Purple Sweet Potato Means Increased Amount Of Anti-cancer Components
Date: 2.7.2009
A Kansas State University researcher is studying the potential health benefits of a specially bred purple **sweet potato** because its dominant purple color results in an increased amount of **anti-cancer components**.
**Purple sweet potatoes** have high contents of anthocyanin, which is a pigment that presents the purple color in the vegetable. The pigment can produce red, blue and purple colors depending on the source's chemical structure, such as in foods like blueberries, red grapes and red cabbage.
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