g0%

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 0mg0%

Sodium 70mg3%

Total Carbohydrate 26g10%

Dietary Fiber 4g14%

Total Sugars 5g

Includes Added Sugars not declared

Protein 2g4%

Vitamin D 0mcg0%

Calcium 40mg3%

Iron 0.8mg4%

Potassium 440mg9%

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. Protein % DV here is not corrected for protein quality.

USDA values per 100 g for Sweet potato, raw, unprepared (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program), scaled to the portion. Check the USDA record.

Protein per 100 g: 1.6g; more than 21% of 8,218 USDA reference foods
Calories per 100 g: 86; more than 25% of reference foods
Sodium per 100 g: 55mg; more than 37% of reference foods

1 sweetpotato, 5" long weighs 130 g in USDA's record for Sweet potato, raw, unprepared (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) (FDC 168482).

Where the calories come from: 92% carbohydrate, 1% fat and 7% protein (4 calories a gram of protein or carbohydrate, 9 of fat).

Also rich in

Vitamin A922 µg RAE in 1 sweetpotato, 5" long (130 g), 102% of the Daily Value
Copper0.2 mg in 1 sweetpotato, 5" long (130 g), 22% of the Daily Value
Vitamin B60.3 mg in 1 sweetpotato, 5" long (130 g), 16% of the Daily Value
Manganese0.3 mg in 1 sweetpotato, 5" long (130 g), 15% of the Daily Value

Source: USDA FoodData Central (FDC 168482), every nutrient the record reports; FDA Daily Values, 21 CFR 101.9.

Every form of sweet potato USDA describes

Sweet Potatoes… (FDC 168015) has the most calories per 100 g (209); the fewest: Squash, pumpkin, chrysanthemum… (57)

Per 100 g, USDA FoodData Central. The violet bar is the form on the label at left.

All 30 USDA descriptions of sweet potato, per 100 g
USDA description	Calories	Protein	Fat	Sodium
Sweet potato, raw, unprepared (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program)	86	1.6 g	0.1 g	55 mg
Sweet Potatoes, french fried, frozen as packaged, salt added in processing	182	2.2 g	8.9 g	146 mg
Sweet potato, squash, pumpkin, chrysanthemum, or bean leaves, cooked	57	2.1 g	2.9 g	128 mg
Sweet potato, cooked, baked in skin, flesh, without salt	90	2 g	0.2 g	36 mg
Sweet potato, cooked, baked in skin, flesh, with salt	90	2 g	0.2 g	246 mg
Sweet potato, canned, mashed	101	2 g	0.2 g	75 mg
Sweet potato, casserole or mashed	99	1.9 g	2.6 g	132 mg
Sweet potato, frozen, unprepared (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program)	96	1.7 g	0.2 g	6 mg
Sweet potato, frozen, cooked, baked, without salt	100	1.7 g	0.1 g	8 mg
Sweet potato, frozen, cooked, baked, with salt	100	1.7 g	0.1 g	244 mg
Sweet Potatoes, french fried, crosscut, frozen, unprepared	209	1.7 g	11.1 g	214 mg
Sweet potato, canned, vacuum pack	91	1.7 g	0.2 g	53 mg
Sweet potato, cooked, as ingredient	82	1.7 g	0.4 g	0 mg
Sweet potato, baked, no added fatSame values: Sweet potato, boiled, no added fat	82	1.6 g	0.4 g	154 mg
Sweet potato, canned, no added fat	91	1.6 g	0.2 g	207 mg
Sweet potato, NFSSame values: Sweet potato, baked, NS as to fat, Sweet potato, baked, fat added, Sweet potato, boiled, NS as to fat, Sweet potato, boiled, fat added	115	1.6 g	4.5 g	161 mg
Sweet potato, canned, NS as to fatSame values: Sweet potato, canned, fat added	124	1.6 g	4.4 g	211 mg
Sweet potatoes, orange flesh, without skin, raw	77	1.6 g	0.4 g	0 mg
Sweet potato, cooked, boiled, without skin	76	1.4 g	0.1 g	27 mg
Sweet potato, cooked, boiled, without skin, with salt	76	1.4 g	0.1 g	263 mg
Sweet potato, canned, syrup pack, drained solids	108	1.3 g	0.3 g	39 mg
Sweet potato, candied	187	1.2 g	3.5 g	121 mg
Sweet potato, canned, syrup pack, solids and liquids	89	1 g	0.2 g	29 mg
Sweet potato, cooked, candied, home-prepared	164	0.9 g	3.5 g	119 mg

