Sweet Potatoes

Sweet potatoes are tropical tuberous roots, often with attractive red or yellow skin, and a sweet potato-like flesh. They have a rich and interesting history, being one of the oldest vegetables known to mankind. Scientists believe that the sweet potato was domesticated thousands of years ago in Central America and after his first voyage to the Americas in 1492, Christopher Columbus brought the sweet potato back to Europe.

Being flavorsome, flexible and relatively inexpensive, they are increasingly forming part of our everyday diet. Yet the main reason to enjoy this nutritional, fiber-rich powerhouse is the immense health benefits:

• High in vitamin B6
• High in vitamin C
• A good source of vitamin D
• High in iron
• A good source of Magnesium
• A good source of Poassium
• Low in Sodium, and very low in Saturated Fat and Cholesterol, it is a good source of Dietary Fiber.

Interesting fact: sweet potatoes contain more Potassium than bananas.