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A survey was conducted to analyse sweet potato consumption in Sokoto metropolis. Semi-structured questionnaires were randomly administered to 120 respondents. Questions were asked on level of education, marital status, tribe, occupation and in-house consumption. The findings showed that nearly most of the respondents were Hausa by tribe, married and civil servants with tertiary education. Non of the respondents have sweet potato as a staple food, rice was found to be the major staple food followed by corn, very few are aware of its nutritive value. It is consumed occasionally by almost all household members although children and women ate considerably more and mainly as a snack. These findings showed that there are potentials for consumption study of sweet potato in Sokoto state as a whole but the finding that some people have never thought of sweet potato as a food despite its vital nutritive …