Sweet potato
A sweet potato is the edible, starchy root of the plant Ipomoea batatas, widely grown for food.
Also known as: sweetpotato, Ipomoea batatas root
How big is it?
15 cm long
Also 5.906 in
Defined whole-root length · defined specimen
Typical recorded range: 10 cm to 25 cm.
A little perspective
About the same scale as Human brain.
Human brain: The human brain is the organ that processes sensory information and coordinates thought, memory, movement and many body functions.
Measurements, assumptions & sources +
Sweet potato
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 length is calibrated. Unmeasured illustration details are representative.
Human brain
A defined adult-brain specimen 15 cm front to back and 1.4 kg. Brain size and mass vary by person; these values are comparison anchors, not health benchmarks.
Defined examples — our methodology
The marked representative front-to-back length is calibrated. Unmeasured illustration details are representative.
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Why we use 15 cm
For comparison, this page uses defined whole-root length. This is labelled defined specimen: an explicit comparison model rather than a claim that every example has the same value. The recorded range is 10 cm to 25 cm.
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.
The marked horizontal span follows the named feature; transparent margins and unmeasured details do not alter it. How calibrated comparisons work →
Recorded properties
Sweet potato dimensions and measurements
| Property | Selected value | Recorded range | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 cm | 10 cm to 25 cm | defined specimen | |
| 250 g | 150 g to 450 g | defined specimen |
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- USDA FoodData Central — raw fruit portionsReference serving masses for raw fruits; dimensions remain explicit atlas specimen choices.
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