I used
purple sweet potatoes which gave it a nice lavender color!
So, I still have yet to try
a purple sweet potato which is pretty insane considering I eat the orange / white ones for dinner multiple times a week.
Not exact matches
Packed with anthocyanins,
which are anti-inflammatory,
purple sweet potatoes are one of nature's wonders!
To further add to the confusion, you often see the same - looking
sweet potato, labeled as a «yam» and then, there is the
purple ube,
which you might also confuse with a «
purple yam or
purple sweet potato».
One major change, he said, is the appearance of root crops like black carrots and
purple sweet potatoes (PSPs),
which are grown specifically for the natural colors industry.
While orange
sweet potatoes have anti-carcinogenic properties, it was found that
purple sweet potatoes have better cancer - fighting abilities because they have cyanidins and peonidins,
which have a positive effect against cancer cell growth.