Sweet Potato, Gold
A sweet tasting tuberous root vegetable. These are not in the potato family, but belongs to the bindweed or morning glory family !
There’s four types, commonly thought of as purple, red, gold and white. Gold is by far the most popular.
There’s four types, commonly thought of as purple, red, gold and white. Gold is by far the most popular.
Eat 'em up! A serve gives you almost all of your daily vitamin C needs, and loads of good stuff like beta-carotene, fibre, potassium, folate, niacin, and more!
- Freshest all year round.
- Good for baking, roasting, boiling, grating, frying, BBQ.
- Store in cupboard, unwashed, and ensure it is dry and cool, away from onions. If washed, keep in fridge for up to 3 days.
Did you know?
It matters how you prepare and cook the sweet potato as to the impact of eating on your blood sugar, with boiling keeping them as a low or moderate GI food, and baking pushing them to a very high GI food.
Bundaberg produces 70% of Australia’s sweet potatoes, with Cudgen in NSW another close producing region (but we don’t produce much compared to other countries like China).