2006-11-27 07:55:40 · 5 answers · asked by medo30886 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
Having reviewed all previous answers, I must tell you the truth- that there is NO difference at all between a "sweet potato" and a "sweetpotato" except that someone forgot to add a space in the second instance.
There is a difference between the different types of sweet potato- what we call white sweet potatoes, garnet yams, beauregard yams, etc... but the primary difference is color. The qualities of a potato (sweet or otherwise) that most significantly impact it (as food) are the levels of starch and water- and all sweet potatoes are roughly the same in these respects.
It is also true that what we call a "yam" here in the U.S. is not a true African yam- some of those can weigh 50lbs or more! Try finding enough marshmallows for one of those bad boys!
2006-11-27 08:19:21 · answer #1 · answered by B SIDE 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One is a true sweetpotato and sweet potato's are yams:
The sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas) is a warm season root crop. Moist, sweet flesh types of sweetpotatoes are sometimes called "yams", but these should not be confused with true yams (Dioscorea sp.). Cultivars with high orange-colored flesh contain much higher levels of carotenoids than less pigmented types. Sweetpotato flavor is largely based on starch and sugar concentrations, and these are affected by cultivars and storage conditions.
2006-11-27 16:06:45 · answer #2 · answered by Steve G 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The space
2006-11-27 16:08:04 · answer #3 · answered by Smurfetta 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
difference in definiation i do' tknow
but maybe it just a typo or how u can say it without out breathing in between the words or even accent can play in to it...but uh i don't know what to say
2006-11-27 15:59:22 · answer #4 · answered by blinded_by_you01 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the editor
2006-11-27 16:03:23 · answer #5 · answered by schizohamster 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