You can remove some potassium from sweet potatoes using a process called leaching. This method involves soaking the sweet potatoes in water.
What is Leaching?
Based on information regarding reducing potassium in high-potassium vegetables, leaching is a process used to pull out some of the potassium from vegetables like potatoes and sweet potatoes. It involves soaking the cut vegetable in water either after or a couple of hours prior to cooking.
Steps to Reduce Potassium in Sweet Potatoes
To perform leaching on sweet potatoes according to the referenced information:
- Peel the sweet potatoes.
- Rinse them in warm water.
- Cut the sweet potatoes into slices.
- Soak the sliced sweet potatoes in water. (The reference suggests soaking after cutting, either before or a couple of hours before cooking).
By following these steps, you can help reduce the potassium content in sweet potatoes.
This information is based on the process of leaching described in "Potassium Level And Chronic Kidney Disease" from khccares.com.
