Sweet Potato Leaf Nutrition

Overview of Sweet Potato Leaf Nutrition

Scientific Name: Ipomoea batatas

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Order: Solanales

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Family: Convolvulaceae

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Firm, well shaped tubers with bright uniform coloring, skins free of cracks. The leaves are also eaten as a vegetable.

Calories

Name	Amount	% Daily Value
Calories	42 kcal	2%

Carbohydrates

Name	Amount	% Daily Value
Total Carbs	8.82 g	3%
Dietary Fiber	5.30 g	19%
Sugars	- g
Starch	- g

Sterols

Name	Amount	% Daily Value
Cholesterol	0.00 mg	0%
Phytosterols	- mg

Fat and Fatty Acids

Name	Amount	% Daily Value
Total Fat	0.51 g	1%
Saturated Fat	0.11 g	1%
Monounsaturated Fat	0.02 g
Polyunsaturated Fat, total	0.23 g
18:2 n-6 (LA), Omega-6	0.19 g
18:3 n-6 (GLA)	- g
18:3 n-3 (ALA), Omega-3	0.04 g
18:4 n-3 (SDA)	- g
20:5 n-3 (EPA)	- g
22:5 n-3 (DPA)	- g
22:6 n-3 (DHA)	- g
Trans Fat	0.00 g

Protein and Amino Acids

Name	Amount	% Daily Value
Protein, total	2.49 g	5%
Tryptophan	0.04 g
Threonine	- g
Isoleucine	- g
Leucine	- g
Lysine	0.23 g
Methionine	0.09 g
Cystine	0.05 g
Phenylalanine	- g
Tyrosine	- g
Valine	- g
Arginine	- g
Histidine	- g
Alanine	- g
Aspartic Acid	- g
Glutamic Acid	- g
Glycine	- g
Proline	- g
Serine	- g

Vitamins

Name	Amount	% Daily Value
Vitamin Can antioxidant and for immune health and making collagen	11.00 mg	12%
Thiaminfor amino acid, glucose, and lipid metabolism	0.16 mg	13%
Riboflavinfor amino acid, lipid, and vitamin B6 metabolism	0.34 mg	26%
Niacinfor digestive and skin health and nerve function	1.13 mg	7%
Pantothenic Acidfor cholesterol, fatty acid, and hormone metabolism	0.23 mg	5%
Vitamin B6for brain development, immune health, and protein metabolism	0.19 mg	11%
Folate, totalfor amino acid metabolism and preventing neural tube defects	1.00 mcg	0%
Folic Acid	0.00 mcg
Food Folate (dietary folate equivalent)	1.00 mcg
Cholinefor brain health and nerve function	- mg	-
Betainefor metabolizing an amino acid called homocysteine	- mg
Vitamin B12for nerve function and red blood cell formation	0.00 mcg	0%
Vitamin A, totalan antioxidant and for eye, immune, and reproductive health	188.91 mcg	21%
Retinol Acitiviy Equivalent	189.00 mcg
Retinol	0.00 mcg
Beta-Carotene	2217.00 mcg
Alpha-Carotene	42.00 mcg
Beta-Cryptoxanthin	58.00 mcg
Lycopenean antioxidant	0.00 mcg
Lutein and Zeaxanthinantioxidants	14720.00 mcg
Vitamin E, totalan antioxidant and for cardiovascular and immune health	- mg	-
Alpha-Tocopherol	- mg
Beta-Tocopherol	- mg
Gamma-Tocopherol	- mg
Delta-Tocopherol	- mg
Vitamin Dfor calcium absorption, immune health, and muscle/nerve function	0.00 mcg	0%
Vitamin K (phylloquinone)for bone health and normal blood clotting	302.20 mcg	252%
Biotinfor amino acid, glucose, and fatty acid metabolism	- mcg	-

Minerals

Name	Amount	% Daily Value
Calciumfor bone health and muscle/nerve function	78.00 mg	6%
Ironfor carrying oxygen to cells and muscles	0.97 mg	5%
Magnesiumfor bone and heart health and muscle/nerve function	70.00 mg	17%
Phosphorusfor bone health and helping the body store and use energy	81.00 mg	6%
Potassiumfor carbohydrate metabolism and muscle/nerve function	508.00 mg	11%
Sodiumfor muscle/nerve function	6.00 mg	0%
Zincan antioxidant and for immune health	- mg	-
Copperfor iron absorption and blood vessel, bone, and immune health	- mg	-
Manganesean antioxidant	- mg	-
Seleniuman antioxidant and for reproductive health and thyroid function	0.90 mcg	2%
Iodinefor thyroid function	- mcg	-
Chromiumfor metabolizing and storing carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins	- mcg	-
Molybdenumfor metabolizing sulfites and sulfur-containing amino acids	- mcg	-
Chloridefor muscle/nerve function	- mg	-
Fluoridefor reducing tooth decay	- mg

Flavonoids

Name	Amount

Others

Name	Amount
Water	86.81 g
Ash	1.36 g
Alcohol	0.00 g
Caffeine	0.00 mg
Theobromine	0.00 mg
Resveratrol	- mg
Phytoalbumin	- mg
Chlorogenic Acid	- mg

The "-" means insufficient data.

% Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet or refer to the Dietary Reference Intakes for a specific life stage.

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References:

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, Current Release.

National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements. Vitamin and Mineral Supplement Fact Sheets. Accessed from https://ods.od.nih.gov/.