Purple sweet potatoes are rich in anthocyanin, one of three naturally occurring phytochemicals that give vegetables their bright color. Anthocyanin is the source for blue, red and purple produce.

Although they're both purple and have a comparable sweet taste, there are distinct differences between the Okinawan purple sweet potato and the ube tuber. Okinawan purple sweet potatoes, very much ...

Lately, you may have noticed photos of bright purple ice cream popping up on Instagram and Twitter. The purple potato, or ube, is entirely real, and turns any food made with it the same vibrant ...

One goal of DC Sweet Potato Cake is to celebrate the heritage and history of African American culinary delights that spring from this root vegetable not only during Black History Month, but year ...

What is ube? Ube is a starchy vegetable also known as purple yam — which is not the same as purple sweet potatoes, though they are similar and can be substituted in recipes.

Both sweet potato and pumpkin pies are American staples with a starchy custardlike filling. Pumpkin pie tends to be more heavy on spice, while sweet potato pie is typically sweeter and lighter.

Special compounds called carotenoids give sweet potatoes their bright color. They also make them a nutrient powerhouse.

Biting into the purple cube, my brain did somersaults. It looked like a chunk of roasted beetroot, but the taste was 100% orange sweet potato. Witchcraft? A tastebud malfunction? No, just my first ...

Find out what nutrients are in sweet potatoes and learn how they can help everything from eye health to immune-system support.