Sweet potatoes. What's New and Beneficial about Sweet Potatoes Orange-fleshed sweet potatoes may be one of nature's unsurpassed sources of beta-carotene.
Several recent studies have shown the superior ability of sweet potatoes to raise our blood levels of vitamin A. This benefit may be particularly true for children. In several studies from Africa, sweet potatoes were found to contain between 100-1,600 micrograms (RAE) of vitamin A in every 3.5 ounces—enough, on average, to meet 35% of all vitamin A needs, and in many cases enough to meet over 90% of vitamin A needs (from this single food alone). Sweet potatoes are not always orange-fleshed on the inside but can also be a spectacular purple color. WHFoods Recommendations Sweet potatoes don't have to take a long time to prepare. Sweet Potato, baked1.00 medium(200.00 grams) NutrientDRI/DV phosphorus15.4% Health Benefits How sweet it is for your health to eat sweet potatoes!
Ipomoea batatas. Ipomoea batatas [edit] Familia: Convolvulaceae Subfamilia: Convolvuloideae Tribus: Ipomoeeae Genus: Ipomoea Subgenus: I. subg.
Eriospermum Sectio: I. sect. Eriospermum Series: I. ser. Batatas Species: Ipomoea batatas Varieties: I. b. var. apiculata – I. b. var. batatas Name[edit] Ipomoea batatas (L.) References[edit] Tableau Encyclopedique et Methodique ... Vernacular names[edit] Avañe'ẽ: JetyAymar aru: Apichuazərbaycanca: Qramafonçiçək batatcatalà: moniato, batata, patata de Málagaeesti: Bataat, MaguskartulEnglish: sweet potatoespañol: boniato, batata, chaco, papa dulce, camoteeuskara: Batatagalego: pataca doceՀայերեն: Բաթաթ, քաղցր կարտոֆիլitaliano: patata dolce, patata americana, batataмакедонски: Сладок компирNederlands: zoete aardappel, bataatportuguês: batata-doce, batata-da-terra, batata-da-ilha, jatica, jeticasuomi: Bataattisvenska: SötpotatisTürkçe: Tatlı patates.
Sweet potato. The sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the morning glory family Convolvulaceae.
Its large, starchy, sweet-tasting, tuberous roots are a root vegetable.[1][2] In some parts of the English-speaking world, sweet potatoes are locally known by other names, including "yam" and kumara.[3] The young leaves and shoots are sometimes eaten as greens. The sweet potato is only distantly related to the potato (Solanum tuberosum) and does not belong to the nightshade family Solanaceae, but that family is part of the same taxonomic order as sweet potatoes, the Solanales.
The plant is a herbaceous perennial vine, bearing alternate heart-shaped or palmately lobed leaves and medium-sized sympetalous flowers. The edible tuberous root is long and tapered, with a smooth skin whose color ranges between yellow, orange, red, brown, purple, and beige.