Sweet potato flour is high in calories. Sweet potato flour looks crystal clear, it is easy to give people the illusion of low calorie. But the fact is that sweet potato flour calories, about every 100 grams of sweet potato flour (raw weight) contains calories is 336 calories, while 100 grams of flour calories for 340 calories, 100 grams of rice calories for 390 calories. So sweet potato flour and rice, flour calories are not similar, can not think of sweet potato flour can eat more, not fat. At the same time, sweet potato flour glycemic index is greater than 70, belonging to the high glycemic index food. Diabetic patients need to strictly control intake. Not only sweet potato flour, the vast majority of staple food calories are relatively high, such as barley, oats, sorghum, corn and so on. Comparatively speaking, potatoes as an effective alternative to staple foods, calories will be lower, such as potatoes, sweet potatoes, etc. 100 grams of potatoes, calories only 75 calories, so usually you can combine coarse grains, refined grains and potatoes, rotate to eat, more conducive to health.