People often mistake yams for sweet potatoes and vice versa. Yes, there's a difference, but what exactly is it?

Jessica Gavin is a food scientist and blogger. Here's the scoop on the difference between sweet potatoes and yams. What is a ...

Yams and sweet potatoes are not the same thing. In fact, you've probably bought a sweet potato, thinking it was yam! There are many types of sweet potatoes ranging from white, yellow, red ...

Although often used interchangeably, sweet potatoes and yams are different. Sweet potatoes, native to South America, have smooth, reddish-brown or purple skin and orange, purple, or white flesh.

When shopping the produce aisle at the supermarket, you may see the signs for sweet potatoes and yams – yet they’re probably ...