Sweet Potatoes An Overview of the Sweet Potato Industry in Georgia

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Sweet Potatoes An Overview of the Sweet Potato Industry in Georgia Georgia Agricultural Education Curriculum Office Dr. Frank Flanders and Catrina Kennedy October 2006

Objectives Students will be able to: Describe different varieties of Sweet Potatoes. Identify Georgia’s ranking among other states in Sweet Potato production. Identify different products that are made from Sweet Potatoes.

Why is the Sweet Potato Industry Important Sweet potatoes are the sixth most important food crop in the world. They are a popular vegetable and cash crop in Georgia Sweet potatoes may also play an important role in the future energy supply from biomass production, approaching 782 gallons of alcohol/acre.

Sweet Potato Products Stock Feed Meal Flour Hog Feed Starch Sugar Molasses Tapioca Chocolate Dried Powder Breakfast Dinner Mints Instant Coffee Lemon Drops Stock Feed Meal Hog Feed Stains Dyes Paints Medicine Paste Alcohol Ink Cotton Synthetic Silk Paper

Georgia’s Commodity Value Item Rank by sale Sales ($1000) Percent of total sales Poultry and eggs 1 2,780,214 56.6 Vegetables, melons, and potatoes 2 383,556 7.8 Cotton and cotton seed 3 318,013 6.5 Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture 4 315,324 6.4 Other crops and hay 5 246,936 Cattle and calves 6 240,070 4.9 Milk and other dairy products from cows 7 212,720 4.3 Fruits, tree nuts and berries 8 122,151 2.5 Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and dry peas 9 102,464 2.1 Tobacco 10 89,058 1.8

US Sweet Potato Production

Types of Sweet Potatoes There are seven major varieties of sweet potatoes: Jersey, Kotobuki (Japanese), Okinawan (Purple), Papa Doc, Beauregard, Garnet, and Jewel. Beauregard, Garnet, and Jewel are normally called "yams" in the United States.

Interesting Facts Sweet potatoes have the highest nutrient profile of all the fruits and vegetables. There are two types of sweet potato: the pale yellow with a dry flesh and the dark orange (yam) with a moist flesh. Both are available year round.

Assessment Sweet potatoes are the ___ most important food crop in the world. Where does Georgia rank in the production of Sweet Potatoes? Where do Sweet Potatoes rank among other commodities in Georgia? Name three different types of Sweet Potatoes? What are some products that have been made from Sweet Potatoes?

Answers 6th 2nd Jersey, Kotobuki (Japanese), Okinawan (Purple), Papa Doc, Beauregard, Garnet, and Jewel. Flour, Starch, Sugar Molasses, etc.