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Sweet potato, tuberous root, with skin, steamed: Calories & Nutrition per 100 g (Japan's Official Food Table)

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Sweet potato, tuberous root, with skin, steamed has 129 kcal per 100 g of edible portion, with 0.9 g protein, 0.2 g fat and 33.7 g carbohydrate, according to Japan's official Standard Tables of Food Composition.

Food number02046
Name in Japanese<いも類> (さつまいも類) さつまいも 塊根 皮つき 蒸し
Food groupPotatoes and starches
Refuse (inedible part)4 %

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Nutrition per 100 g (edible portion)

Energy129 kcal
Water64.2 g
Protein0.9 g
Fat0.2 g
Carbohydrate (by difference)33.7 g
Dietary fibre3.8 g
Salt equivalent0.1 g
Sodium22 mg
Potassium390 mg
Calcium40 mg
Iron0.5 mg
Vitamin C20 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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