A veritable powerhouse of nutritional goodness, the sweet potato is only distantly related to the potato. And don't call it a yam-it's not even the same species! The sweet potato is a flowering perennial vine in the same family as morning glories, with delicious, starchy, tuberous roots.The Center for Science in the Public Interest calls sweet potatoes one of the most nutritious vegetables in the land. Instead of smothering sweet potatoes in butter and brown sugar, try one of these fresh ideas.
Shopping Tips
Choose sweet potatoes with taut, papery skins, tapered ends and uniform size, shape and color.
The intensity of the orange color varies in different cultivars of sweet potato-darker colors are higher in beneficial carotenoids.
Storage Tips
Sweet potatoes will keep for 6 to 10 months in a cool, dark place. Colder temperatures can speed decay, and warmer temps will accelerate sprouting and loss of moisture.
The flavor of sweet potatoes can actually improve with storage as some of the starch turns into sugar.
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