Health Benefits of Sweet Potatoes

What are the health benefits and vitamins in Sweet Potatoes?

Vitamins in Sweet Potatoes

→ Sweet Potato is a versatile, nutritious vegetable with high amount of anti-oxidant properties.
→ It aids in strengthening the immune system, maintenance of good eyesight, anti-aging benefits, cancer prevention, regulates heartbeat and nerve signals, enhance skin texture.

→ According to a study, about 90% of Vitamin A needs can be attained by the consumption of sweet potato.

Here you can view the detailed vitamin sources of Sweet Potato.

Vitamins	Unit	Value per 100g
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid	mg	2.4
Thiamin	mg	0.078
Riboflavin	mg	0.061
Niacin	mg	0.557
Vitamin B-6	mg	0.209
Folate, DFE	µg	11
Vitamin B-12	µg	0.00
Vitamin A, RAE	µg	709
Vitamin A, IU	IU	14187
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol)	mg	0.26
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)	µg	0.0
Vitamin D	IU	0
Vitamin K (phylloquinone)	µg	1.8

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