Sweet Potato Soup Nutrition

You might expect sweet potato soup to contain little more than sweet potatoes, yet online culinary resource Food.com notes that this soup combines a number of ingredients and flavorings. Sweet potato soup often contains onions, chives, spices and other vegetables. However, recipes may vary, so all nutrition facts will not be the same for each. Because this soup's main ingredient is sweet potatoes, any recipe will be high in carbohydrates.

Calories

A one-cup serving of sweet potato soup contains 110 calories, according to soup manufacturer Imagine Foods. In a diet with the suggested daily calorie intake of 2,000, one cup of sweet potato soup will provide 5.5 percent of your daily calories. The amount of calories you require each day depends, in part, on how much you exercise. The Mayo Clinic notes that the calories in one cup of sweet potato soup can be burned off by a half-hour of weightlifting.

Fat Content

According to Imagine Foods, each cup of sweet potato soup has 1.5g of fat, with no saturated fat. Because fat is high in calories, it is often associated with obesity, but consuming a caloric surplus from any nutrient, not just fat, will lead to obesity. In fact, fat has many benefits. The Harvard School of Public Health points out that unsaturated fats may reduce your risk of some diseases.

Carbohydrates

Sweet potatoes are comprised mostly of carbohydrates, thus sweet potato soup is high in carbohydrates. According to Imagine Foods, each cup of sweet potato soup contains 23g of carbohydrates. Because carbohydrates provide four calories per gram, carbohydrates make up nearly 84 percent of the calories in sweet potato soup. Carbohydrates are important, because they are your body's main source of energy.

Protein

Sweet potatoes are low in protein, and as a result, sweet potato soup is also low in protein. Imagine Foods explains that each cup of sweet potato soup contains 2g of protein. The National Library of Medicine and National Institutes of Health explain that protein is vital for good health, because it is present in all of your body's cells. You should eat between 50 and 65g of protein each day, as your body cannot store it for later use.

Sodium

Many soups have high levels of sodium thanks to the large amounts of salt used in their preparation. According to the nutrition information from Imagine Foods, each cup of sweet potato soup contains 400mg of sodium, which is 17 percent of the daily recommended limit. High intake of sodium may lead to high blood pressure, a risk factor for heart attacks, heart failure and kidney failure, according to the National Institutes of Health.