Fun Facts About Sweet Potatoes Sweet potatoes are high in beta carotene, vitamins E and C, iron, potassium and vitamin B6. Sweet potato roots are harvested 90 to 120 days after transplanting. North Carolina's official vegetable is the sweet potato. February is National Sweet Potato Month. 10 янв. 2018 г.
What are 3 interesting facts about potatoes?
Potato Facts01Potato is a vegetable.02Potato's roots trace back to Peru where the Incas natives were the first to grow the crop.03Despite its appearance, potato is made up of 80% water and only 20% of solid.04Potato varieties have grown over the centuries, and there are around 100 of the edible kind.
What is so special about sweet potatoes?
Vitamins and Minerals Just one sweet potato gives you 400% of the vitamin A you need each day. This helps keep your eyes healthy as well as your immune system, your body's defense against germs. It's also good for your reproductive system and organs like your heart and kidneys.
How did the sweet potato get its name?
Some organizations and researchers advocate for the styling of the name as one word—"sweetpotato"—instead of two, to emphasize the plant's genetic uniqueness from both common potatoes and yams and to avoid confusion of it being classified as a type of common potato.
Did you know sweet potatoes?
Sweet potatoes as the #1 most nutritional vegetable,with more nutrients than even spinach or broccoli! Benefits of the sweet potato include high levels of Vitamins A and C, iron, potassium, and dietary fiber. Especially important is the high percentage of beta-carotene found in sweet potatoes.
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