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  1. May 26, 2024 · Purple sweet potatoes have a beige outer skin with a blue-purple flesh. Purple yams are a species of yam native to South East Asia while purple sweet potatoes are native to Polynesia and South America. First, let’s take a look at each one individually.

  2. Aug 20, 2019 · All contain antioxidants, but the color of the flesh of a sweet potato determines the source and amount. Sweet potatoes with orange flesh are rich in carotenoids. In contrast, sweet potatoes with purple-colored flesh are rich in anthocyanins, the compound that gives them their rich, vibrant color.

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  3. All the varieties described below are technically sweet potatoes, though they’re often called yams. The confusion comes from an unfortunate attempt to distinguish between varieties of these root veggies hundreds of years ago. Yams are tubers from from the Dioscoreaceae family, and are related to lilies and grasses.

  4. Jan 20, 2024 · If you're trying to decide between a purple yam or sweet potato, you'll want to know that, according to the USDA, purple sweet potatoes have fewer calories, carbs, and less fiber than purple yam. However, they have more sugar, protein, calcium, iron, potassium, and sodium. They also don't have the Vitamin C or A that purple yams do.

  5. Jan 23, 2023 · Purple Sweet Potatoes vs. Purple Yams Sweet potatoes are grown underground while yams grow on a vine above the ground, though yams do look like a tuber. The two are commonly confused and mislabeled at the market, so most people in the U.S. have never eaten an actual yam (native to Africa).

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  6. Sep 20, 2022 · Most varieties aren’t sweet. The most common yams have starchy white flesh (though some reddish, yellow, and purple cultivars exist, such as ube, a.k.a. the purple yams popular in Filipino...

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  8. Nov 13, 2023 · Color: Off-white or dusty purple skins, vibrant purple flesh. Flavor: Mildly sweet. Texture: Dense. Best uses: Roasted whole or mashed with butter, in stews and braises.

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