Sweet Potato ‘Kumara’, Ipomoea batatas

Kumara sweet potato has a red skin and cream coloured flesh with purple streaks.  The colour even intensifies with cooking. The Kumara variety contains high levels of Anthocyanins  which benefitcial against Alzheimer’s disease.

Kumara are delicious mashed or baked.

This sweet potato variety is a heirloom, originates from Polynesia and is very popular in New Zealand.