Category: Vegetables

Sweet potatoes are available year-round, and are at their peak during the winter. Choose small to medium sweet potatoes that are heavy for their size. Avoid any with bruises or signs of sprouting. How do you pick sweet potatoes from the grocery store? Choose small to medium-size firm sweet potatoes with smooth skin and no […]

The white substance that sometimes seeps out of sliced sweet potatoes is a completely normal sap, a mixture of sugar and starch. It is not harmful in any way and is completely safe to eat. If you’d like to learn more about the white ooze common in sweet potatoes, keep reading. Are sweet potatoes supposed […]

The sweet potato is classed as a complex CHO but it is higher on the GI scale. In spite of this, its high levels of fibre mean you also remain full for longer. Win-win! In addition, greater levels of vitamins and minerals are found in the sweet potato compared to its white counterpart. What kind […]

The fiber found in sweet potatoes is mostly insoluble and includes a few specific types, such as cellulose, lignin, and pectin ( 38 ). Thanks to their fiber content, some studies have shown that sweet potatoes may help promote bowel movements. Do sweet potatoes have a laxative effect? The sweet potato is a superfood for […]

If you find that sweet potatoes taste like soap or perfume, the reality is they are probably bitter. Sweet potatoes are not meant to be bitter and this could be a sign that your potatoes had begun to rot or were grown in poor conditions. Either way, if your sweet potatoes are bitter, you may […]

It will also have a bitter or acrid odor. If the skin has turned brown or black, the sweet potato is bad and will taste bitter. So, it’s important not to buy a rotten sweet potato. Another sign of a bad sweet potato is black rot. How can you tell if sweet potato is bad? […]

Poisoning could occur days after starting to eat a supply of sweet potatoes as the tubers start to degrade. Clinical signs can occur within a few hours of ingestion of damaged potatoes, 24 h or several days after ingestion. Recovery can take 4-12 days. Can I get food poisoning from sweet potato? Eating cooked sweet […]

What it is: A sprouting sweet potato. Eat or toss: Eat! A sweet potato with a small bunch of sprouts is still safe and edible to eat and will taste fine. Even the sprouts themselves are edible (unlike regular potato sprouts). What to do with a sweet potato that has sprouted? Put your slips into […]

Sweet potatoes. Additionally, sweet potatoes are rich in dietary fiber, beta carotene, vitamins C and E and manganese, all of which can assist with healthy bowel movements and reduce toxins in the colon. Do sweet potatoes help you poop? The fiber found in sweet potatoes is mostly insoluble and includes a few specific types, such […]

Beauregard. Beauregard. The most common sweet potato sold at grocery stores. It is the gold standard potato in the United States. The skin is reddish, and the flesh is bright orange and is the sweetest for orange types. What is the best type of sweet potato? The Top 10 Varieties of Sweet Potatoes to Grow […]

Choose the orange and red skinned potatoes. These are known as the “moist varieties” and tend to be sweeter, creamier, and less starchy. What is the best type of sweet potato? The Top 10 Varieties of Sweet Potatoes to Grow in Your Garden Beaureguard. This is one of the world’s most popular sweet potato varieties […]

Botanical Name: Ipomoea batatas There are over 400 different varieties of sweet potatoes and all are not created equal. How many different kinds of sweet potato are there? Sweet potatoLower classifications What variety of sweet potato is best? For our Best Baked Sweet Potatoes, we recommend passing on tan- or purple-skinned sweet potatoes (so-called dry […]

Sweet potatoes also contain vitamin B-6, a vitamin shown to prevent platelet aggregation, a process essential for blood clotting, according to a study published in “Platelets” in 2009. Vitamin B-6 might reduce clotting by controlling your blood levels of homocysteine, a type of amino acid. Who should not eat sweet potato? Sweet Potato Side Effect […]

Choose small to medium-size firm sweet potatoes with smooth skin and no bruises or cracks. Look for frozen sweet potato cubes which are already peeled and diced, making it easy to add to various recipes like soups and stews. Pre-bagged sweet potatoes may be a better buy than individual pieces. What is the best sweet […]

Sweet potato varieties with orange or red skin and deep orange flesh, including Red Garnet (our favorite) and Jewel, cook up sweet and moist. Sweet potato varieties with tan or purple skin, such as Sweet Hannah, Japanese, and Purple, bake up dry and starchy, more like russet potatoes. What type of potato is a sweet […]

Above: Potato specimen Potatoes are only distantly related to sweet potatoes. They are also called “spuds,” which probably originated centuries ago from a term for a spade used to dig holes to plant potatoes. Having been cultivated for centuries, there are thousands of potato varieties worldwide. What is the difference between potatoes and sweet potatoes? […]

As soon as sweet potatoes start to heat up during cooking, a special enzyme particular to sweet potatoes goes to work. This enzyme breaks down the tasteless, chalky starch into maltose – in other words, the starch becomes sugar. Maltose is only about a third as sweet as table sugar, but that’s plenty sweet for […]