Purple sweet potato have purple-blackish (concentrated purple) skin colors, and flesh-colored nutrient content which is higher compared with another type of sweet potato.
Purple pigment on purple sweet potato is useful as an antioxidant. Purple sweet potato also contains high fiber natural food.
In addition purple sweet potato also contains lysine, cu, mg, k, zn, with average of 20%. Purple sweet potato is also source of high enough carbohydrates and source of calories. Plus with vitamins and mineral, Vitamins are contained in the purple sweet potato, among vitamin A, vitamin C.
BENEFIT
1. Natural Food Dyes
This plant a more healthy option and as a natural dyes alternative. Purple sweet potato has also been developed in the form of ice cream products, and syrup.
2. Antioxidant, Antibacterial
Purple sweet potato also have physiological functions, for example for antioxidant, antibacterial. Purple sweet potato has active antioxidant and antibacterial of 2.5 and 3.2 times higher than some varieties of "blueberry".
3. Purple sweet potato is also good for encouraging smooth circulation of blood.