Education & Recipes
Sweet Potatoes are nutrient packed with everything your body needs to survive and thrive. Not only are they a superfood, but they are super versatile – sweet potatoes can be used in so many ways in the kitchen. Bakes, fries, pies, juiced, hashed, sliced, diced, entree, appetizer, dessert, ingredient, there is no limit. Here you will find out a little more about each variety, their nutrition, and recipe favorites:
Oriental
Purple, sometimes vibrant skin and white flesh. Dry taste and mild flavor profile. This is a favorite for a saute.
Diane
Reddish smooth skin with an orange flesh, one of the sweeter potatoes when baked. A staple variety for holiday recipes and home dining meals
Beauregard
Your classic sweet potato with a light to faded orange, almost rustic, sometimes ribbed skin and an orange flesh. Tastes sweet with more texture than a Diane & Bellevue. Commonly used for processing – sweet potato fries, cubes, strings, etc. Excellent option as an ingredient for any recipe.
Bellevue
A very smooth brighter orange skin and deep orange flesh. The sweetest of our varieties. Excellent choice for baking. Also used for processing.
Sweet
Sandy tan & smooth skin with a white flesh. A drier texture with a mild flavor profile.
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size
1 Sweet Potato (130g)
5″ long
Per Serving
| Amount /Serving | % Daily Value | Total Fat 0.06g | 0% |
|---|---|
| Saturated Fat - 0g | 0% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat - 0.018g | |
| Monounsaturated Fat - 0.001g | |
| Cholesterol 0mg | 0% |
| Sodium 72mg | 3% |
| Amount /Serving | % Daily Value | Total Carbohydrates 26.16g | 10% |
|---|---|
| Dietary Fiber - 3.9g | 14% |
| Sugars - 5.43g | |
| Protein 2.04mg |
Calcium 39mg 4% • Iron 0.79mg 4% •Potassium 438mg 13% • Vitamin • A18 500IU 369% • Vitamin C 3.1mg 5% 438mg • Vitamin B6 .27mg 5%
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
Recipe Links
Check out all of these delicious recipes & please visit the California Sweet Potato website
for more sweet potato info!