Amount of Starch in Sweet potato

Welcome to the nutritional starch content in 6 different types of sweet potato, ranging from 13.22 g to 5.22 g per 100g. The basic type of sweet potato is Sweet potato, raw, unprepared, where the amount of starch in 100g is 12.65 g. For a typical serving size of 1.000 cup, cubes (or 133.00 g) the amount of Starch is 16.82 g.

Top five sweet potato products high in starch

Below is a summary list for the top five sweet potato items ranked by the amount or level of starch in 100g.

1. Sweet Potatoes, french fried, frozen as packaged, salt added in processing : 13.22g
2. Sweet potato, raw, unprepared : 12.65g
3. Sweet potato, cooked, baked in skin, flesh, without salt : 7.05g
4. Sweet potato, cooked, baked in skin, flesh, with salt : 7.05g
5. Sweet potato, cooked, boiled, without skin : 5.22g

Following on from the five top sweet potato items or products containing starch we have a more comprehensive break down of Sweet potato, raw, unprepared, and the highest item containing starch which is Sweet Potatoes, french fried, frozen as packaged, salt added in processing. We also give a comparison of average values, median values and lowest values along with a comparison with other food groups and assess the effects of storage and preparation on the 6 types of sweet potato.

At the bottom of the page is the full list for the 6 different types of sweet potato based on the content in different servings in grams and oz (and other serving sizes), providing a comprehensive analysis of the starch content in sweet potato.

Sweet potato, raw, unprepared - Nutritional Content and Chart

The full nutrition content, RDA percentages and levels for Sweet potato, raw, unprepared should be considered along with the starch content. This food profile is part of our list of food and drinks under the general group Vegetables and Vegetable Products.Other important and starch related nutrients are Energy, Protein, Total Fat and Carbohydrate. For this 100g serving in your diet, the amount of Energy is 86.00 kcal (4% RDA), the amount of Protein is 1.57 g (3% RDA), the amount of Total Fat is 0.05 g and the amount of Carbohydrate is 20.12 g (15% RDA). The nutritional content and facts for 100g, which includes Energy, Protein, Total Fat and Carbohydrate is shown in the RDA chart below as percentages of the recommended daily allowance along with the starch levels in sweet potato.

Our proprietary nutritional density score gives a nutritional value out of 100 based on 9 different vitamins, minerals and macro nutrients. Sweet potato, raw, unprepared has a nutritional value score of 22.00 out of 100.

Amount of starch per 100 Calories

100 calories of sweet potato, raw, unprepared is a serving size of 0 g, and the amount of Starch is 0 g. Other important and related nutrients and macronutrients such as Total Fat, in 100 Calories are as follows; Energy 0 kcal (0% RDA), Protein 0 g (0% RDA), Total Fat 0 g (0% RDA), Carbohydrate 0 g (0% RDA). This is shown in the starch RDA percentage chart below, based on 100 Calories, along with the other important nutrients and macro nutrients.

Content per Typical Serving Size 1.000 cup, cubes (or 133.00 g)

For the food Sweet potato, raw, unprepared the typical serving size is 1.000 cup, cubes (or 133.00 g) which contains 16.82 g of Starch. In terms of the gram weight and total content for this serving the Energy content is 114.38 kcal, the Protein content is 2.09 g, the Total Fat content is 0.07 g and the Carbohydrate content is 26.76 g. The percentages are shown below in the starch chart, for the typical serving of starch and the related and important nutritional values.

Macronutrients in Sweet potato, raw, unprepared

The amount of protein, fat and carbs from this food described above is measured in grams per 100g and grams in a typical serving size (in this case 1.000 cup, cubes or 133.00 g), although it is also useful to give the number of calories from protein, fat and carbohydrate which are the most important macronutrients. For this serving in your diet here are the macronutrient calories. From protein the number of calories is 5.8 (kcal).The total calories from carbohydrate is 107.8 (kcal).

Grams of starch in sweet potato (per 100g)

This list of 6 types of sweet potato, is brought to you by www.dietandfitnesstoday.com and ranges from Sweet Potatoes, french fried, frozen as packaged, salt added in processing through to Sweet potato, cooked, boiled, without skin, with salt where all food items are ranked by the content or amount per 100g. The nutritional starch content can be scaled by the amount in grams, oz or typical serving sizes. Simply click on a food item or beverage from the list at the bottom of the page to give a full dietary nutritional breakdown to answer the question how much starch in sweet potato.

