Purple Sweet Potatoes

Commodity Overview

There are a couple of commonly available varieties of purple sweet potatoes. The Stokes Purple variety is irregularly shaped with thin dusty brown skin through which its vibrant red-purple flesh is visible. Okinawan sweet potatoes are less elongated in shape than typical sweet potatoes and have light tan skin with purple flesh.

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Characteristics

Commodity: Sweet Potatoes
Category: Cooking Vegetables
Appearance: Stokes Purple sweet potatoes are irregularly shaped, similar to a typical sweet potato, with dusty brown skins and vibrant red-purple flesh. Okinawan sweet potatoes are also irregularly shaped but less elongated than normal sweet potatoes, with light tan skins and purple flesh.
Flesh: Stokes Purple has dry, dense, red purple flesh. Okinawan sweet potatoes have dense flesh with a more creamy texture.
Flavor: Stokes purple are richly sweet, and Okinawan sweet potatoes have a more delicate, subtly sweet flavor
Size: A medium sweet potato weighs about 150 grams
Color: Dusty brown to light tan, depending on variety
Shape: Irregular; similar to a typical sweet potato, but with less tapering on the ends
Commonly Cooked: Yes
Availability: Stokes purple is available September through April; Okinawan sweet potatoes are available year-round
Additional Notes: Photo courtesy Frieda's Inc.

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First Pick Produce

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Business Type:

Broker

Location HQ:

Alabaster, 35114 Alabama

Berries:

Blackberries, Blueberries, Cranberries, Gold Raspberries, Red Raspberries, Strawberries, Red Currants, Kiwiberries, Cape Gooseberries/Goldenberries

Citrus:

Melogold

South Harvest Produce Corp

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Business Type:

Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Miami, 33142-7739 Florida

Berries:

Blackberries, Blueberries, Cranberries, Raspberries, Gold Raspberries, Red Raspberries, Strawberries, Specialty Berries, Red Currants, Kiwiberries

Lindsy Tropical Farms LLC

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Exporter, Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Homestead, 33031-2003 Florida

Berries:

Blackberries, Blueberries, Cranberries, Gold Raspberries, Red Raspberries, Strawberries, Red Currants, Kiwiberries, Cape Gooseberries/Goldenberries

Citrus:

Melogold

Monacor Investments LLC

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Business Type:

Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Doral, 33166-6676 Florida

Berries:

Blackberries, Blueberries, Cranberries, Gold Raspberries, Red Raspberries, Strawberries, Red Currants, Kiwiberries, Cape Gooseberries/Goldenberries

Citrus:

Melogold

AC Freshco LLC

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Business Type:

Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Green Island, 12183-1505 New York

Berries:

Blackberries, Blueberries, Cranberries, Gold Raspberries, Red Raspberries, Strawberries, Red Currants, Kiwiberries, Cape Gooseberries/Goldenberries

Citrus:

Melogold

Sweet Valley Marketing Co LLC

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Business Type:

Broker, Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Misson, 78573 Texas

Berries:

Blackberries, Blueberries, Cranberries, Gold Raspberries, Red Raspberries, Strawberries, Red Currants, Kiwiberries, Cape Gooseberries/Goldenberries

Citrus:

Melogold

33 North LLC

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Business Type:

Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Commerce, 90022-5129 California

Berries:

Blackberries, Blueberries, Cranberries, Gold Raspberries, Red Raspberries, Strawberries, Red Currants, Kiwiberries, Cape Gooseberries/Goldenberries

Citrus:

Melogold

Metro Star Produce Distributors LLC

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Business Type:

Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Saint Paul, 55108-1249 Minnesota

Berries:

Blackberries, Blueberries, Cranberries, Gold Raspberries, Red Raspberries, Strawberries, Red Currants, Kiwiberries, Cape Gooseberries/Goldenberries

Citrus:

Melogold

The Produce Distribution Center Inc

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Business Type:

Wholesaler

Location HQ:

South San Francisco, 94080-6502 California

Citrus:

Blood Oranges, Seville Oranges, Navel Oranges, Valencia Oranges, Cara Cara Oranges

Deciduous Fruit:

Braeburn Apples, Cameo Apples, Cortland Apples, Empire Apples, Fuji Apples

La Huerta Produce LLC

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Business Type:

Wholesaler

Location HQ:

McAllen, 78503 Texas

Berries:

Blackberries, Blueberries, Cranberries, Gold Raspberries, Red Raspberries, Strawberries, Red Currants, Kiwiberries, Cape Gooseberries/Goldenberries

Citrus:

Melogold

Purple Sweet Potatoes