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They contain the same antioxidants found in blueberries- anthocyanin which gives blueberries their blue color and purple potatoes their purple color. The color that anthocyanin takes is based upon the pH.

A purple potato is a kind of potato that has purple skin and or flesh (sometimes called blue) with varieties being Purple Peruvian, Davis Purple, Eureka Purple, Fenton Blue, Purple Mountain, Blue Tomcat etc.

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What is a purple potato?

A purple potato is a kind of potato that has purple skin and or flesh (sometimes called blue) with varieties being Purple Peruvian, Davis Purple, Eureka Purple, Fenton Blue, Purple Mountain, Blue Tomcat etc.They turn purple cause of the plants chemicals.A purple potato is a kind of potato that has purple skin and or flesh (sometimes called blue) with varieties being Purple Peruvian, Davis Purple, Eureka Purple, Fenton Blue, Purple Mountain, Blue Tomcat etc.


What country do purple potatoes come from?

potatoes are from Peru. The purple potato is simply a result of breeding and genetics.


What is the history on purple potatoes?

Like all potatoes they are native to Peru. There is know way of knowing when they were first grown since there are many purple potato varieties among the hundreds of different potato varieties that were first developed in Peru. When you buy from seed catalogs there is usually a blurb telling you about the history of the particular potato you have chosen.


What unusual color is the organically grown Hungarian potato?

The Hungarian potato is purple.


Is there a difference between ripe and unripe purple sweet potato constituents?

Is there a difference between ripe and unripe purple sweet potato constituents?


What is a purple grape like body inside a sell of a potato tuber?

The purple grape like BODIES inside a CELL of a potato tuber is Amyloplast


What colour makes when purple mix with purple?

I believe any color mixed with itself makes itself. So purple mixed with purple makes purple.


Can you eat purple sweet potato skin?

yes


Is the purple potato better then a white one?

yes


What happens if you add iodine 2 potato what do you observe?

The potato will turn blue, purple, or black as the iodine reacts to the starch in the potato.


What unusual color is the organically grown Hungarian potato that is almost totally resistant to potato blight?

Purple


What is a purple vegetable that look like a potato?

There are a number of varieties of purple potatoes.