Although often use interchangeably, yams and sweet potatoes are two distinct foods. Learn about their nutrition and health benefits.

For many families, a holiday feast doesn’t feel complete without the familiar lineup of mashed potatoes and gravy, roast turkey and stuffing. Add in traditional sides like cranberry sauce, green bean ...

ALL RIGHT SO THANKSGIVING QUICKLY APPROACHING RIGHT AND THERE ARE SOME CONFUSION ABOUT A DINNER STAPLE. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A SWEET POTATO AND A YAM. JOINING US TO EXPLAIN, CALIFORNIA SWEET POTATO ...

November means turkey, mashed potatoes and bright orange candied yams or, depending on who you ask, candied sweet potatoes. While some may use sweet potato and yam interchangeably, botanically ...

Sweet potatoes and yams are often confused, but they are botanically different plants. True sweet potatoes are native to the Americas, while true yams originate from Africa and Asia. The canned "yams" ...

Some people use the words yams and sweet potatoes interchangeably. The truth is yams are not sweet potatoes and sweet potatoes are not yams! Even on the outside of canned sweet potatoes it labels them ...

Merve Ceylan is a dietitian and health writer with four years of experience writing for companies in the nutrition and health industry. Sweet potatoes have more vitamins A and C, and fewer calories ...

I found a poster of "Japanese sweet potatoes with yaku-no-yori and sushi with Japanese shabu-shabu" at the store. I ordered a Japanese style plum pasta with sweet shabu - shabu and yam and noodles, it ...