| Criterion | Categories | Not preferred | Fuzziness | | Preferred |
|---|
| Texture | Dry/powdery | Wet/watery | But dry varieties can cause choking and easily crack when cooked (therefore, not good for "camote cue") |
| Taste | Sweet | Bland | But sweet varieties make one easily satiated; bland ones are better substitute for rice, also used as thickening for soup. |
| Digestibility | Easy to digest | Hard to digest | But hard-to-digest varieties are more "stomach filling;" thus it takes longer for one to feel hungry again." |
| Size of roots | Big | Small | But some big ones are tasteless while many small ones are tasty; also, varieties with big roots tend to have fewer roots. |
| Use | Produce edible roots | Do not produce edible roots | But some of those without edible roots produce better-tasting leaves or leaves with greater medicinal value. |
| Familiarity | Traditional | New | But although traditional varieties are more delicious, they take long to mature. |
