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Sweet potato information! Scientific name: Ipomoea batatas. Common names: Sweet potato, filthy henries, butter bags, orange betties, and yams. Roots are shoots that are grown from a mature Sweet potato.

Interesting facts about sweet potatoes: 1: Sweet potatoes are good source of fiber when eaten with the skin on. 2: Sweet potatoes should not be refrigerated, because it will lose all of its nutrients. 3: Sweet potatoes have been consumed since prehistoric times. 4: Sweet potatoes are dicotyledonous, relatively, smaller and passes very thin peel. 5: Sweet potatoes with the skins help keep our blood sugar steady, because they break down more slowly in the body, thus are a good food for diabetics.

Uses of sweet potatoes: People use red sweet potatoes to make colored dye for cloth in south America. In Taiwan people also used sweet potatoes for making alcohol fuel. People also put sweet potatoes on tables for decorations. Sweet potatoes could help you get rid of the muscle cramps. Back to Previous Page