Boniato
"A sweet potato market type"
Boniato is a market type of sweet potato, grown for its storage roots. Sweet potatoes are only distantly related to ordinary potatoes and are not true yams.
Also known as
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Botanical name
Ipomoea batatas
Product Details
PLU Code
4546
4-digit conventional code
Category
Vegetables
Boniato › All Sizes
Origin
Mexico, Venezuela, Ecuador
Temperature
13 to 15°C (55 to 59°F)
Shelf Life
up to 1 year
Status
Approved
About Boniato
The catalogue lists Boniato alongside sweet potato market types.
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
Breathable packaging or bags, ventilated boxes
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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