Differences of cassava and cassava

What is the difference between cassava and cassava? Most people in Indonesia have ever eaten sweet potatoes and cassava. Both materials in the form of these tubers can indeed be enjoyed by boiled in advance or processed into an appetizing variety of foods. But the many other names of sweet potato and cassava finally make some people confused in interpreting it.

The Great Indonesian Dictionary (KBBI) defines sweet potato as a big leafy wrapped plant leaning or fingering hands, the enlarged rimpang into tubers whose skin is grinding or thorns. The word yam usually refers to sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L). While cassava is a plant that lives in the tropics, tubers are sweet and some are bitter, many leaves contain ordinary protein disayur or boiled as a salad. The synonym of cassava is cassava (Manihot utilissima).

Sweet Potato (Ipomoea batatas L)

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Sweet potato is a member of the family Convolvulaceae in the genus Ipomoea. This is a cultivated plant that is often used by the root that forms the bulbs for consumption purposes. Not a few countries in Asia are also using sweet potato leaves as food. There are also varieties of sweet potatoes are often used as an ornamental plant because it has a beautiful shape. In addition to tubers, sweet potato plants can be propagated through the rambatnya.

Cassava (Manihot utilissima)

Cassava is an annual perennial crop that belongs to the family of Euphorbiaceae in the genus Manihot. Cassava is also known as cassava or cassava. Parts that can be utilized as food from this plant are young leaves and tubers. High cassava shrimp can reach 7 meters. This plant has a riding root equipped with several branch roots that will turn into tubers along with its growth.

Difference

Here are the differences between sweet potato and cassava in terms of different points of view:

Ubi is a plant belonging to the family Convolvulaceae and cassava is a member of the family Euphorbiaceae.
Another term for sweet potato is sweet potato, while cassava is also known as cassava or cassava. But the word sweet potato generally refers to sweet potato and cassava refers to cassava.
Sweet potato plants grow in vines because it is not woody. But the cassava plant contains wood so it can grow upright with a height up to 7 meters.
The inside color of sweet potato tubers is more varied than cassava tubers. Sweet potatoes are white, orange, red, and purple. While the color of cassava tubers is only white and yellowish white.
Sweet potato tubers have a sweet taste until very sweet and has a soft texture. In contrast to cassava tubers that have a tendency to taste savory and slightly dense texture.
Savory power of sweet potato tuber longer than cassava tuber. Even longer tubers of sweet potatoes are stored, then it will be more sweet. In contrast to cassava tubers that will be damaged if stored too long. Cassava tubers that have changed color to dark purple are toxic to humans because they contain cyanide acid.
Rather than the leaves of sweet potatoes, cassava leaves contain more vegetable protein because it has the content of amino acid metionina in a fairly high level.