Sweet potato fries are slightly higher in calories and carbs but also more nutrient dense than French fries. The greatest nutrient difference is that French fries have no vitamin A, while sweet potato fries are high in this nutrient. 8 февр. 2019 г.
Are sweet potato fries actually better for you?
"With very similar nutrient profiles and the fact that deep frying either type of potato essentially makes both equally unhealthy, there's no real health benefit to choosing sweet potato fries over regular ones," adds Willingham.
What does sweet potato fries taste like?
They taste like very good roasted sweet potatoes, which is what they are.
Why do sweet potatoes taste so good?
As soon as sweet potatoes start to heat up during cooking, a special enzyme particular to sweet potatoes goes to work. This enzyme breaks down the tasteless, chalky starch into maltose – in other words, the starch becomes sugar. Maltose is only about a third as sweet as table sugar, but that's plenty sweet for us!
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