Sweet potatoes

as eaten · per 100 g: 79 kcal · 1.6 g protein · 3.3 g fiber

satiety per calorie · 0–100 · not a virtue scale

Why this score

solidly filling

Low energy density — a lot of food for the calories.

Three routes to fullness — one is enough

8% of kcal

81% water

42 g/Mcal

What pulls it down

How scores work

Per

Calories: 79
Protein: (8%); 2 g
Fat: (4%); <1 g
Carbohydrates: (88%); 17 g
of which sugar: 6 g
Fiber: 3 g
Sodium: 0 mg

Percentages are the share of calories from each macronutrient.

Better in this aisle

Roots & potatoes

Higher-scoring roots & potatoes, ranked by fullness per calorie.

100
Cooked oriental radishes0.7 g protein · 17 cals / 100 g
100
Pickled ginger0.3 g protein · 20 cals / 100 g
100
Radish0.7 g protein · 16 cals / 100 g
100
White radishes1 g protein · 14 cals / 100 g
98
Oriental radishes0.6 g protein · 18 cals / 100 g

Compare Sweet potatoes with another food

Recipes with sweet potatoes

46Hot honey beef & sweet potato bowl699 kcal · 47 g protein per serving
58Peanut chicken protein bowl505 kcal · 47 g protein per serving
37Sweet potato fries230 kcal · 3 g protein per serving

Per 100 g. Source: usda-foundation #2346404 — listed by USDA as “Sweet potatoes, orange flesh, without skin, raw”. Every number is traceable, every score recomputable. The score measures satiety per calorie. It is not a virtue scale, and no food here is forbidden. How the score works.