Fruits

Substitutes for Purple Sweet Potato in gelato

Purple sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) is a starchy, anthocyanin-rich root used in gelato as a natural violet color and earthy-sweet flavor base. It contributes high total solids and body but only modest free sugar, so it firms the mix more than it sweetens it. If you're out of purple sweet potato or need a different profile, these are the closest functional swaps — ranked by how similar they are on the balancing numbers, with the impact of each swap.