There are fewer calories in a sweet potato. For example, there are:
* Approx 22 calories, in 1 ounce, or 28g, of boiled sweet potato without skin * Approx 24 calories, in 1 ounce, or 28g, of boiled potato without skin * Approx 76 calories in 3½, or 100g, of plain boiled sweet potato without skin * Approx 86 calories in 3½, or 100g, of plain boiled potato without skin. For the calorie content of other vegetables and a vegetable calorie chart, which you may print out if you wish to and use as a daily guide, see the page link, further down this page, listed under Related Questions.
=== === Here is the calorie content according to cooking method. There are: * Approximately 22 calories in 1 oz of boiled sweet potato * Approximately 27 calories in 1 oz of baked sweet potato For more information and a vegetable carbohydrate chart, which you may print out if you wish to and use as a daily guide, see the related questions, further down this page, listed under Related Questions.
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There are 105-108 calories in one medium size baked sweet potato (4 oz or 113.4). .
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HOW MANY CALORIES IN SWEET POTATOESHere is the calorie content by weight, serving style, or portion size.There are:120 calories in 1 average large baked sweet potato (6 ounces, or 170.1g)103 calories in one medium baked sweet potato (4 ounces, or 113.4)54 calories in one small baked sweet potato (2 ounces, or 57.7g)76 calories in a 3.5 or 100g portion of boiled sweet potato22 calories in each ounce or 28g of boiled sweet potato249 calories in 1 cup of mashed boiled sweet potatoFor a free Calorie in Vegetables Chart showing you the calorie counts of other vegetables (and fruits) to use as a daily guide for weight loss or weight maintenance, use the page link given below.Calories in Vegetables11 people, + others below, found this useful.
A baked sweet potato is overall healthier than a cheeseburger when it is calories/fat/sodium vs protein. A cup (200g) of baked sweet potato has 180 calories, 0g of fat, 72mg of sodium and 4g of protein. A single patty cheeseburger (154g) has 359 calories, 19.8g of fat, 976mg of sodium and 17.8g of protein.
The number of calories in a baked potato with butter will depend upon the size of the potato and the amountof butter used. On average, 1 tablespoon of plain butter contains 102 calories and for the calorie content of the baked potato according to its size, see the page link, further down this page, listed under Related Questions.
A sweet potato
There are 5 major differences between a potato and a sweet potato, only a couple of which are easy to detect. Color - A sweet potato will be darker inside than a potato. Sweetness - A sweet potato has about 4 times the sugar of a potato, enough to detect by taste. Sodium - Although undetectable by taste, a sweet potato has about 10 times the sodium Vitamin A - A sweet potato has more than 1000 times the Vitamin A than a potato Beta-Carotene - A sweet potato has more than 1000 times the beta-carotene than a potato.
There are 5 major differences between a potato and a sweet potato, only a couple of which are easy to detect. Color - A sweet potato will be darker inside than a potato. Sweetness - A sweet potato has about 4 times the sugar of a potato, enough to detect by taste. Sodium - Although undetectable by taste, a sweet potato has about 10 times the sodium Vitamin A - A sweet potato has more than 1000 times the Vitamin A than a potato Beta-Carotene - A sweet potato has more than 1000 times the beta-carotene than a potato.