Sweet Potatoes Vs Red Potatoes
Okay.. so i have been looking around on the internet and i can not fine any sensible reason why Sweet Potatoes are so much better than regular white potatoes. Infact, everything i have read states that Sweat Potatoes have MORE SUGAR than regular red skinned potatoes..
To quote a few places:
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By red potatoes, I’m guessing you mean red-skinned potatoes. They are actually very low in sugar, with only 2.47 grams of the sweet stuff in a medium spud.
You may be confusing sugar with carbohydrates in general. And potatoes are rich in carbs, with 34 grams per potato. A sweet potato of the same size actually has more grams of sugar—12—and a few more grams of carbohydrate.
Both regular and sweet potatoes are great sources of potassium and other important nutrients. And if you eat them with the skin on, you’ll also get several grams of fiber (sweet potatoes have more).
100g red potatoe:
89 Cal
20g carbs, of which 1g is sugar and 2g is fiber
100g Sweat Potatoes:
90 cal
21g Carbs, of which 6g is sugar and 3g is fiber
So, again, is 5g of sugar worth 1 g of fiber?? i wouldn't think so, so why do people on here always suggest Sweet VS Regular potatoes???