8 ounces
226.8 gMass · definition
The quantity is exact as entered. Comparisons use the clearly stated specimen, model or nominal measurement.
Mass
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8 ounces
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0.2268 kgMass in kilograms
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Sweet potato
A sweet potato is the edible, starchy root of the plant Ipomoea batatas, widely grown for food.
0.25 kgDefined whole-root mass in kilograms
0 kg
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A little perspective
The whole-root mass of a sweet potato is about 1.1 times 8 ounces.
Measurements, assumptions & sources +
8 ounces
Mass: 226.8 g; definition.
The quantity is exact as entered. Comparisons use the clearly stated specimen, model or nominal measurement.
Sweet potato
Defined whole-root mass: 250 g; defined specimen; range 150 g–450 g.
A defined whole sweet-potato storage root 15 cm long and 250 g. Cultivar and growing conditions vary; the tapered root body is measured without fine roots, leaves or cut surfaces.
USDA FoodData Central — raw fruit portions
The marked defined whole-root mass is calibrated. Unmeasured illustration details are representative.
Measurement details
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Compare 8 ounces with the whole-root mass of a sweet potato. The notes below explain how each value was chosen.
Sweet potato
250 gDefined whole-root mass · defined specimen · range 150 g–450 g
A defined whole sweet-potato storage root 15 cm long and 250 g. Cultivar and growing conditions vary; the tapered root body is measured without fine roots, leaves or cut surfaces.
- Comparing
- Mass ↔ Defined whole-root mass
- Relative size
- The whole-root mass of a sweet potato is about 1.1 times 8 ounces. The whole-root mass of a sweet potato is approximately 10.2% greater than 8 ounces.
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The diagram uses the recorded measurements. Details outside the marked spans do not set the scale.
- We use 250 g for the whole-root mass of a sweet potato; the recorded range is 150 g–450 g.
- The whole-root mass of a sweet potato: This is an illustrative comparison value, not a claim that every example is the same.
- The recorded ranges overlap, so the ordering can vary even though the central values differ.
Mass is distinct from weight: an object’s mass stays the same as gravity changes.
0.2268 kgkilograms
0.5 lbpounds
0.0002268 ttonnes
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