Protein in food · Vegetables, fruit & tofu
How much protein is in sweet potatoes?
One medium sweet potato (200 g) has 3.2 g of protein (172 kcal); 100 g has 1.6 g.
1.9 g protein per 100 kcal · USDA FoodData Central
Only 1.6 g of protein per 100 g (1.9 g per 100 kcal, 7% of its calories).
25 g of protein from sweet potatoes alone takes 1563 g (about 7.8 medium sweet potatoes) and 1344 kcal.
#19 of 32 in Vegetables, fruit & tofu for protein per 100 g, #29 for protein per calorie.
Protein per portion
| Portion | Protein | kcal | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 g | 1.6 g | 86 | 20.1 g | 0.1 g |
| 1 oz (28 g) | 0.5 g | 24 | 5.7 g | 0 g |
| 1 cup (133 g) | 2.1 g | 114 | 27 g | 0.1 g |
| 1 medium (200 g) | 3.2 g | 172 | 40 g | 0.2 g |
| 1 large (280 g) | 4.5 g | 241 | 56 g | 0.3 g |
| 1 small (130 g) | 2.1 g | 112 | 26 g | 0.1 g |
One medium sweet potato (200 g) is 3% of a 120 g daily target, what our protein calculator gives a 165 lb person building muscle.
Most of its calories come from carbohydrate: about 93%.
One medium sweet potato (200 g) also has 6 g of fiber.
How it compares
The 4 foods in the same aisle closest in calories per 100 g, ranked by protein per calorie. Per calorie, it has more protein than bananas and less than extra-firm tofu, baby potatoes and russet potatoes.
| Food | Protein | kcal | Protein per 100 kcal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extra-firm tofu | 10 g | 83 | 12.0 g |
| Baby potatoes | 1.9 g | 70 | 2.7 g |
| Russet potatoes | 2.1 g | 79 | 2.7 g |
| Sweet potatoes | 1.6 g | 86 | 1.9 g |
| Bananas | 1.1 g | 89 | 1.2 g |
Recipes with sweet potatoes
2 recipes in the Feast Mode library use sweet potatoes, macros computed the same way.
Across the 2 library recipes that use it, a serving has 150 g of sweet potatoes on average, which brings 2.4 g of protein: 5% of the dish’s protein. It carries the most in Buffalo Chicken Stuffed Sweet Potatoes, at 6% of the protein.
Questions
How much protein is in one medium sweet potato?
One medium sweet potato (200 g) has 3.2 g of protein and 172 kcal, with 40 g of carbohydrate and 0.2 g of fat.
How much protein is in 100 g of sweet potatoes?
100 g of sweet potatoes has 1.6 g of protein, 86 kcal, 20.1 g of carbohydrate and 0.1 g of fat (USDA FoodData Central 168482).
Are sweet potatoes a good source of protein?
Low in protein: Only 1.6 g of protein per 100 g (1.9 g per 100 kcal, 7% of its calories). Getting 25 g of protein from sweet potatoes alone takes 1563 g (about 7.8 medium sweet potatoes) and 1344 kcal.
Which has more protein, sweet potatoes or bananas?
Sweet potatoes, with 1.6 g of protein per 100 g against 1.1 g for bananas. Per 100 kcal: sweet potatoes 1.9 g, bananas 1.2 g.
Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 168482: “Sweet potato, raw, unprepared (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program)”, per 100 g. Portion numbers multiply those values by the portion weight. Estimates for information, not medical advice. How we calculate
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