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Sweet Potato - Covington (Farmpak Brand)
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Grower/Rancher:
Barnes Farming
(Locale ID: NC0001)
Locale Product
Sweet potato
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Solanales
Family: Convolvulaceae
Genus: Ipomoea
Species: batatas
Binomial name
Ipomoea batatas
The sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the family Convolvulaceae. Its large, starchy, sweet-tasting, tuberous roots are an important root vegetable.
The sweet potato is only distantly related to the potato (Solanum tuberosum). The softer, orange variety is often called a yam in parts of North America, a practice intended to differentiate it from the firmer and more nutritious variety of sweet potato that is beige on the outside and yellow on the inside. The sweet potato is botanically very distinct from the other vegetable called a yam, which is native to Africa and Asia and belongs to the monocot family Dioscoreaceae. To prevent confusion, the United States Department of Agriculture requires sweet potatoes labeled as "yams" to be labeled also as "sweet potatoes".
Grower Comments
Raw Sweet Potato Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz)
Energy 360 kJ (86 kcal)
Carbohydrates 20.1 g
- Starch 12.7 g
- Sugars 4.2 g
- Dietary fibre 3.0 g
Fat 0.1 g
Protein 1.6 g
Vitamin A equiv. 709 μg (89%)
- beta-carotene 8509 μg (79%)
- lutein and zeaxanthin 0 μg
Thiamine (vit. B1) 0.1 mg (9%)
Riboflavin (vit. B2) 0.1 mg (8%)
Niacin (vit. B3) 0.61 mg (4%)
Pantothenic acid (B5) 0.8 mg (16%)
Vitamin B6 0.2 mg (15%)
Folate (vit. B9) 11 μg (3%)
Vitamin C 2.4 mg (3%)
Vitamin E 0.26 mg (2%)
Calcium 30.0 mg (3%)
Iron 0.6 mg (5%)
Magnesium 25.0 mg (7%)
Phosphorus 47.0 mg (7%)
Potassium 337 mg (7%)
Sodium 55 mg (4%)
Zinc 0.3 mg (3%)
Percentages are relative to US recommendations for adults.
Source: nutritiondata.comSource: USDA Nutrient Database
Last Update:
October
9, 2011
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