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Bookmark or Share- Sweet Potatoes vs Yams: What’s the Difference? - HealthlineYams have some distinct characteristics that help distinguish them from sweet potatoes, mainly their size and skin. They are cylindrical in shape with brown, rough, bark-like skin that is...
- Yam (vegetable) - WikipediaYams are perennial herbaceous vines native to Africa, Asia, and the Americas and cultivated for the consumption of their starchy tubers in many temperate and tropical regions. The tubers themselves, also called "yams", come in a variety of forms owing to numerous cultivars and related species.
- What's the Difference Between Yams and Sweet Potatoes? - AllrecipesTrue yams are dry, starchy root vegetables, closer in flavor to yucca than sweet potatoes. They're native to Africa, where 95 percent of yams are grown. They have a bark-like skin and their flesh can be off-white, purple, or red.
- Sweet Potato vs. Yam: What’s the Difference? - Real SimpleWhat Is a Yam? A yam is a starchy root vegetable and stem tuber belonging to the yam family (Dioscoreaceae). It’s native to Africa and Asia, with most crops hailing from African countries. “Yams” is a catch-all term for the many different types of yams. Yams are grown underground, and though they might look like large potatoes, they’re not.
- 11 Health and Nutrition Benefits of YamsYams are nutritious vegetables containing both macro- and micronutrients. They may have many health benefits, including relieving symptoms of menopause and lowering blood cholesterol levels. Yams...
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