Sweet Potatoes going black when peeled
When I peel sweet potatoes for a meal, why do some go black? I peel them about 1 hour or half an hour before I cook them
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Potatoes of all kinds will blacken after peeling. Try putting each potato in cold water while you peel the rest. I do this with both whole and cut potatoes. You can add some acid to the water if you like, but it's not really necessary.
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Similar to an apple, if you peel a sweet potato and leave it uncovered, it will start to turn a greyish, black, or brown color. This happens because, when the flesh of the sweet potato is exposed to the air, a chemical reaction occurs and it starts to oxidize.Is it safe to eat sweet potatoes with black spots?
Dubbed as the internal black spots, these spots are \u201cbruising\u201d that occurs when potatoes tend to lie against each other for an extended period. Worrisome as they may seem, sweet potatoes with these spots are still safe to eat. Simply get rid of the sport.How do you know if a sweet potato went bad?
Texture. Once sweet potatoes turn mushy, you can be sure that they have gone bad. Usually, their ends become soft before turning brown or black. As soon as these parts spoil, the flavor of the whole tubers will be affected.How do you keep peeled sweet potatoes from browning?
To stop sweet potatoes going brown once they've been peeled or cut, you could try:How to Keep a Potato from Browning
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Starch from the potato will blacken/bruised when exposed to air.
Add a tea spoon of salt in a bowl of cold water. Immediately put the peeled potato into the water. Salted water help dissolve the starch preventing bruising.
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