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Can We Eat Sweet Potatoes Raw?
Can We Eat Sweet Potatoes Raw?
21 Sep 2021
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Potatoes: Potatoes should not be consumed raw because they have components like solanine and chaconine. We have to boil, bake or steam potatoes to make edible. The solanine in potatoes makes it a nightshade; some people are allergic to nightshades and eliminate potatoes from their diet for that reason. Check out Wikipedia article on Solanine for more details on solanine-related precautions.

Sweet potatoes: Sweet potatoes are quite different from potatoes. Sweet potatoes belong to the same family as morning glory (Convolvulaceae), while potatoes are a nightshade (Solanaceae). Potato tubers are derived from the plant stems while sweet potato tubers are derived from the root. And yes, sweet potatoes may be eaten raw!

(3 mins) Can we Eat Sweet Potatoes Raw?

Yes! We may eat them raw. She mentions that ordinary potatoes, rhubarb, cassava and taro should not be eaten raw. Made me wonder, is there a list of fruits and veggies which belong to the "Do Not Eat Raw" category?

(25 mins) Low Temperature Cooking of Tubers

This video explains that we can cook starchy veggies and tubers with super low temperature cooking for 6-8 hours. Is the resulting preparation still considered raw?

One of the comments pertains to bacterial growth between 20-40 C. That comment recommends slow cooking of whole potatoes (with skin intact; skin protects bacterial growth; no peeling; no dicing). How important is this concern?

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