The list below gives the total starch content in the 6 items from the general description 'sweet potato' each of which show the starch amount as well as Energy, Protein, Total Fat and Carbohydrate. Below, is the top 6 food items shown in the starch chart. This gives a quick and easy dietary comparison for the different items, where each item is listed at the bottom of the page with a nutritional summary.

The corresponding nutritional value for sweet potato based on our density score out of 100 (ranked by the amount of starch per 100g) is shown in the below nutritional density chart.

The corresponding Calories for sweet potato ranked by the amount of starch per 100g is shown below in the sweet potato calories chart.

Effect of Preparation and Storage on starch

The level of starch can be affected by the method of storage for example canned or frozen and also by the method of preparation for example either raw, cooked or fried. The total number of frozen food items is 1. The highest amount of starch from the 1 frozen items is in Sweet Potatoes, french fried, frozen as packaged, salt added in processing where the starch content is 13.22 g per 100g. The total food items which are raw is 1 item. The highest amount of starch from the 1 raw items is in Sweet potato, raw, unprepared where the content is 12.65 g per 100g. The number of food items which are cooked are 4 items. The highest amount of starch from the 4 cooked items is in Sweet potato, cooked, baked in skin, flesh, without salt where the amount is 7.05 g per 100g. Comparing raw and cooked sweet potato shows that cooking can change the levels of starch by 5.6 g in a 100g serving.

Average Content for sweet potato

The average (or more correctly the arithmetic mean) amount of starch contained in 100g of sweet potato, based on the list below of 6 different items under the general description of sweet potato, is 8.40 g of starch. The averages for the different nutrients are as follows; the average amount of Energy is 100.33 kcal, the average amount of Protein is 1.75 g, the average amount of Total Fat is 1.59 g and the average amount of Carbohydrate is g.

Median Amount

The median value of Starch is found in Sweet potato, cooked, baked in skin, flesh, without salt which in 100g contains 7.05 g of Starch. For this serving the amount of Energy is 90.00 kcal, the amount of Protein is 2.01 g, the amount of Total Fat is 0.15 g and the amount of Carbohydrate is 20.71 g.

Highest starch Content per 100g

Using the list below for the 6 different sweet potato nutrition entries in our database, the highest amount of starch is found in Sweet Potatoes, french fried, frozen as packaged, salt added in processing which contains 13.22 g of starch per 100g. The associated percentage of RDA is %. For this 100g serving the Energy content is 182.00 kcal, the Protein content is 2.16 g, the Total Fat content is 8.92 g, the Carbohydrate content is 35.58 g.

The lowest amount of starch in 100g is in Sweet potato, cooked, boiled, without skin, with salt which contains 5.22 g. This gives as percentage of the recommended daily allowance % of the RDA. For this 100g serving the amount of Energy is 76.00 kcal, the amount of Protein is 1.37 g, the amount of Total Fat is 0.14 g, the amount of Carbohydrate is 17.72 g.

The difference between the highest and lowest values gives a starch range of 8 g per 100g. The range for the other nutrients are as follows; 106 kcal for Energy, 0.79 g for Protein, 8.78 g for Total Fat, 0 g for Carbohydrate.

Highest Amount of starch per Serving

Please remember that the above gives an accurate value in 100g for high starch foods in your diet. For example 100g of Sweet potato, raw, unprepared contains 12.65 g of starch. However, there are other factors to consider when you are assessing your nutritional requirements. You should also take into account portion sizes when you are considering the starch nutritional content.

The food with the highest starch content per typical serving is Sweet potato, cooked, boiled, without skin, with salt which contains 17.12 g in 1.000 cup, mashed (or 328.00 g). For this serving the Energy content is 249.28 kcal, the Protein content is 4.49 g, the Total Fat content is 0.46 g and the Carbohydrate content is 58.12 g.

Nutritional Information Summary

From the list below you can find a full nutrition facts breakdown for all foods containing starch which can be scaled for different servings and quantities. We have also sorted our complete nutritional information and vitamin database of over 7000 foods, to give a list of foods with starch.

