Boron is widely distributed in fruits, vegetables, nuts and legumes. Itâs found to a much lesser extent in animal foods and most grains. Thus, a diet that emphasizes meats, eggs, milk and bread at the expense of fruits and vegetables is highly unbalanced with respect to this potentially essential nutrient.
Since they contain about 3% sugar, they are more like a sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) than a true potato (Solanum tuberosum). Sweet potatoes are actually storage roots, while true potatoes are technically referred to as tubers. Taro has a long list of common names throughout tropical countries of the world, including cocoyam, kolocasi and ocumo.
There are different kinds of root vegetables, such as taproots, which include carrots, beets, and turnips; tuberous roots, which include sweet potatoes, yams, and yucca; and modified plant stem tubers, which includes the common potato. Potatoes are very high in starch and have a high glycemic index. In fact, the only root vegetable with a higher glycemic index is parsnips. When a food has a high glycemic index that means the carbohydrates in potatoes are rapidly turned into sugar and absorbed into your blood.