If you see another orangey vegetable staring at you it may not be a squash, but rather a yam. Just like sweet potato, turnips, carrots, taro, ginger and shallots, they are all related and are in the root/tuber/bulb vegetable category. 11 нояб. 2017 г.
Are pumpkin and sweet potato related?
A: Pumpkin and winter squash (including acorn, butternut and hubbard) are in the same plant family, and their nutrient content is similar. As with sweet potatoes, the deep orange color of pumpkin and winter squash signals that they are very high in compounds called carotenoids.
What do sweet potatoes and pumpkin have in common?
High amounts of beta-carotene—the yellow-orange pigment that gives fruits and vegetables their vibrant color—are found in both pumpkins and sweet potatoes.
What are yams related to?
Shocked? It's true: yams and sweet potatoes are totally different plants and are not even closely related. In fact, these tasty starchy veggies are actually in two different plant families entirely! Yams are members of the genus Dioscorea and are in their own special family, Dioscoreaceae.
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