Sweet potato List, starch Content per 100g 1. Sweet Potatoes, french fried, frozen as packaged, salt added in processing - Starch   Nutritional Value : 18.00 / 100     food group - Vegetables and Vegetable Products   Starch (%RDA) Energy (%RDA) Carbohydrate (%RDA) Total Fat (%RDA) Protein (%RDA)   Profile for a 100g serving :   13.22 g 182.00 kcal (9%) 35.58 g (27%) 8.92 g (14%) 2.16 g (4%)   Typical Serving size of 12.000 fries (or 51.00g):    6.74 g 92.82 kcal (5%) 18.15 g (14%) 4.55 g (7%) 1.1 g (2%) 2. Sweet potato, raw, unprepared - Starch   Nutritional Value : 22.00 / 100     food group - Vegetables and Vegetable Products   Starch Energy Carbohydrate Total Fat Protein   Profile for a 100g serving :   12.65 g 86.00 kcal (4%) 20.12 g (15%) 0.05 g (0%) 1.57 g (3%)   Typical Serving size of 1.000 cup and cubes (or 133.00g):    16.82 g 114.38 kcal (6%) 26.76 g (21%) 0.07 g (0%) 2.09 g (4%)   Other serving sizes 1.000 sweetpotato and 5" long (or 130.00g):   16.45 g 111.8 kcal (6%) 26.16 g (20%) 0.07 g (0%) 2.04 g (4%) 3. Sweet potato, cooked, baked in skin, flesh, without salt - Starch   Nutritional Value : 24.00 / 100     food group - Vegetables and Vegetable Products   Starch Energy Carbohydrate Total Fat Protein   Profile for a 100g serving :   7.05 g 90.00 kcal (5%) 20.71 g (16%) 0.15 g (0%) 2.01 g (4%)   Typical Serving size of 1.000 cup (or 200.00g):    14.1 g 180 kcal (9%) 41.42 g (32%) 0.3 g (0%) 4.02 g (7%)   Other serving sizes 1.000 large (or 180.00g):   12.69 g 162 kcal (8%) 37.28 g (29%) 0.27 g (0%) 3.62 g (6%)   Other serving sizes 1.000 medium (2" dia, 5" long and raw) (or 114.00g):   8.04 g 102.6 kcal (5%) 23.61 g (18%) 0.17 g (0%) 2.29 g (4%)   Other serving sizes 1.000 small (or 60.00g):   4.23 g 54 kcal (3%) 12.43 g (10%) 0.09 g (0%) 1.21 g (2%) 4. Sweet potato, cooked, baked in skin, flesh, with salt - Starch   Nutritional Value : 17.00 / 100     food group - Vegetables and Vegetable Products   Starch Energy Carbohydrate Total Fat Protein   Profile for a 100g serving :   7.05 g 92.00 kcal (5%) 20.71 g (16%) 0.15 g (0%) 2.01 g (4%)   Typical Serving size of 1.000 medium (2" dia, 5" long and raw) (or 114.00g):    8.04 g 104.88 kcal (5%) 23.61 g (18%) 0.17 g (0%) 2.29 g (4%)   Other serving sizes 0.500 cup and mashed (or 100.00g):   7.05 g 92 kcal (5%) 20.71 g (16%) 0.15 g (0%) 2.01 g (4%) 5. Sweet potato, cooked, boiled, without skin - Starch   Nutritional Value : 24.00 / 100     food group - Vegetables and Vegetable Products   Starch Energy Carbohydrate Total Fat Protein   Profile for a 100g serving :   5.22 g 76.00 kcal (4%) 17.72 g (14%) 0.14 g (0%) 1.37 g (2%)   Typical Serving size of 1.000 cup and mashed (or 328.00g):    17.12 g 249.28 kcal (12%) 58.12 g (45%) 0.46 g (1%) 4.49 g (8%)   Other serving sizes 1.000 medium (or 151.00g):   7.88 g 114.76 kcal (6%) 26.76 g (21%) 0.21 g (0%) 2.07 g (4%) 6. Sweet potato, cooked, boiled, without skin, with salt - Starch   Nutritional Value : 24.00 / 100     food group - Vegetables and Vegetable Products   Starch Energy Carbohydrate Total Fat Protein   Profile for a 100g serving :   5.22 g 76.00 kcal (4%) 17.72 g (14%) 0.14 g (0%) 1.37 g (2%)   Typical Serving size of 1.000 cup and mashed (or 328.00g):    17.12 g 249.28 kcal (12%) 58.12 g (45%) 0.46 g (1%) 4.49 g (8%)

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