calories in one medium sweet potato
A medium sweet potato is only about 100 calories when baked in the skin, making sweet potatoes an ideal food for weight management. Sweet potatoes carbs may have a bad rep, but these taters are made of complex carbohydrates (a.k.a. energy) which are released at a steady pace for a constant source of vitality.
Photo Credit Elena Schweitzer/iStock/Getty Images. Sweet potatoes are the edible, underground root of the sweet potato vine, with a tan-colored skin and sweet-tasting, bright orange flesh. Baking is a popular method of preparing them. Low in fat, a baked sweet potato is a healthy source of calories and nutrients. One medium-sized, baked sweet potato is approximately 2 inches in diameter and 5 inches long. It weighs 114 grams and provides a total of 103 calories.