Every nutrient in this record (113)

The portion is 1 sweetpotato, 5" long (130 g); % DV is for that portion.

Energy, macronutrients and sugars (21)

Nutrient	Per portion	Per 100 g	% DV
Protein	2.04 g	1.57 g	4%
Total lipid (fat)	0.065 g	0.050 g	0%
Carbohydrate, by difference	26.2 g	20.1 g	10%
Ash	1.29 g	0.99 g
Energy	112 kcal	86.0 kcal
Starch	16.4 g	12.7 g
Sucrose	3.28 g	2.52 g
Glucose	1.25 g	0.96 g
Fructose	0.91 g	0.70 g
Lactose	0 g	0 g
Maltose	0 g	0 g
Alcohol, ethyl	0 g	0 g
Water	100 g	77.3 g
Total Sugars	5.43 g	4.18 g
Galactose	0 g	0 g
Fiber, total dietary	3.90 g	3.00 g	14%
Cholesterol	0 mg	0 mg	0%
Fatty acids, total trans	0 g	0 g
Fatty acids, total saturated	0.023 g	0.018 g	0%
Fatty acids, total monounsaturated	0.0013 g	0.0010 g
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated	0.018 g	0.014 g

Minerals (10)

Nutrient	Per portion	Per 100 g	% DV
Calcium, Ca	39.0 mg	30.0 mg	3%
Iron, Fe	0.79 mg	0.61 mg	4%
Magnesium, Mg	32.5 mg	25.0 mg	8%
Phosphorus, P	61.1 mg	47.0 mg	5%
Potassium, K	438 mg	337 mg	9%
Sodium, Na	71.5 mg	55.0 mg	3%
Zinc, Zn	0.39 mg	0.30 mg	4%
Copper, Cu	0.20 mg	0.15 mg	22%
Manganese, Mn	0.34 mg	0.26 mg	15%
Selenium, Se	0.78 µg	0.60 µg	1%

Vitamins (32)

Nutrient	Per portion	Per 100 g	% DV
Retinol	0 µg	0 µg
Vitamin A, RAE	922 µg	709 µg	102%
Carotene, beta	11,062 µg	8,509 µg
Carotene, alpha	9.10 µg	7.00 µg
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol)	0.34 mg	0.26 mg	2%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)	0 µg	0 µg	0%
Cryptoxanthin, beta	0 µg	0 µg
Lycopene	0 µg	0 µg
Lutein + zeaxanthin	0 µg	0 µg
Tocopherol, beta	0.013 mg	0.010 mg
Tocopherol, gamma	0 mg	0 mg
Tocopherol, delta	0 mg	0 mg
Tocotrienol, alpha	0.013 mg	0.010 mg
Tocotrienol, beta	0 mg	0 mg
Tocotrienol, gamma	0 mg	0 mg
Tocotrienol, delta	0 mg	0 mg
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid	3.12 mg	2.40 mg	3%
Thiamin	0.10 mg	0.078 mg	8%
Riboflavin	0.079 mg	0.061 mg	6%
Niacin	0.72 mg	0.56 mg	5%
Pantothenic acid	1.04 mg	0.80 mg
Vitamin B-6	0.27 mg	0.21 mg	16%
Folate, total	14.3 µg	11.0 µg
Vitamin B-12	0 µg	0 µg	0%
Choline, total	16.0 mg	12.3 mg	3%
Vitamin K (Dihydrophylloquinone)	0 µg	0 µg
Vitamin K (phylloquinone)	2.34 µg	1.80 µg	2%
Folic acid	0 µg	0 µg
Folate, food	14.3 µg	11.0 µg
Folate, DFE	14.3 µg	11.0 µg	4%
Vitamin E, added	0 mg	0 mg
Vitamin B-12, added	0 µg	0 µg

