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By Victoria Duba with help from nobody.

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Carbohydrates: 27 g
Proteins: 2.1 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Sweet Potatoes are also a great source of Vitamin A. It is able to meet 35%-90% of all Vitamin A needed.

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The sweet potatoes need to be in full sunlight for 3-4 weeks (90-170 days) to mature. They grow best in sunny gardens, where the soil isn't too rich in nutrients. The most common tools farmers use to harvest sweet potatoes are sweet potato plows and short bed diggers.

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Potatoes come from Central America. Columbus helped spread the sweet potatoes to Europe in 1492. It was brought to China in 16th century and spread to Asia, Africa, and Latin America in the 17th and 18th centuries. Since the sweet potato can grow in basically any conditions, it can adapt quickly and and grow from very few roots.

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Sweet potatoes were well established as food in South and Central America. Columbus however, was the first one to bring them to Europe. The sweet potatoes gained a lot of popularity in the 16th century upper-class England.

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Sweet Potatoes scientific name is Ipomea Batatas. The correct spelling for sweet potato is spelled as one word.

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Sweet Potatoes were first domesticated about 5000 years ago though it is unclear if they was domesticated in Central  America or South America. The Earliest records date back to 750 BC in Peru, but more evidence shows cultivation began around 2500-1850 BC.