1. Tips to identify spoiled sweet potatoes
Sweet potatoes will spoil after a while if we do not preserve them properly. Or you can buy spoiled sweet potatoes at the market or supermarket without knowing it. To avoid buying spoiled sweet potatoes, you need to pay attention to the following points on the potatoes:
- Potatoes have brown or black spots on the skin.
- Potatoes have unusually soft spots on the surface.
- Potatoes have many cracks.
These signs indicate that sweet potatoes have been infected with Alternaria Brassicicola bacteria. The poison in sweet potatoes makes you feel bitter and hard when you eat them (or many people call it "damaged potatoes"). Signs that you have been poisoned after eating spoiled sweet potatoes are: always feeling uncomfortable, loss of appetite, nausea, more dangerous is vomiting, dizziness, weakness, numbness in hands, the possibility of death can be up to 16%.
2. How to keep sweet potatoes fresh for a long time
To keep potatoes delicious and fresh for a long time, you should keep them in cool areas, do not wrap them tightly in plastic bags. At the same time, avoid humid places that make potatoes sprout easily. Also, do not keep them in the refrigerator because they are easily spoiled and quickly wilt, causing the flavor and nutrients to be lost. Note: Do not eat sweet potatoes when you are too hungry. The reason is that potatoes contain many substances that stimulate the digestive enzymes of the stomach, so eating them when you are hungry will make you feel full, uncomfortable and have heartburn. In addition, people with stomach pain should also avoid eating sweet potatoes because it will make your condition worse.