Sprouted yam is best not to eat. Because sprouting indicates that the yam has begun to carry out life activities, although it is not like the potato sprouting to produce a harmful substance such as lobelia, but the nutrients in it have been reduced, so it is possible to have an impact on the human body. If you really want to eat it, you can eat it after digging out the sprouted parts.

How to avoid sprouting yam

Of course, the most practical way is to do a good job of preserving yam. The best way to store yams is to place them in a cool, dry corner of the wall where they will last longer. Or do not not wash directly into the refrigerator to save, but also can avoid the problem of yam sprouting. Finally, we also want to remind you that the summer weather is hot, you'd better eat the yam within two months.

Don't eat black yam

After removing the skin of the yam, if you find that the surface of the yam meat is black, don't eat such yam because it has mold, which is harmful to the human body after eating.

But there is a case of blackening is able to eat, that is, after the yam cut, without doing any treatment on the side, so that it is easy to let the surface of the yam oxidized and thus blackened. If you want to avoid this situation, you can put the cut yam in warm water to soak, which can effectively avoid the yam is oxidized.