This sweet potato variety has reddish-purple skin with a flesh that is actually white. Their name comes from the Japanese word for purple because of the color of their skin. 16 февр. 2017 г.
Why is my purple sweet potato white?
The white substance that sometimes seeps out of sliced sweet potatoes is a completely normal sap, a mixture of sugar and starch. It is not harmful in any way and is completely safe to eat.
What color are purple sweet potatoes on the inside?
Today, Okinawan sweet potatoes, sometimes known as Hawaiian Sweet Potatoes, are a part of the native menu in Hawaii. Okinawan sweet potatoes have a beige outer skin and a deep, blue-purple flesh. They have a mildly sweet flavor, and a very dry, starchy texture.
Which sweet potato is white inside?
A boniato is a tuber—a sweet potato with dry, white flesh and pink to purple skin.
Why is my sweet potato white on inside?
You may have also noticed some white spots appearing in sweet potatoes when you get to slice them in half, speckling through the inside. Like the oozing white sap earlier, these white spots are still the starch and sugar finding their way inside through the holes they can manage to escape from.
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