- Category Cultivation
- Tag EcoFriendly
- Date 22-02-2025
- Clients Exports
Overview
The sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) is a versatile, starchy, and sweet-tasting root vegetable grown around the world. It is not closely related to the potato, as it belongs to the morning glory family, Convolvulaceae.
A highly nutritious crop, the roots are an important source of carbohydrates, and orange-fleshed varieties are exceptionally rich in beta-carotene (which the body converts to Vitamin A). They also contain vitamins (C, E, K, B vitamins) and minerals (iron, zinc, potassium). The enlarged, starchy storage roots (tubers), which vary in color (white, yellow, orange, red, purple) and flesh (white, cream, orange, purple). The leaves and young shoots are also edible and nutritious.
