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They are not the same. Here's an answer from the Library of Congress:
http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/sweetpotato.html
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 13y agoIn the US there is no difference. There is another 'true' yam mostly found in parts of Africa, that though also a tuber (edible root) is nothing like either one.
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∙ 9y agoYams are often a purple, opaque but fleshy looking ribbed thing that grows on a vine in tropical areas. Whereas sweet potatoes are hard, potato like tubers which grow in the ground.
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What kind vegetables are cassava yam sweet potatoes?
No. They are two different types of root vegetable. Sweet potatoes are sweeter and a darker color than yams.
What is healthier yams or sweet potatoes?
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.
Is the sweet potato from Africa?
Yams are from Africa. Sweet potatoes are different.
Is a yams a tuber?
Yes, a yam is a tuber. Yams and sweet potatoes are the same thing.
Do yams and sweet potatoes and pumpkin contain lycopene?
yes
Examples of plants that grow from tubers?
Begonias, potatoes, yams, sweet potatoes, dahlias, and cassavas are tubers.
What kind of vegetables are cassava yams and sweet potatoes?
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Did the pilgrims eat lobster at first thanksgiving feast?
Likely as not, no. See, 95% of the world's cultivation of yams are grown in West Africa. The remainder originated from Africa and have been developed for the areas they are grown. As trade between Africa and Plymouth Colony, there were no yams at the first Thanksgiving. There were probably sweet potatoes, but sweet potatoes are not yams. No, don't bother arguing. Tomatoes are fruit, strawberries are not a berry and are a vegetable, and sweet potatoes aren't even remotely related to yams.
Are yam and sweet potatoes same?
No. They are two different types of root vegetable. Sweet potatoes are sweeter and a darker color than yams.
How much sugar is in yam?
for making candied yams I use about 3 tablespoons per pound of yams (sweet potatoes).
Do sweet potatoes have cholesterol?
Do sweet potatoes or yams have cholesterol in them.
What is the difference between a yam and a wild yam?
There are approximately 200 different varieties of yams with flesh colors varying from white to ivory to yellow to purple while their thick skin comes in white, pink or brownish-black. Their shape is long and cylindrical (oftentimes having offshoots referred to as "toes") while their exterior texture is rough and scaly. There is great confusion between yams and sweet potatoes in the United States; most of the vegetables labeled "yams" in the markets are really orange-colored sweet potatoes.
