I mean, I know they taste and look different, but I read in one of the resolved questions, that sweet potatoes are low in carb and fat or something, but potatoes weren't mentioned, so are potatoes high in fat, and sweet potatoes are not, or are they both the same?
2006-11-12 23:23:34 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
during my college days as a an undergraduate in agriculture college there was a exam time and i had not studied for whatever reasons and i had this question which you have asked. i had the habit of writing answers to all questions so i wrote that (1) sweet potato is sweet while potato is not sweet. (2) sweet potato is pink in colour while potato was brown 3) sweet potato was longish while potato was round 4) sweet potato can be eaten raw while potato cannot. i have 10 more stupid answers but the the question was for 4 marks so i gave 4 answers. you guess what must have happened to me.
jokes aside--- actually sweet potato is a root where carbohydrates are stored by the plant while potato is a stem they are both different but both have one thing in common - rich in carbohydrates, means weight gain
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2006-11-13 00:14:59 · answer #1 · answered by Shriram M 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Sweet potatoes are low in GI, low in fat, and low in calories.
Potatoes have a high GI because of the starch, low in fat, and relatively low in calories, not as low as sweet potatoes though.
Try and substitute potatoes for sweet potatoes where you can, but don't be scared ot potatoes, they aren't that bad!
My favourite recipe is potato and sweet potato cubes with lemon and thyme dressing baked in the oven. Delicious and extremely low in fat!
2006-11-12 23:35:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sweet Potatoes -taste sweeter and they moist and fleshy too. Plain potato has no particular taste, blander than sweet. The calories present for raw potato - 70 calories (the calories can increase depending in how it was cooked. Oil adds more calories)
and sweet potato has 90 calories. This for every 100 grams.
2006-11-12 23:53:54 · answer #3 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
They are basically the same, the potato is a great source of potassium and is fat free.....The sweet poato is a tad bit sweeter than tha regular potato. You can bake, boil,and fry both.The sweet potato take a little longer to fry than the regular, but worth the wait.
2006-11-13 04:58:03 · answer #4 · answered by Maw-Maw 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the two are the comparable fit to be eaten root tuber used as a vegetable besides as farm animals feed,botanical call Ipomea batatas.The word batata is of portugese beginning place & has stayed on in places the place there became into as quickly as portugese influnence.Many states in India nevertheless consult from a potato as batata.
2016-10-17 05:26:17 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes,sweet potatoes are better to eat than potato if you wanmt to know more about this ask some nutritionist.
2006-11-12 23:46:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
A sweet potato is actually a yam, not a potato at all. I guess that answers your question
2006-11-12 23:32:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Sweet potatoes are icky,normal potatoes are yummy!!
2006-11-13 01:50:00 · answer #8 · answered by Nicollette 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I have heard that sweet potatoes are healthier ...
2006-11-12 23:31:37 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
sweet potatoes are yucky. So yeah, they are probably better for you. Too bad the name is misleading... "sweet" potato...
2006-11-12 23:31:33 · answer #10 · answered by Kara 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