How long sweet potatoes last in normal room temperature depends on many factors, and it's best to keep them in a pantry to last 3–5 weeks. You can also store sweet potatoes in the fridge for 2–3 months, or freeze them to last even longer.
How can you tell if a purple sweet potato is bad?
A bad sweet potato will be mushy and have an unpleasant odor. The skin of rotten sweet potatoes will lose its original color, turning purple, red, or even black. The inside of a rotten sweet potato is soft and will fall off. A dark brown or black skin clearly shows that the sweet potato has gone bad.
How can you tell if sweet potatoes have gone bad?
Some common traits of bad sweet potatoes are discoloration and growths through the skin. They will begin to get soft and wet (water will leak out) and then turn brown and/or black. If part of the sweet potato goes bad, the whole potato should be thrown out as the flavor is affected.
How long are sweet potatoes good for uncooked?
Stored on the counter, raw sweet potatoes will generally last for one to two weeks. If you have access to a cool, dark, dry area (similar to the root cellars of our ancestors), sweet potatoes can last about a month.
How do you keep purple sweet potatoes fresh?
Store them like you would regular potatoes -- in a basket, in a cool dry place -- but note that they have a shorter storage lifespan than regular potatoes, so plan to use them within a week or two.
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