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Sweet potato, purple flesh type, tuberous root, without skin, raw: Calories & Nutrition per 100 g

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Sweet potato, purple flesh type, tuberous root, without skin, raw has 277 kcal per 100 g of edible portion, with 3.1 g protein, 0.6 g fat and 71.9 g carbohydrate, according to Japan's official Standard Tables of Food Composition.

Food number02009
Name in Japanese<いも類> (さつまいも類) さつまいも 蒸し切干
Food groupPotatoes and starches

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Nutrition per 100 g (edible portion)

Energy277 kcal
Water22.2 g
Protein3.1 g
Fat0.6 g
Carbohydrate (by difference)71.9 g
Dietary fibre8.2 g
Salt equivalent0 g
Sodium18 mg
Potassium980 mg
Calcium53 mg
Iron2.1 mg
Vitamin C10 mg
Cholesterol(0) mg

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Source: Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Standard Tables of Food Composition in Japan (Eighth Revised Edition), 2023 supplement; English food names from the official English edition (2015). Compiled and reformatted by this website. This page is general information, not dietary or medical advice.

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