Vegetable

Whole Tuber

Sweet Potato whole tuber is a prepared form of the tuber, cut or sorted so cooks get consistent pieces without full breakdown. plant ingredient with cultivar-driven sweetness, acid or starch. Match cooking time to piece size and moisture. ripeness and cut size drive timing more than complex technique. Use sound product and keep cut surfaces from drying out before the pan. Wipe pans of excess fat before deglazing if you want a bright sauce.

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Quantity

Unit

Kg Liters Whole

Note

Characteristics

Preparations

BoiledFreshFriedMashedRoastedStored Whole

Traits

HeartyIntactPortionRecipe UnitSkin OnStapleStorageWhole Tuber

Nutrition

Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.

Nutrition Facts

Per 100 g edible portion

Calories 63.2

Amount per 100 g

Total Fat 0.29 g
Saturated Fat 0.06 g
Trans Fat 0 g
Monounsaturated Fat 0.06 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.17 g
Cholesterol 0 mg
Sodium 18.9 mg
Salt 0.05 g
Total Carbohydrate 13.3 g
Dietary Fibre 2.62 g
Total Sugars 2.94 g
Complex / starch 5.93 g
Protein 1.87 g
Water 82.1 g

Detailed nutrients

Energy 63.2 kcal
Water 82.1 g
Carbohydrates 13.3 g
- Sugars 2.94 g
- Starch 5.93 g
- Fibre 2.62 g
Protein 1.87 g
Fat 0.29 g
- Saturated Fat 0.06 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.06 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.17 g
  - Omega-3 0.06 g
Vitamins 80.9 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.07 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.09 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 0.69 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.34 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.17 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 1.7 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 33.3 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin E 0.44 mg
- Vitamin K 27.1 µg
Minerals 394 mg
- Major Minerals 393 mg
  - Calcium 47 mg
  - Sodium 18.9 mg
  - Potassium 327 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
  - Iron 1.5 mg
Salt 0.05 g

Vitamins

vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.07 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.09 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 0.69 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.34 · vitamin-b6: 0.17 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 1.7 · vitamin-b9-folate: 33.3 · vitamin-e: 0.44 · vitamin-k: 27.1 ·

Minerals

Sodium: 18.92 · Potassium: 327 · Calcium: 47 · Iron: 1.5 ·

Whole form averages edible parts as typically consumed.

History

3000 BCE

Market gardeners and growers selected sweet potato for flavour, yield and keeping quality, including named whole tuber portions.

1700

Cold storage and transport made sweet potato a year-round kitchen staple in many regions, including named whole tuber portions.

2010

Cooks bought prepped forms of sweet potato for speed while markets still sold whole produce, including named whole tuber portions.