Article: The Main Ingredient: A yam by any other name; Yams aren't sweet potatoes, and vice versa

Article: Yam session: Sweet potatoes for the holidays
New Orleans Magazine;  November 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ... ... probably never laid eyes on a yam. It's big, misshapen ... oversized truffle. A true yam is mild in flavor - almost ... vegetables in the tropics. Yams (like sweet potatoes) pack considerable thickening ... that it's a "Louisiana yam." Part of the sweet ...

Article: Yams vs. sweet potatoes: Are they really the ...
The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL;  September 10, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... difference between yams and sweet potatoes? Some group ... never heard of yam pie! We read ... figure. True yams grow larger than sweet potatoes. Even though sweet potatoes can get pretty ... around the yam clan. There ... varieties of yams, and the ...

Article: Colorful sweet potatoes often used to make holiday ...
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  November 3, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... hills of sweet potatoes with gemstone ... if it's a yam you're seeking ... classic, Candied Yams, you won ... markets, where yams are an important ... called it a yam. But sweets and yams are as different ... and oranges. Sweet potatoes, the edible ...

Article: Why Sweet Potatoes Aren't Yams
AP Online;  May 3, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... look alike, the sweet potatoes generally having ... orange color while the yams are brown and scaly ... claim to fame of the yam is that birth control ... Nutritionally, sweet potatoes are rich in beta ... among other things. Yams are low in it. Years ...

Article: HOLIDAY SWEET POTATOES YAM WHAT THEY ...
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  November 26, 1997 ;     700+ words ... ... what you add to the sweet potatoes that makes them high in fat and calories. Sweet potatoes can be purchased year ... people call a ``yam.'' Both are sweet potatoes. The darker the orange ... look bruised. Both yams and sweet potatoes ...

Article: Yams and sweet potatoes.(ASK DR. ...
Food & Fitness Advisor;  November 1, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... iron, vitamin E and protein than yams. Sweet potatoes also are loaded with vitamin A. Yams, however, have more omega-3 fatty acids than sweet potatoes. Both the sweet potato and the yam have lots of potassium, magnesium ...

Article: Sweet potatoes vs. yams.
Akron Beacon Journal (Akron, OH);  December 19, 2005 ;     479 words ... ... there a difference between sweet potatoes and yams? _R.G., Coventry Township ... there is a difference. The sweet potatoes we see most often in stores ... ends _ are often called yams, but are indeed sweet potatoes. There's also another ...