Table 2 Evaluation of starch, sucrose and carotenoid content in a selected number of cultivars

From: Metabolic diversity in sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas, Lam.) leaves and storage roots

Cultivar code

CIP no.

Root colour

Starcha

Sucrosea

β-Carotenea

β-Caroteneb

Mutatochromeb

G-1656

400103

Pale yellow with orange spots

62.5

14.5

224.9

160.4

10.3

G-1320

400177

Pale yellow with purple-red spots

68.0

10.1

0.0

8.7

4.0

G-0882

400473

Cream

67.1

7.5

0.0

0.0

0.0

G-0372

401205

Pale yellow

70.4

6.3

88.7

0.0

4.1

G-0615

401527

Dark purple

66.0

8.9

0.0

0.0

0.0

PT-0045

420014

Intermediate orange

44.0

24.3

224.3

401.2

60.5

PT-0094

420027

Dark yellow with orange ring and spots

54.3

14.5

42.4

308.2

25.0

PT-0005

440001

Dark orange

53.2

17.9

576.7

585.2

110.4

PT-0023

440025

Cream

73.4

5.1

0.0

0.0

0.0

PT-0026

440031

Intermediate orange

59.5

11.4

270.5

332.8

21.2

PT-0408

440132

Intermediate orange

54.3

22.2

234.1

459.3

28.1

PT-0204

440170

Cream

69.6

5.6

0.0

2.8

0.0

PT-0309

440175

Pale yellow with purple spots

66.0

4.5

0.0

4.1

3.1

PT-0458

440252

Intermediate orange

63.1

10.3

392.6

396.3

24.8

PT-0465

440262

Pale orange with yellow spots

65.7

N/A

0.0

20.8

6.2

PT-0435

440280

Cream

60.7

17.1

295.2

0.0

0.0

PT-0450

440286

Intermediate orange

51.7

22.2

417.5

511.2

32.2

PT-0451

440287

Intermediate orange

56.1

14.1

324.1

428.8

26.9

PT-0456

440290

Dark cream

65.5

6.8

0.0

0.0

0.0

G-4615

441141

Dark orange

33.2

7.6

506.8

631.9

110.9

PT-0561

441755

Dark yellow

64.4

11.4

58.0

3.9

3.9

  1. Starch and sucrose are displayed as percentage of dry matter and carotenoid content was calculated as μg/g DW
  2. aMeasurements were taken at CIP
  3. bMeasurements were taken at RHUL