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Purple Sweet Potato

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Purple sweet potato is a whole-food vegetable rich in anthocyanins, fiber, and beta-carotene precursors. Generally considered a healthful staple.

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What it is

Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) variety with purple flesh due to anthocyanin pigments.

Vegetable; natural color/anthocyanin source.

What regulators actually say

"Sweet potato, raw nutrient composition data."

"Purple sweet potato is a rich source of anthocyanins with documented antioxidant activity."

Regulatory status

United States — FDA

Common food

European Union — EFSA

Permitted as food

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