![]() ![]() Below, you can see a field of Stokes purple sweet potatoes. ![]() Purple potatoes grow on vines, just like all other potatoes and sweet potatoes. It never hurts to ask, right?! How do Purple Potatoes Grow? For the other purple potatoes, you can check your local farmers market (depending on where you live) and/or put in a request to your local produce department. The more specialty purple potatoes, such as the Stokes purple sweet potatoes, can be found through Frieda’s Specialty Produce and their participating grocery stores. They are sold alongside the traditional Russet (brown skin and white/cream flesh), yellow and red potatoes. Purple potatoes can now commonly be found in the produce departments of larger grocery chains and specialty markets. Research has shown that the colored potatoes (both red and purple potatoes) contain a greater amount of antioxidants, with the purple potatoes that contain both purple skin and purple flesh having a comparable amount of antioxidants to Brussels sprouts and spinach. What is the Difference Between White Potatoes and Purple Potatoes?īesides the few obvious differences of skin color and flesh color, the actual composition of the potato is different due to the anthocyanins that are included in the purple potatoes. The anthocyanins are one of many antioxidants (basically really good things that you introduce to your body that helps reverse/prevent damage) that can be found naturally in purple potatoes. The purple potatoes are purple because they contain anthocyanins, which is the flavonoid pigment that is responsible for producing purple, blue and/or red hues in fruits and vegetables.Īs a comparison, all orange-hued fruits and vegetables, such as carrots and orange sweet potatoes have that coloring because they contain carotenoids, which is the flavonoid pigment responsible for the orange coloring.
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