Uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients in sweet potato. How sweet potato is effective for various diseases is listed in repertory format. Root and tuber crops cassava, yam, potato and sweet potato. The sweet potato plant is a branching, creeeping vine with spirally arranged lobed, heart shaped leaves and white or lavender flowers. If youve ever tried to sprout your own slips from storebought treated sweet potatoes only to have them look and smell whew like this. Crops grown in heavy clay loams produce irregular shaped tubers. Sweet potato is a staple food, ranking seventh among food crops in annual production in the world and fifth for its caloric contribution in developing countries after rice, wheat, maize and cassava. Sweet potatoes are naturally sweet vegetables that are high in vitamins and fiber, and lowcalorie. Sweet potato herb uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients. The sweet potato is commonly thought to be a type of potato. The benefit cost ratio analysis indicated that enterprise was successful and. Sweet potatoes have more natural sugar and lesser calories than regular potatoes. The sweet potato or sweetpotato ipomoea batatas is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the bindweed or morning glory family, convolvulaceae. In such circumstances, finding ways to reuse these wastes effectively is important.
Sweet potato is now considered a valuable source of unique natural products, including some that can be used in the development of medicines against various diseases and in making industrial products. It is high in fiber and contains a higher level of carbohydrates and lower level of protein than common wheat flour. Sweet potato pie is a dessert because of the amount of sugar that goes into the recipe. Some of the sprouts will develop roots, others may not. More consumer familiarity with fresh sweet potatoes and increases in sweet potato fry consumption contribute to the increase. Martins effect of age of planting material onyields of sweet potato from cuttings, tropical root and tuber crops newsletter 15. The plant grows best in loamy and welldrained soil that is not too rich. Lam is the sixth most important food crop in the world, and new uses for this crop have been identified. The fleshy part of the root potato is commonly eaten as a vegetable. They are very sensitive to cold weather and require a soil ph range of 5. Sweet potatoes do have many health benefits though they are a great source of vitamins a, c and b6 so heyif you want to eat it as a side dish, go for it. Sweet potato flour uses and information barry farm. Sweet potatoes are more fragile than white potatoes.
Look for firm sweet potatoes with smooth, bright, uniformly colored skins. For the nursery bed, choose a location with welldrained soil, where sweet potatoes have never been grown before. Sweet potatoes which are often wrongly referred to as yam belong to the convolvulaceae or morning glory plant family. Guoquan lu, qianxin gao, in flour and breads and their fortification in health and disease prevention, 2011. Uses, side effects, interactions, dosage, and warning. Sweetpotato use has diversified considerably over the last four decades. Sweet potatoes university of the district of columbia. Sweet potatoes are high in fiber, vitamin c, potassium, pantothenic acid vitamin b5, niacin vitamin b3, vitamin b6, manganese, magnesium, and copper. A major problem in the utilization of sweet potato is the post harvest damage often triggered by the pathogen entry through cut surfaces.
Jun 21, 2019 oral dosing of whiteskinned sweet potato reduced hyperinsulinemia 23%, 26%, 60%, and 50%, at 3, 4, 6, and 8 weeks, respectively. The sweet potato plant, among all other flowering plants, features the most advanced condition of reproduction occurring in terrestrial plants. Although the terms yam and sweet potato are used interchangeably, there are many differences between the sweet potato vs yam in terms of taste, appearance and nutrition. From stuffed to mashed, these sweet potato recipes. Sweet potato benefits for men and women include improving eye health, enhancing immunity, boosting brain function, aiding in weight loss and regulating blood sugar.
Its large, starchy, sweet tasting, tuberous roots are a root vegetable. A study published in nutrition and cancer in 2016 looked at the antioxidant and anticancer effects of an extract from sweet potato peels. If you dont have a small closet, then you may think that curing sweet potatoes is out of the question for you. Sweet potato leaf is regularly consumed in taiwan and a study reported that a diet rich in vitamin a, alphacarotene, and betacarotene entailed a reduced risk for lung cancer. Sweetpotato vines also provide the basis for a highprotein animal feed. Well, dont be discouraged because if you have an oven, then you can easily cure your own sweet potatoes there too. The study determined consumer acceptability of products containing from 6% to 20% sweet potato on dwb. Sweet potato processing and uses many parts of the sweetpotato plant are edible, including the root, leaves, and shoots. Sweet potato flour is produced from yellow sweet potatoes and is light tan in color, stiff in texture, and has a somewhat sweet flavor. Sweet potato diseases and pests, description, uses, propagation. Vitamin c like citrus, sweet potatoes are a good source of vitamin c, which helps fight infections, heal wounds and absorb iron. A purified protein powder made from potato is mixed with water and used to control. People take raw potato juice for stomach disorders and water retention edema. Specifically, the chapter describes the role of the sweet potato in human diets.
