How to buy and choose sweet potatoes Choose small to medium-size firm sweet potatoes with smooth skin and no bruises or cracks. Look for frozen varieties with less fat and no salt (sodium). Pre-bagged sweet potatoes may be a better buy than individual pieces.
Which color sweet potato is healthiest?
Sweet Potatoes and Health Sweet potatoes with orange flesh are richest in beta-carotene. Sweet potatoes with purple flesh are richer in anthocyanins. Beta-carotene and anthocyanins are naturally occurring plant “phyto” chemicals that give vegetables their bright colors.
What is the best sweet potato to eat?
For our Best Baked Sweet Potatoes, we recommend passing on tan- or purple-skinned sweet potatoes (so-called dry varieties) and sticking with red or orange, which are known as “moist” varieties. These contain more of the enzyme amylase, which breaks down starches into sugars.
How can you tell if a sweet potato is sweet?
If you see a tuber with orange flesh, it's a sweet potato, regardless of how it's been labeled. When buying sweet potatoes, look for small to medium sized ones that are firm and smooth with no cuts or cracks.
Which sweet potato is healthiest?
According to an article on Livestrong.com, "the purple varieties contain the most antioxidants, and the white-fleshed varieties contain the least of these beneficial nutrients." But since purple sweet potatoes are hard to track down in the States, between the white and orange sweet potatoes, the orange sweet potato ...
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