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About Sweet Potato 

The sweet potato or Sweet Potato is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the bindweed or morning glory family, Convolvulaceae. Its large, starchy, sweet-tasting, tuberous roots are used as a root vegetable. The young shoots and leaves are sometimes eaten as greens.

Benefits

Sweet potatoes are a rich source of fiber as well as containing an array of vitamins and minerals including iron, calcium, selenium, and they're a good source of most of our B vitamins and vitamin C.

Nutritive value

Calories: 180.

Carbs: 41.4 grams.

Protein: 4 grams.

Fat: 0.3 grams.

Fiber: 6.6 grams.

Vitamin A: 769% of the. Daily Value (DV)

Vitamin C: 65% of the DV.

Manganese: 50% of the DV.

Storage and Uses

If you are storing raw sweet potatoes, make sure you do not rinse them first. Rinsing could lead to rotting due to the extra moisture that is being introduced. Use a dry cloth to remove any dirt before you begin to store sweet potatoes. Another way to store raw sweet potatoes is to cure them for 1 to 2 weeks.

Shelf Life

How long sweet potatoes last in normal room temperature depends on many factors, and it's best to keep them in a pantry to last 3–5 weeks. You can also store sweet potatoes in the fridge for 2–3 months, or freeze them to last even longer.

Storage Tips

For best results, store the sweet potatoes in a basement or root cellar. 

Do not use a refrigerator.

Monitor the temperature frequently to make sure that it does not fall below or rise above this range.

Stored in this manner, the sweet potatoes can last up to 6 months.

Storage Temperature

The recommended conditions for commercial storage are to keep roots cool and dry. Sweet potato roots are chilling sensitive and should be stored between 12.5°C and 15°C (55°F to 59°F) with high relative humidity (>90%).

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