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Raw foodism[edit]

This article doesn't inform if sweet potato can/should be eaten raw, instead of boiled.--MisterSanderson (talk) 19:58, 6 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

There is a reason you don't see raw sweet potatoes being eaten. Don't be fooled by nutrition assessments that don't account for bio-availability. Humans aren't designed to break down the cells like these and raw potatoes. UserTwoSix (talk) 00:59, 21 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Sweet potato and hypervitaminosis A: does it contain actual Vitamin A or only its precursors?[edit]

Hypervitaminosis A is caused by ingesting too much vitamin A. The difference between a recommended intake and a toxic intake is not very great. A Wikipedia article says that taking in excessive amounts of beta-carotene will not cause hypervitaminosis as the body regulates its conversion to Vitamin A. On the other hand, the body cannot protect itself against ingesting too much actual Vitamin A, which will cause hypervitaminosis.

The second table in the article indicates that sweet potatoes have very high levels of vitamin A per portion, nearly three times the upper daily dose limit even in as little as 100g. Is this true? Does it really contain actual vitamin A, or only the harmless precursors such as beta-carotene? 92.3.54.10 (talk) 12:42, 8 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

This https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminA-HealthProfessional/#h3 suggests that Vitamin A is not found in vegetables, only beta-carotene. It could be more explicit and clearer. 92.3.58.255 (talk) 14:53, 18 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Naming[edit]

I do believe that sweet potato is actually one word - sweetpotato. -Indy beetle (talk) 20:36, 10 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

The opening sentence of the article makes it clear that it can be spelt either as "sweet potato" or "sweetpotato", and at least in my country (the United Kingdom), it is more commonly known as "sweet potato". Vorbee (talk) 16:22, 17 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I've never seen it like that. But I like it! UserTwoSix (talk) 01:00, 21 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I'm British and have never encountered the 'sweetpotato' variant before reading about it here. Maybe it's an American thing, like calling swedes 'rutabagas'. --Ef80 (talk) 14:24, 21 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Staple crop comparison table[edit]

Please see Template_talk:Comparison_of_major_staple_foods#Fresh/dry_comparisons regarding a proposed change to the template transcluded in this article. SmartSE (talk) 12:13, 13 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Smartse:, it was a worthy change. THank you. UserTwoSix (talk) 01:01, 21 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]