US: Are sweet potatoes really a healthier alternative to potatoes?

The state of North Carolina is the largest producer of sweet potatoes in the United States, producing more than 60 percent of the total amount grown. It is therefore not surprising that a professional organization, the North Carolina Sweet Potato Commission (NCSPC), is helping the industry with research. The NCSPC initiated the investigation after the 2023 harvest, the primary goal of which was to reveal the hitherto hidden possibilities of the EU export market. In the framework of the research, they tried to learn the sweet potato-related consumption habits of the population of the United Kingdom, France and Germany, and seeing the results, they seem to have been successful. However, before we describe them, let's take a detour to North Carolina, where, as the professional site informs, more than a hundred types of sweet potatoes are grown, from white to deep red and super-sweet to purple, which (according to its fans), for example, has a taste reminiscent of walnuts. There are ...