Can dogs eat Purple sweet potato?
Purple sweet potato（紫芋）
Safe to feed
A tuber that carries purple anthocyanins along with a solid amount of energy.
Cook first
Feed this food cooked.
123 kcal per 100 g
What kind of food is this?
A purple variety of sweet potato. The color comes from anthocyanins, polyphenol pigments.
Anthocyanins are plant compounds studied for their role in protecting cells from oxidation by free radicals.
Carbohydrates are 31.7g per 100g, about four times the average of the vegetables in this collection, with 123kcal of energy. It offers pigment compounds, but unlike leafy greens it also plays a real role as an energy source.
How to serve
Cook it thoroughly before using.
Nutrition
Purple sweet potato (per 100 g, raw)
Japan's Standard Tables of Food Composition (8th ed.)
| Energy | 123 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 1.2 g |
| Fat | 0.3 g |
| Carbohydrate | 31.7 g |
| Calcium | 24 mg |
| Phosphorus | 56 mg |
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| Fiber | 2.5 g |
|---|---|
| Moisture | 66 g |
| Sodium | 30 mg |
| Potassium | 370 mg |
| Magnesium | 26 mg |
| Iron | 0.6 mg |
| Zinc | 0.2 mg |
| Copper | 0.21 mg |
| Iodine | 1 µg |
| Selenium | 0 µg |
| Manganese | 0.5 mg |
| Vitamin A | 0 µg |
| Vitamin D | 0 µg |
| Vitamin E | 1.3 mg |
| Vitamin B1 | − |
| Vitamin B12 | − |
| Vitamin C | − |
| EPA | − |
| DHA | − |
| Alpha-linolenic acid | − |
"−" means the item is not listed in the source table (it does not mean zero).
How much for your dog?
Get daily estimates from weight and activity level.