The pit for the bed may be dug 6 inches deep and as long as desired. Chemistry, processing, and nutrition presents foundational information, including identification, analysis, and use of chemical components from sweet potato in a variety of food and nonfood uses. Dec 17, 2017 sweet potato benefits for men and women include improving eye health, enhancing immunity, boosting brain function, aiding in weight loss and regulating blood sugar. Sweet potato flour an overview sciencedirect topics. Impress your family with sweet potato gnocchi made from scratch, paired with a simple and by explore dough. The easiest way to grow slips is to place a sweet potato in a jar of water using toothpicks to support it, place it in a bright, sunny window and and allow it to sprout. Choose a location that is well drained and, if possible, protected from north winds. Structure of sweet potato ipomoea batatas diversity in west. Sweet potato pie doesnt seem like a healthy way to cook sweet potatoes, but a few simple ingredient swaps can slash calories and sugar from this muchloved southern dessert. Dec 19, 2018 sweet potato peels, particularly those of the purple varieties, may be especially powerful when it comes to cancer prevention. The good news, however, is that cooking sweet potato appears to increase its vitamin c content. But despite being namesakes, the sweet potato is actually a root vegetable and not related to ordinary potatoes at all. The sweet potato is considered as a staple in some tropical countries where rice and potatoes solanum tuberosum are scarce or expensive. Names of sweet potato in various languages of the world are also given.
Effects of activity of sweet potato amylase on bread making. They get their orange color from betacarotene, which is a pigment and antioxidant. Using its flowers, which contain both male and female reproductive organs, the sweet potato plant undergoes sexual reproduction. Age of cultivars varieties cutting means months gem miguela chipper bonara for ages tuber weight per plant kg 2 1. Sweet potatoes gained some popularity as a lowercarb potato in the early 2000s. Classic recipes rely on heavy cream or sweetened condensed milk for the pie filling, but evaporated milkwhich packs a rich flavor with less sat fat and sugaris a. Stir in sugar, milk, eggs, nutmeg, cinnamon and vanilla. Sweet potato plants are often produced in open beds. High quality tubers are best produced on fertile, well drained, sandy loams.
Smallscale technology and practices for sweet potato growing in southeast oklahoma 3 w e found several advantages to growing sweet potatoes on planting ridges as opposed to flatplanting, especially in wet years when waterlogging and diseases might become an issue. Sweet potatoes are a great source of fiber, vitamins, and minerals. Or look for canned mashed sweet potato at specialty markets. Try these split and stuffed with virginia ham, without the honeypecan butter. Sweet potatoes are basically tuberous crops and the colour of the tuber varies from purple or red to pale yellow and white. Unlike the regular starchy potato, it is loaded with proteins, fiber, vitamins, and minerals 1. Field or site selection soil characteristics one of the most important steps in sweet potato production is selecting the right soil based on the following characteristics. While theres a time and a place for a white, starchy spud, it can feel a bit dowdy compared to its exotic cousin. Tuber sprouts can be grown by planting tubers in a nursery bed. Soil requirements are best meet in conditions with a ph of 4. Histology of the pancreas showed regranulation of pancreatic islet b cells.
Other interesting culinary products are sweet potatoes pies, pancakes, sweet desserts, potato balls, porridge, stew. Many parts of the sweetpotato plant are edible, including the root, leaves, and shoots. Sweetpotato has many uses in addition to that of material for producing starch, sugar and alcohol. Nutritional and medicinal qualities of sweetpotato tops and. The most common type of sweet potato found in us markets is the moist. With high starch content, it is well suited to processing and has become an important source of raw material for.
Show full abstract computed by the use of benefit cost ratio bcr of the orangefleshed sweet potato production. The result showed that the income of sweet potato farmers were idr 24,659,314. The young leaves and shoots are sometimes eaten as greens. It can easily be used as a substitute for normal potatoes. Vegetarian products made with sweet potato were developed for use in nutritious and palatable meals for future space explorers. Promotion of sweetpotato for the food industry in nigeria nutrients percentage, % composition water 0. The sweet potato is commonly thought to be a type of potato solanum tuberosum but does not belong to the nightshade.
