Sweet Potato Nutrition

Sweet potatoes have a high nutritional value and so including them in your diet can provide plenty of health benefits. The following story discusses the nutritional profile of a cup of sweet potatoes (200 mg).

These vegetables are rich in vitamin A and vitamin C. A cup of cooked slices of this vegetable, contain 39.2 mg of vitamin C. Even vegetables like broccoli, fail to provide this much vitamin content with the same amount of serving. So, one can say that their nutritional value is at par with green leafy vegetables like cabbage.

As far as content of vitamin B is concerned, it is found to be 4 mg per serving, which includes B vitamins like B6, riboflavin, niacin and thiamin. Whereas the vitamin E content is 1.4 mg for every cup of sweet potato.

Along with minerals and vitamins, they also contains proteins. It might be less than protein-rich foods like almonds, but is definitely more than healthy foods like cabbages. A 200 mg serving of these vegetables has 4 mg of protein. On the other hand, when these vegetables are mashed, their protein content decreases to 3.96 mg per serving.

Eating a cup full of these veggies means ingesting 76 mg of calcium, 54 mg of magnesium and 950 mg of potassium. We all know sufficient intake of calcium is very important for healthy bones. The mineral phosphorus that is crucial for bone development and to maintain normal hormonal balance, is also present in this vegetable.

Its quantity is 108 mg per serving. Minerals like zinc and copper are also there in this vegetable, but in small amounts. It contains 1.4 mg of iron which is very good when compared to green leafy vegetables like cabbage that have 1.8 mg per serving (170 mg).

People who are overweight and have high cholesterol levels can also consume this vegetable. With the inclusion of this vegetable in the diet, you are surely not increasing your saturated fat intake. This is because saturated fat content in these nutrition-packed veggies is very low (negligible).

Disclaimer: The information provided in this story is solely for educating the reader. It is not intended to be a substitute for the advice of a nutrition expert.