weet potatoes should not be confused with yams, another starchy root commonly grown in Western Africa. Yams are indeed larger in size that can grow up to 120 pounds in weight and 2 meters in length. Yams are the tropical crops and never grow where the temperature dips below 68 degrees F. Important differentiating features that distinguish sweet potatoes from yams are:
Sweet potatoes (Ipomoea batatas) are dicotyledonous, relatively smaller and possess very thin peel.
Whereas, yams are monocotyledons, larger, features thick, rough, dark brown to pink skin depending up on the cultivar type.
Internally, it has starchy, sweet flesh which, depending upon the pigment concentration, ranges from white through yellow, orange, and purple.
Boniatos, also known as Cuban sweet-potatoes, feature dry, starchy flesh underneath the reddish-brown skin. They have mildly sweet flavor and coked in a similar way like potatoes.
Sweet potato leaves (top greens) are also edible. In fact, the greens contain more nutrients and dietary fiber than some of the green-leafy vegetables.
weet potatoes should not be confused with yams, another starchy root commonly grown in Western Africa. Yams are indeed larger in size that can grow up to 120 pounds in weight and 2 meters in length. Yams are the tropical crops and never grow where the temperature dips below 68 degrees F. Important differentiating features that distinguish sweet potatoes from yams are:
Sweet potatoes (Ipomoea batatas) are dicotyledonous, relatively smaller and possess very thin peel.
Whereas, yams are monocotyledons, larger, features thick, rough, dark brown to pink skin depending up on the cultivar type.
Internally, it has starchy, sweet flesh which, depending upon the pigment concentration, ranges from white through yellow, orange, and purple.
Boniatos, also known as Cuban sweet-potatoes, feature dry, starchy flesh underneath the reddish-brown skin. They have mildly sweet flavor and coked in a similar way like potatoes.
Sweet potato leaves (top greens) are also edible. In fact, the greens contain more nutrients and dietary fiber than some of the green-leafy vegetables.
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