Sweet potato originated from tropical central america. There is a growing program of research in africa on yam, cassava, potato and sweet potato addressing genetic enhancement, seed systems, production, marketing and nutrition impacts. More evidence is needed to rate the effectiveness of potato for these uses. Cooks have made it into fries, fried battered patties, and plain fried slices, eaten with burgers or alone. Limited clinical studies of sweet potato use in type 2 diabetes, vitamin a deficiencies, or for its antioxidant, cardiovascular, and immune effects have been conducted. Asia countries, sweet potato uses range from supplementary food of little status thailand to a very important supplementary food ryukyu islands, japan to rice andor other root and tuber crops wanda, 1987. Do you use yams or sweet potatoes for sweet potato. In conclusion, higher consumption of vitamin arich vegetables, especially sweet potato leaves might provide potential protection from lung cancer. Find recipes for all the different ways you can prepare sweet potatoes here. Sweet potato pie recipe best sweet potato pie from scratch. The sweet potato is actually a warm season crop and it grows well in tropical areas. Show full abstract gather from 40 sweet potato farmers in ampek angkek district regency of agam west sumatra.
In addition, sweet potato is receiving increased attention as a rich source of vitamin a 3, 2. Sweet potato processing and uses international potato center. Apr 02, 2020 sweet potato, ipomoea batatas, food plant of the morning glory family convolvulaceae, native to tropical america. The sweet potato is probably one of the mostversatile vegetables. Feb 08, 2018 sweet potato leaf is regularly consumed in taiwan and a study reported that a diet rich in vitamin a, alphacarotene, and betacarotene entailed a reduced risk for lung cancer. The sweet potato is widely cultivated in tropical and warm temperate climates and is an important food crop in the southern united states, tropical america and the caribbean, the. Sweet potatoes also contain a modest but helpful amount of protein around four grams per cup when cooked. For many years, the varieties hanna and golden sweet sometimes also called hanna gold were the main dryfleshed types grown. Sweet potato nutrition health benefits of sweet potatoes. A medium sweet potato baked in its skin is only about 100 calories, making sweet potatoes an ideal food for weight management. Aug 26, 2019 sweet potatoes are naturally sweet vegetables that are high in vitamins and fiber, and lowcalorie.
Mar 20, 2018 sweet potato, also called camote or kumara, is an edible tuber, belonging to the convolvulaceae or morning glory plant family. Fao, 1994 table 2 approximate composition of fresh potato tubers component tuber. Sweet potato diseases and pests, description, uses. One cup 200 grams of baked sweet potato with skin provides. The crop is sensitive to drought at tuber initiation stage 5060 days after planting. Smallscale technology and practices for sweet potato growing. Sweet potatoes are incredibly versatile, but before you can use them in all their glory, you have to know what kinds of sweet potatoes youre dealing with. There are about 400 varieties of sweet potato, differentiated by their skin and flesh color, ranging from cream, yellow, and orange to pink or purple. Ginger, curry, sriracha, and coconut milk are standout flavors in this vegetarian thai sweet spicy pork tenderloin with apples and sweet potatoes.
The nursery bed should also be far away from other sweet potato fields and from the drainage water off. Place 5 or 6 inches of sand in the bottom of the pit. They have a higher carbohydrate content, so eat them in moderation. It is also not tolerant to water logging which can cause tuber rot. Do you love to grow sweet potatoes from your own slips but cannot find organic, untreated potatoes. You must also be familiar with the other problems farmers face and with the sweet potato quality characters favoured by farmers and consumers. Whiteskinned sweet potato also inhibited increases in blood sugar levels after administration of a glucose challenge test during week 7.
Nutritional and medicinal qualities of sweetpotato tops. Bake at 350 degrees f 175 degrees c for 55 to 60 minutes, or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Benefits of sweet potatoes and its side effects lybrate. Vitamin a is a fatsoluble vitamin, so be sure to eat your sweet potato. Behind their orange interior, sweet potatoes are chock full of nutrients. Are sweet potatoes a healthy food choice if you have diabetes. Sweet potato is next to cassava manihot esculenta crantz in acreage, widespread cultivation, diversified uses etc.
The dry type of tubers will be dry and firm but mealy after cooking, while the moist type will be soft and watery as well as sticky after cooking rao et al. Nutritional and medicinal qualities of sweetpotato tops and leaves shahidul islam professor plant science sweetpotato ipomoea batatas l. These processes produce wastes, and the cost of profitabilityin food processing. Sweet potato is a versatile root vegetable that is great for weight loss. Slips are plants which have been grown from a mature sweet potato tuber. This vegetable with a high satiety index is scientifically proven to aid weight loss 2. Apr 25, 2017 propagation is by adventitious roots, stem, or root cuttings. The plant has enlarged roots called tubers which act as an energy store for the plant. If you are unsure about weevils in your area, contact your county extension agent or the state department of agriculture. The moistfleshed potato is sometimes referred to as a yam and the dryfleshed as a sweetpotato. Avoid sweet potatoes with worm holes, cuts, or any other problems with the skin. So you begin by putting a 40watt bulb in your oven and turning it on. Sweet potato herb uses, benefits, cures, side effects. Beneath its dusty brown shell lies an orangewhite flesh that, when cooked, melts into a light fluff with a sugary, spicy taste.