SWEFT POTATOES VS. YAMS Sweet 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 flesh which, depending upon the pigment concentration, ranges from white through yellow, orange, and purple. Credits God Bless :D AdminLoLi
Posted on: Sat, 08 Mar 2014 03:44:33 +0000