Vegetables

Organic Red Sweet Potato

4,90 €

Minimum order of 1 kg

Rated with 5.00 out of 5 based on 2 customer ratings

2 reviews

Organic Red Sweet Potato, with a sweet flavor, produced locally in Lanzarote.

Organic Red Sweet Potato Summary

Product Details

The Red Sweet Potato is a very nutritious tuber, with the following properties:

Due to its high vitamin A content, it is recommended for eye health, bone development and immune function.
Sweet potatoes contain a lot of fiber, which helps slow the release of glucose in the body, they will not increase your blood sugar levels.
Improves intestinal health.
Improves blood pressure.

Season calendar

The red sweet potato season in the Canary Islands runs from September to March. Peak production occurs in January and February.
Here you have a more detailed calendar of the red sweet potato season in the Canary Islands:

September: The first crops of red sweet potatoes begin to appear in the Canarian markets at the end of September. The tubers are not yet ripe and have a more sour taste.
October: It is the month with the highest production of red sweet potatoes in the Canary Islands. The fruits are sweet and juicy, with a perfect texture to consume fresh.
November: The red sweet potato season continues into November, although production begins to slow at the end of the month. The fruits are still sweet and juicy, but their texture may be a little more fibrous.
December: The red sweet potato season comes to an end in December. The fruits are still sweet, but their flavor may be more acidic and their texture more fibrous.
January: The red sweet potato season extends until January, although production is lower.
February: The red sweet potato season extends until February, although production is very low.

If you are looking for a fresh and delicious red sweet potato, it is best to buy it during the season, which runs from September to March. Out of season, red sweet potatoes may be more expensive and may not taste as good.

Selection tips

Here are some tips for choosing a good red sweet potato:

The skin should be smooth and shiny.
The sweet potato should be firm, but not too hard.
The aroma should be sweet and strong.
If the sweet potato is too green, it is not ripe. If the sweet potato is too yellow, it is too ripe.

Once you have chosen a good red sweet potato, you can enjoy it fresh, in juices, in salads and in desserts.

Conservation

Store in a dark place, out of direct light and with a temperature between 13 and 15 degrees.

2 valuations Organic Red Sweet Potato

Rated with 5 5

Guaco Moreno - November 17th 2023

Lanzarote sweet potatoes are very good.
Rated with 5 5

Josefina Penate - November 20th 2023

The sweet potato I took the other day was very delicious. Very sweet