Red/Orangy White Flesh Sweet Potato/Yam/Kumara
"A distinctive root vegetable"
A small sweet potato in the Red/Orangy White Flesh market type. Sweet potatoes are grown for their storage roots and are only distantly related to ordinary potatoes.
Also known as
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Botanical name
Ipomoea batatas
Product Details
PLU Code
3333
4-digit conventional code
Category
Vegetables
Sweet Potato/Yam/Kumara › Small
Origin
Mexico, Venezuela, Ecuador
Temperature
13 to 15°C (55 to 59°F)
Shelf Life
up to 1 year
Status
Approved
About Red/Orangy White Flesh Sweet Potato/Yam/Kumara
Despite the name, sweet potato is not a true Dioscorea yam.
Nutrition Information
Sweet potato, raw, unprepared (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program); USDA SR Legacy, FDC 168482, published 4/1/2019. Per 100 g edible portion, approximately: Energy: 86 kcal; Protein: 1.57 g; Fat: 0.05 g; Total carbohydrate (by difference): 20.12 g; Dietary fiber: 3 g; Vitamin C: 2.4 mg; Folate: 11 µg; Total sugars: 4.18 g. Generic reference for the stated edible food and processing form, not a cultivar-specific or item-specific measurement. Composition of an individual shipment has not been measured.
Storage & Handling
Commercial storage guidance for cured sweetpotato roots in storage (after curing). Storage life depends on initial quality, maturity, cultivar and handling; this is not a household shelf-life guarantee.
Temperature
13 to 15°C (55 to 59°F)
Humidity
90%
Packaging
Ventilated bags or containers
Shelf Life
up to 1 year
Storage Notes: Cure roots right after harvest, then keep them out of the cold, which causes chilling injury such as hardcore, pitting and decay, and out of warm storage, which causes sprouting. Sensitive to ethylene: keep away from ethylene-producing fruit. Highest freezing point: -1.9°C. Source: USDA Agriculture Handbook 66 (rev. 2016).
Source: USDA Agriculture Handbook 66 (rev. 2016), pp. 566-570.
Applies to: cured sweetpotato roots in storage (after curing).
Not verified by this source: packaging (retained from earlier enrichment).
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4-digit codes: Conventional produce
93000-94999: Organic form of an assigned 3000-4999 code
83000 series: Future conventional assignments
84000 series: Corresponding future organic assignments
Prefix 8: Has no standalone GMO significance
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