If the local sweet potato buds are edible, the nutrients in the sweet potato buds will not be changed, and no toxic substances will be produced. However, in order to make the sprouting part grow up, some nutrients in the sweet potato, such as sugar, will be transported to the sprouting place, which will lead to the sweet and delicious sweet potato that has sprouted.

Therefore, the sweet potato is intact, and only a part of it has long buds. You can continue to eat if you remove the long buds, but if there are many long buds, the taste will be bad, so it is not recommended to continue eating. Sweet potatoes with long buds are likely to have related bacteria, so sweet potatoes must not be eaten raw at this time to avoid discomfort. It is best to cook or steam them before taking them.

Recommended methods for storing sweet potatoes:

1, newspaper preservation method

Wrap each sweet potato in newspaper and put it in a cool and dry place. The function of newspaper and brown paper bag is mainly to shade the light, but it can provide sufficient air circulation, which can prevent the sweet potato from rotting or sprouting and is beneficial to the preservation of sweet potato.

2, plastic bag preservation

Sweet potatoes can be wrapped in toilet paper or old newspapers. Then put them all in plastic bags and tie them tightly. It is also stored in a dry and ventilated place, so it can also be preserved for a long time. Paper can control and lock water, prevent external moisture from affecting sweet potatoes, and also keep the original moisture of sweet potatoes and keep freshness.

3, refrigerator preservation

If the quantity of sweet potato is small, it can also be stored in the fresh-keeping layer of refrigerator. Before storage, the sweet potato should be wrapped with plastic wrap and then put in the fresh-keeping layer of refrigerator. In this way, it can be kept fresh for a year, and the plastic wrap can lock the original moisture of sweet potatoes and keep them fresh all the time.