Sweet potato is a nutritious root vegetable that contains a lot of dietary fiber, vitamins and minerals, which has a good effect on promoting intestinal peristalsis and improving constipation. In the process of growing sweet potatoes, sometimes we find that the sweet potatoes have sprouted. So, what to do with sweet potatoes that have sprouted?
First of all, we need to know whether sprouted sweet potatoes are edible or not. Generally speaking, sweet potatoes are edible after sprouting, but there are some issues to be aware of. Sprouted sweet potatoes do not produce toxins, but they can cause the loss of nutrients inside the sweet potatoes and make them taste worse. In addition, if the sweet potato is moldy or diseased during the germination process, it should not be eaten.
For sweet potatoes that have sprouted, we can take the following treatments:
1.Edible.
If the sweet potato is simply sprouted and there are no other problems, the sweet potato can be washed and cooked. During the cooking process, a variety of methods can be used, such as roasting sweet potatoes, steaming sweet potatoes, boiling sweet potatoes, etc., to retain the nutrients and taste of sweet potatoes. However, it should be noted that sprouted sweet potatoes will have a worse taste and lower nutritional value, so they should be carefully checked before eating.
2.Make sweet potato flour.
If the number of sprouted sweet potatoes is large, they can be made into sweet potato flour. The method of making sweet potato flour is relatively simple, the sweet potatoes are washed, cooked or roasted, then dried, and finally ground into powder. The prepared sweet potato flour can be used to make various delicacies such as sweet potato cakes, sweet potato noodles, etc.
3.Propagation of sweet potato seedlings.
If you wish to continue growing sweet potatoes, you can use the sprouted sweet potatoes as seed potatoes to propagate new sweet potato seedlings. Cut the sprouted sweet potatoes into small pieces, each with 2-3 nodes, and plant them in fertile soil. It should be noted that seed potatoes should choose healthy, disease-free sweet potatoes to avoid the spread of diseases.
In short, sprouted sweet potatoes are not necessarily inedible or plantable, and need to be treated on a case-by-case basis. If carefully checked before eating and cooked properly, sprouted sweet potatoes can still be a nutritious and delicious vegetable. At the same time, by making sweet potato flour or breeding sweet potato seedlings, you can also turn sprouted sweet potatoes into treasure, making full use of their value.