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Why are baked sweet potatoes sweeter?

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When you heat a sweet potato, an enzyme starts breaking down it's starch into a sugar called maltose. Maltose is made up of two glucose molecules bound together, and tastes about a third as sweet as regular table sugar, also known as sucrose.


Does baking sweet potatoes make them sweeter?

You can place sweet potatoes in a cold oven then turn the oven on to give a sweeter potato.

Why are sweet potatoes sweeter?

These contain more of the enzyme amylase, which breaks down starches into sugars. This not only makes them taste sweeter but also means that, with less starch to absorb moisture, these sweet potatoes have a moister, creamier texture than the dry varieties.

Why do some baked potatoes taste sweet?

When potatoes are stored at a low temperature, the starch in the potatoes partially turns into sugar. And that makes them taste sweeter. The problem here is more than just sweetness. It is something called “reducing sugars.”

Do baked sweet potatoes taste better than boiled?

Baking whole sweet potatoes in the oven or cutting them into cubes and roasting them caramelizes the potatoes' starchy flesh, making it sweeter and giving it a silky smooth texture. Even if you are making mashed sweet potatoes, they will taste better with oven-cooked potatoes.

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