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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Maya Fresh Harvest LLC

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Business Type:

Wholesaler

Location HQ:

McAllen, 78503 Texas

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Freedom Fresh LLC

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Shipper, Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Medley, 33178 Florida

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C Lane Company LLC HQ

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Broker, Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Homewood, 35209 Alabama

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Blackberries, Blueberries, Strawberries

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Apricots

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Carambola, Plantains

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Wada Farms Marketing Group LLC HQ

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Business Type:

Grower, Shipper, Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Idaho Falls, 83404-4951 Idaho

Organic Produce:

Organic Onions, Bulb, Organic Potatoes, Organic Sweet Potatoes

Melons:

Seedless Red Watermelon, Seeded Red Watermelon

Cooking Vegetables:

White Onions, Yellow Onions, Red Onions, Purple Potatoes, Red Potatoes

Kandola Farms Produce Inc

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Business Type:

Grower, Shipper, Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Livingston, 95334 California

Cooking Vegetables:

Sweet Potatoes, Orange-Flesh Sweet Potatoes, Yellow-Flesh Sweet Potatoes, White-Flesh Sweet Potatoes, Purple Sweet Potatoes

Organic Produce:

Organic Sweet Potatoes

Specialties:

Yam

Sun City Produce Co

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Business Type:

Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Pompano Beach, 33069 Florida

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Blackberries, Blueberries, Cranberries, Raspberries, Strawberries, Specialty Berries

Citrus:

Grapefruit, Lemons, Limes, Oranges

Garcia Farms Produce

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Business Type:

Grower, Shipper, Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Livingston, 95334 California

Cooking Vegetables:

Sweet Potatoes, Orange-Flesh Sweet Potatoes, Yellow-Flesh Sweet Potatoes, White-Flesh Sweet Potatoes, Purple Sweet Potatoes

T Castro Produce

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Business Type:

Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Chicago, 60609-3342 Illinois

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Blackberries, Blueberries, Cranberries, Raspberries, Strawberries, Specialty Berries

Citrus:

Grapefruit, Lemons, Limes, Oranges

Nash Produce LLC

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Business Type:

Grower, Shipper, Wholesaler, Logistics, Packaging

Location HQ:

Nashville, 27856 North Carolina

Organic Produce:

Organic Sweet Potatoes

Salad Vegetables:

Pickling Cucumbers

Cooking Vegetables:

Orange-Flesh Sweet Potatoes, White-Flesh Sweet Potatoes, Purple Sweet Potatoes

MGI Produce a dba of Marc Glassman Inc

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Business Type:

Retailer

Location HQ:

Cleveland, 44130 Ohio

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

Purple Sweet Potatoes