In contemporary times, one of the major governmental concerns in Brazil and the world is to
find solutions that minimize food problems, so food diversity is essential to reduce hunger in
the world and improve the utilization of underutilized raw materials (biomass) and like the
branches of sweet potatoes. In order to do so, the present study established objectives that
sought to qualitatively evaluate the branches of different sweet potato genotypes by means of
research with seven sweet potato cultivars (Amanda, Beatriz, B-Roxa, Bárbara, Duda,
Marcela and Julia); to analyze the nutritional composition of sweet potato branches; to obtain
the dry mass of the sweet potato samples to determine the amount of lipids, proteins, fibers,
ashes and carbohydrates and to generate practical knowledge and information in order to give
a destination to the branches in medium and large farms, presenting alternatives for their
consumption. For that, the research was carried out at the Food Analysis Laboratory (LANA),
Federal University of Tocantins (UFT). The experiment was carried out using a simple triple-
loop experimental design with three replicates of sweet potatoes. The analyzes were done by
the Tukey's test (p> 0.05), of analysis of variance, in order to verify statistically the data
collected, in which it was observed that there are significant differences between the sweet
potato genotypes and the respective nutritional composition. Thus, the present study intends
to serve as a contribution to research for Tocantins' society, universities, rural properties and
other institutions that directly or indirectly seek innovative alternatives, technology
management, and greater efficiency in services.
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