White sweet potatoes are a starchy root vegetable that is not closely related to real potatoes but to the morning glory. They have higher starch and less vitamin A and carotenoids than orange sweet potatoes, and are best suited to tropical or subtropical climates.
White sweet potatoes are root vegetables that are used as an important source of starch in many parts of the world. Although they are called potatoes, they are not closely related to real potatoes but are in the same genus as the morning glory. There are many varieties of sweet potatoes, and many varieties of white sweet potatoes as well. This name, white sweet potato, is used to describe the color of the flesh and skin of any number of sweet potato breeds.
Nutritionally, lighter-colored sweet potatoes, such as white sweet potatoes, have higher starch than their darker orange, red, or purple counterparts. They have less vitamin A and fewer carotenoids than brightly colored sweet potatoes and are often less sweet. Nearly all sweet potatoes are classified as Ipomoea batatas, despite the many differences in the sweet potato varieties that are grown. Most other plants in this genus are poisonous.
The tuber, or thickened root, is the part of white sweet potatoes grown for use as a food source. Small shoots and shoots are also edible but are rarely eaten outside the tropics and subtropics, where these plants thrive. Once dug up and removed from the rest of the plant, white sweet potato tubers will keep at room temperature for a number of months, making them an important crop in the winter months when they are able to grow fewer vegetables.
Although they used to be more popular, white sweet potatoes have lost popularity to orange sweet potatoes in many parts of the world. Sweet potatoes with more carotenoids tend to be sweeter and softer, qualities that have made them desirable for baking. In many cases, these orange sweet potatoes are called yams, although they are by no means closely related to true yams. Despite the fact that white sweet potatoes are less popular than orange sweet potatoes, they are still widely available in much of the world.
White sweet potatoes are native to Central and South America. They are now grown all over the world, although they require soil temperatures between 70 and 80 degrees Fahrenheit (21.1 and 26.7 degrees Celsius) to thrive, making them best suited to tropical or subtropical climates. While these plants can be grown from seed, they are most frequently grown from slips, which are pieces of the root of a mature plant.
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