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RPAH Allergy Unit Classification: Medium Chemical Food1

  • Low Amines
  • Low glutamate
  • Medium Salicylate

Low Histamine2

Sweet Potato should be tolerated 3 by asthmatics with food intolerance. Pair with other asthma friendly foods https://meijerspecialtypharmacy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/MSP-Nutrition-Toolkit_Asthma-1.pdf

Sweet Potato is a low bladder irritant food and is suitable for an IC Smart Diet4


5One cup, or 200 grams (g), of baked sweet potato with skin provides (2Trusted Source):

  • Calories: 180
  • Carbs: 41 g
  • Protein: 4 g
  • Fat: 0.3 g
  • Fiber: 6.6 g
  • Vitamin A: 213% of the Daily Value (DV)
  • Vitamin C: 44% of the DV
  • Manganese: 43% of the DV
  • Copper: 36% of the DV
  • Pantothenic acid: 35% of the DV
  • Vitamin B6: 34% of the DV
  • Potassium: 20% of the DV
  • Niacin: 19% of the DV

In addition, sweet potatoes — especially the orange and purple varieties — are rich in antioxidants that protect your body from free radicals (3Trusted Source).

Free radicals are unstable molecules that can damage DNA and trigger inflammation.

Free radical damage has been linked to chronic illnesses like cancer, heart disease, and aging. Therefore, eating antioxidant-rich foods is good for your health (4Trusted Source).

  1. RPAH Allergy Unit Food Intolerance Resources ↩︎
  2. https://optimise.mfm.au/wp-content/uploads/documents/Eat-Low-Histamine-Guide.pdf ↩︎
  3. https://meijerspecialtypharmacy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/MSP-Nutrition-Toolkit_Asthma-1.pdf ↩︎
  4. https://uniospecialtycare.com/wp-content/uploads/IC-Diet-English.pdf ↩︎
  5. https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/sweet-potato-benefits#nutritional-value ↩︎

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