What Are the Health Benefits of Yams?
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What Are the Health Benefits of Yams?
A frequent debate is ongoing regarding whether yams are sweet potatoes and vice versa, but there's actually a difference.
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Regarding the difference between yams and sweet potatoes, the two are not even the same type of plant; yams are part of the Dioscoreae family, while sweet potatoes belong to a genus called Convolvulaceae
Nutritional attributes are similar; yams contain fiber, vitamin C, potassium and manganese, while sweet potatoes are good sources of fi…
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