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Sweet potato is also known as yam or kumera. It is a root obtained from the plant with the same name: sweet potato. It weighs between 0.5 and 3 kg and shows an elongated shape, although some of them are almost spherical. There are sweet potatoes of a pale red color, brownish-yellow or whitish, although the most widely cultivated varieties all over the world are those of red or pink rind and white flesh. It has a sweet taste, due to its high sugar content. Sweet potatoes resemble potatoes, although they have no botanical relation Once at home, sweet potatoes must be kept in a fresh, dry, dark place with good ventilation, without wrapping, where they can be stored for a week. The environmental temperature must not exceed 15ºC, since they may ferment or germinate at higher temperatures. Once cooked, they can be kept in the fridge for a week and even longer if they are frozen.

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