Amino acids (18)

Nutrient	Per portion	Per 100 g
Tryptophan	0.040 g	0.031 g
Threonine	0.11 g	0.083 g
Isoleucine	0.072 g	0.055 g
Leucine	0.12 g	0.092 g
Lysine	0.086 g	0.066 g
Methionine	0.038 g	0.029 g
Cystine	0.029 g	0.022 g
Phenylalanine	0.12 g	0.089 g
Tyrosine	0.044 g	0.034 g
Valine	0.11 g	0.086 g
Arginine	0.072 g	0.055 g
Histidine	0.040 g	0.031 g
Alanine	0.10 g	0.077 g
Aspartic acid	0.50 g	0.38 g
Glutamic acid	0.20 g	0.15 g
Glycine	0.082 g	0.063 g
Proline	0.068 g	0.052 g
Serine	0.11 g	0.088 g

Fatty acids (30)

Nutrient	Per portion	Per 100 g
SFA 4:0	0 g	0 g
SFA 6:0	0 g	0 g
SFA 8:0	0 g	0 g
SFA 10:0	0 g	0 g
SFA 12:0	0 g	0 g
SFA 14:0	0 g	0 g
SFA 16:0	0.023 g	0.018 g
SFA 18:0	0.0013 g	0.0010 g
SFA 20:0	0 g	0 g
MUFA 18:1	0.0013 g	0.0010 g
PUFA 18:2	0.017 g	0.013 g
PUFA 18:3	0.0013 g	0.0010 g
PUFA 20:4	0 g	0 g
PUFA 22:6 n-3 (DHA)	0 g	0 g
SFA 22:0	0 g	0 g
MUFA 14:1	0 g	0 g
MUFA 16:1	0 g	0 g
PUFA 18:4	0 g	0 g
MUFA 20:1	0 g	0 g
PUFA 20:5 n-3 (EPA)	0 g	0 g
MUFA 22:1	0 g	0 g
PUFA 22:5 n-3 (DPA)	0 g	0 g
Phytosterols	15.6 mg	12.0 mg
SFA 15:0	0 g	0 g
SFA 17:0	0 g	0 g
SFA 24:0	0 g	0 g
PUFA 20:2 n-6 c,c	0 g	0 g
MUFA 17:1	0 g	0 g
PUFA 20:3	0 g	0 g
MUFA 15:1	0 g	0 g

Source: USDA FoodData Central, FDC 168482: every value the record reports, per 100 g as USDA gives it and scaled to the portion; Daily Values: 21 CFR 101.9.

Source: USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy, Foundation Foods and Survey foods), April 30, 2026 release.

Questions

How many calories are in sweet potato?

110 in 1 sweetpotato, 5" long (130 g) of raw, unprepared; 57 to 209 per 100 g across USDA's descriptions.

How much protein is in sweet potato?

2g in 1 sweetpotato, 5" long; 1.6 g per 100 g.

How much sodium is in sweet potato?

70mg in 1 sweetpotato, 5" long; 55 mg per 100 g. Salt added in cooking changes it: USDA lists salted and unsalted forms separately where it measured both.

Sweet potato compared

Sweet potato vs potato

Sources for this page

USDA FoodData Central: the food and product records, April 30, 2026 release. fdc.nal.usda.gov
FoodData Central documentation: what each data type is and how branded records are submitted. fdc.nal.usda.gov
USDA Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies: the survey foods and their portions. ars.usda.gov
21 CFR 101.9, Nutrition labeling of food: the label format, rounding and Daily Values. ecfr.gov
FDA, How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label: the 5% and 20% Daily Value rule. fda.gov