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Sweet potato: carbohydrates

Values per 100 g of “Sweet potato, steamed (without addition of salt)”, from the Swiss Food Composition Database.

Carbohydrate per 100 g
17.1g
For 10 g of carbs
58g
For 1 bread unit (12 g)
70g

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Carbohydrate
17.1g
of which sugars
4.2 g
Bread units (12 g)
1.4

Carbohydrate: 17.1 g, or 1.4 bread units.

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Nutrition values

Nutrition values per 100 g
Sweet potatoPer 100 g
Energy343 kJ / 81 kcal
Fat0.1 g
of which saturates0 g
Available carbohydrate17.1 g
of which sugars4.2 g
Starch12.7 g
Dietary fibre3 g
Protein1.6 g
Salt0.1 g
Water78.3 g

Its carbohydrate is mostly starch. How to read these values

Breakdown of the carbohydrate
  • Sugars 25%
  • Starch 74%
  • Other 1%

Source: Swiss Food Composition Database, version 7.1, Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office (FSVO). naehrwertdaten.ch

Similar foods

Same category of the Swiss database (Cereal products, pulses and potatoes › Potatoes and other starchy tubers), in grams of carbohydrate per 100 g.

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