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Jerusalem Artichoke, aka Sunchoke: a Survival Plant (stacylynharris.com)
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I had never actually heard of this plant before 🤯

The Wikipedia page has some more interesting details.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Interesting observation. I would guess it is because these do not contain starch, but rather some fructose sugar polymer and that probably favors different bacteria and yeasts in these processes.