depends on the dish

most people usually dont, myself included, but you CAN eat the skins on sweet potatoes too. ive had/made roasted sweet potatoes with the skin on and its good. adds an earthy flavor to the sweetness of the potato itself.




the last time i made mashed potatoes, i used yukon gold pots and cut em into large chunks leaving the skin on, then boiled em til they just started to fall apart. drained most of the water (and reserved it for other uses) and removed the skins, discarding them. mashed em up with some carmelized diced onions, evoo, garlic, and some other stuff. was gfg.

Good choice, at least some of the nutrients from the skin may have absorbed into the rest of the potatoes during the boiling process.

well, i did it more for the flavor, but nutrients is good too...

I agree, it all depends on what your making with them

micronutrients (vitamins/minerals) in the skin, but there are definitely a bunch of macronutrients (carbohydrate) in the flesh

sweet potato isnt a potato, its yam.


I always peel my potatoes because delicious

i do not peel em

which fade away anyway if you cook/bake them

its a matter of taste, i like skin on, too