Purple sweet potatoes are rich in anthocyanin, one of three naturally occurring phytochemicals that give vegetables their bright color. Anthocyanin is the source for blue, red and purple produce.

Where do purple sweet potatoes come from? Both the potato and the botanically unrelated sweet potato are native to the Americas—and so, were not eaten in Europe before the 16th century.

The tiny ube pretzels with their irresistible combination of fat, salt, and sugar had me reaching for "just one more" until ...

What is ube? Ube is a starchy vegetable also known as purple yam — which is not the same as purple sweet potatoes, though they are similar and can be substituted in recipes.

Transform your breakfast routine by making purple yam pancakes. All you need to do is mash boiled purple yams and mix them ...

ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. -- Local farmer says purple sweet potatoes are good alternative crops and may be the next big craze. They are tasty and high in antioxidants.

Sweet potato and yam are often used interchangeably, but the popular vegetable often eaten on Thanksgiving is not the same thing. Here's what to know.

Sweet Society serves Japanese ice cream in flavors like purple yam dished up in a taiyaki, or fish-shaped, waffle cone. A walk through Sweet Society in the Electric Depot on Government Street.

You wait all year to dig into your mom’s Thanksgiving yams with mini marshmallows. While they may be delicious, it turns out they aren’t yams at all. Even though the words “sweet ...

Sweet potato and yam are often used interchangeably, but the popular vegetable often eaten on Thanksgiving is not the same thing. Here's what to know.