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Sweet Potato Nutrition
Information
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The
Healthiest Vegetable
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Vegetable
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Score
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Sweetpotato
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100%
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Carrot
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70%
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Spinach
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41%
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Broccoli
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25%
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Baked
potato
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12%
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Cabbage
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8%
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Beets
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5%
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Mushrooms
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2%
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When rated
on their content of Vitamin A, Vitamin C, fiber, folate, calcium,
iron and copper, the sweet potato is the healthiest vegetable
you can eat. See the relative health value of other popular vegetables to see how they stack up with "Nature's Health Food" - sweet potatoes. |
Did you know that?
- One cup of cooked sweet potatoes provides 30 mg (50,000 IU) of beta-carotene.
It would take 23 cups of broccoli to provide the same amount.
- Sweet potatoes have 4 times the US Recommended Daily Allowance (USRDA)
for beta-carotene when eaten with the skin on.
- Sweet potatoes are a great source of vitamin E and they are virtually
fat-free. Most vitamin E-rich foods, such as vegetable oils, nuts
and avocados, contain a hefty dose of fat. Just 2/3 of a cup of sweet
potatoes provides 100% of the USRDA for vitamin E, without the unwanted
fat.
- Sweet potatoes provide many other essential nutrients including
vitamin B6, potassium, and iron.
- Sweet potatoes are a good source of dietary fiber, which helps to
promote a healthy digestive tract. Sweet potatoes have more fiber
than oatmeal.
- Sweet potatoes are virtually fat-free, cholesterol-free and very
low in sodium. A medium sweet potato has just 118 calories.