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White roots, tubers, and plantains

purple sweet potato

Common NamesKumara, purple sweet potato, sweet potato, white or purple sweet potato
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purple sweet potato is commonly consumed in 15 countries.
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Cape Verde
Indonesia
Cambodia
Common name: sweet potato
Ecuador
Common name: sweet potato
Peru
Lao PDR
Common name: sweet potato
Malawi
Thailand
Common name: sweet potato
Timor-Leste
Common name: white or purple sweet potato
Papua New Guinea
Malaysia
Bhutan
Viet Nam
Japan
Common name: sweet potato
Solomon Islands
Common name: Kumara
Family
Convolvulaceae
Species
Ipomoea batatas
Part Consumed
Tuber
Centers of Origin
Central America and Mexico, Tropical South America
Other ResourcesPeriodic Table of FoodFood composition data on Periodic Table of Food Initiative coming in a future release