Cheryl,
Sweet potatoes are incredibly good for us, high in beta carotene, vitamin a,
dietary fiber, high in carbohydrate, etc.
You can find nutrient information in specific foods in books and many sites
on the web, one, the USDA Nutrient Data Base, is
http://www.rahul.net/cgi-bin/fatfree/usda/usda.cgi there is a link for this
site on the fatfree website. I hop theinfo I cut and pasted comes out
okay...
Nutritional Data for 100 grams of SWEETPOTATOES; CKD, BOILED, WO/SKIN,
WO/SALT
Mean value per 100.00 grams edible part; 0.0% refuse
Portions: 1/2 CUP MASHED = 164.00 gm, 1 CUP MASHED = 328.00 gm
2.7% Cals from fat, 6.8% Cals from protein, 90.4% Cals from carbs.
Male Female
Name Unit Amount %RDA %RDA
Food energy KCal: 105.000 3.6% 4.8%
Protein Gms : 1.650 2.6% 3.3%
Total lipid (fat) Gms : 0.300 0.3% 0.4%
Carbohydrate, by diff. Gms : 24.280 5.2% 7.2%
Total saturated fat Gms : 0.064 0.2% 0.3%
Ttl monounsaturated fat Gms : 0.011
Ttl polyunsaturated fat Gms : 0.132
Cholesterol Mg : 0.000 0.0% 0.0%
Sodium Mg : 13.000 2.6% 2.6%
Total dietary fiber Gms : 2.500 10.0% 10.0%
Vitamin A Re : 1705.000 170.5% 213.1%
Vitamin A IU :17054.000
Ascorbic acid Mg : 17.100 28.5% 28.5%
Thiamin Mg : 0.053 3.5% 4.8%
Riboflavin Mg : 0.140 8.2% 10.8%
Niacin Mg : 0.640 3.4% 4.3%
Vitamin B6 Mg : 0.244 12.2% 15.2%
Folacin Mcg : 11.100 5.5% 6.2%
Vitamin B12 Mcg : 0.000 0.0% 0.0%
Potassium Mg : 184.000 9.2% 9.2%
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