Is sweet potato a fruit or a vegetable?

Is white sweet potato a fruit or a vegetable?

White sweet potato is also called yam bean, sweet potato, etc. It is a root vegetable like potato. It belongs to the leguminosae family and the genus Yambe. Its tubers can be eaten raw or cooked. It has high nutritional value. The fruits are mostly mature and available in September-November.

Nutritional value of white sweet potato

White sweet potatoes are sweet, crispy and juicy. They can be eaten directly after peeling and they taste great raw. They can also be made into foods such as fried sweet potato with pork belly, fried sweet potato with shrimp, and sweet potato pork bone soup.

The nutritional value of white sweet potato is very high. The fruit is rich in amino acids, sugars, proteins, vitamins and other substances. It has the effects of lowering blood pressure, detoxifying alcohol, promoting salivation and quenching thirst, replenishing energy, and improving immunity.

White sweet potato origin and cultivation

The main producing areas of white sweet potatoes in my country are Yunnan, Hunan, Guangdong, Shanxi, Fujian, Guizhou and other provinces. Among them, the quality of white sweet potatoes in Guangdong is the best, with the tubers of medium to high quality and white flesh.

White sweet potatoes are planted in spring from April to May and can be harvested 5-7 months after planting. They are best planted in loose, fertile, well-ventilated and highly weathered soil.