In the US, what is marketed as 'yams' or 'candied yams' are actually the same thing as sweet potatoes. In Africa and such places you can find real yams, which are whitish pink to purple in color. The only way to tell whether (canned) sweet potatoes or the ones packaged as yams have more sugar is to read the labels of the individual brands.
Sweet potatoes.
yams
No. They are two different types of root vegetable. Sweet potatoes are sweeter and a darker color than yams.
Yams are from Africa. Sweet potatoes are different.
Yes, a yam is a tuber. Yams and sweet potatoes are the same thing.
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Begonias, potatoes, yams, sweet potatoes, dahlias, and cassavas are tubers.
Gari
No. They are two different types of root vegetable. Sweet potatoes are sweeter and a darker color than yams.
for making candied yams I use about 3 tablespoons per pound of yams (sweet potatoes).
Do sweet potatoes or yams have cholesterol in them.
Yes, a yam is a tuber. Yams and sweet potatoes are the same thing.
sweet potatoes, butter, brown sugar
No, sweet potatoes are a separate plant from wheat. Sweet potatoes are like yams, they grow in the ground. Wheat is a seed of a plant that grows above ground.