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All about sweet potato > Varieties
Sweet potato doesn't refer simply to a big orange root vegetable. Today there are over 500 varieties, with the color of the flesh varying from creamy white to yellow or orange, or even a playful purple!
Among the four American varieties most often exported to Canada, we find the same nutritional and culinary qualities among the orange-fleshed varieties, but the Murasaki has a completely different profile.
Rose coloured skin, deep orange flesh
High in beta-carotene, Vitamin A, C & E
Excellent for baking, steamed, pureed or frozen
Copper coloured skin, bright orange flesh
High in beta-carotene, Vitamin A, C & E
Excellent for baking, steamed, pureed or frozen
Rose skin colour, deep orange flesh
High in beta-carotene, Vitamin A, C & E
Excellent for baking, steamed, pureed or frozen
Dark purple skin, creamy white flesh
High in Anthocyanin, Vitamin C and dietary fibre, low in in beta-carotene
Distinctive nutty flavour, good for baking, boiling or mashing
Photos and collaboration: American Sweet Potato Marketing Institute
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