Yams aren’t nearly as sweet as sweet potatoes, so the final result would taste much different. You can swap yams for sweet potatoes in some savory recipes, however.

Do you ever find yourself loitering in the produce aisle, internally debating the merits of yams versus sweet potatoes? At many grocery stores, they often look identical, but I’ve found that ...

“What’s in a name?” William Shakespeare once wrote. “Would a rose by any other name smell as sweet?” It’s a valid point for sure… unless we’re talking about sweet potatoes. Because one by its other ...

White potatoes also have "more magnesium and slightly higher iron," she added. Sweet potatoes generally contain over 100 times or 1,000 times the amount of Vitamin A than their non-sweet ...

It’s a celebration that happens once every year, it’s called the New Yam Festival. It’s a very big deal when it comes to new yam because a lot of food that we eat evolves around yam,” said Emeka. In ...

LIVINGSTON, Calif. — It happens every Thanksgiving. You head to the grocery store to shop for the big day. Of course, you’ll need to buy yams for the family’s favorite ...

Nutritionally, sweet and white potatoes are similar — and spud lovers will be happy to hear they’re both healthy. Find out how they differ nutritionally, and whether one is better than the ...

Sweet potatoes have a slightly lower GI than white potatoes due to their higher fiber content. A boiled white potato has a GI of 71, while a boiled sweet potato has a GI of 66.