'Healthy' potato goes on sale in UK

[PatrickW]

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-11477327

Will consumers buy potatoes rich in anthocyanins?

[mybighair]

Cant see why not, plenty of us grow potatoes high in anthocyanins.

My kids love their purple potatoes, and everyone at the allotment is fascinated by Salad Blue and has asked I have some spare for them to try. And as long as you cook them right they look pretty good on the plate.

I'll certainly be trying to get hold of some to see if they are better yielding than Salad Blue.

[Tom Wagner]

Extremely purple/blue potatoes have been my specialty for the last twenty some years, certainly predating Patrick's reference to the UK's blurb on the Purple Majesty. I have grown this variety for the last ten years. Not bad but the color cooked in water is not as blue as I would like. All Blue being one of the parents is part of the problem. ND2008-2 was the other parent. I have grown that clone as well as it's parent, ND860-2.....both of which are cold chippers. Lenape is a grandparent of the latter.

Purple Majesty is an early, medium-maturing, purple skin deep purple flesh potato suitable for the fresh market and processing. It bakes very well and makes tasty light purple mashed potatoes. It is very suitable for purple fries and makes beautiful purple chips. It was developed at Colorado State University under clone number CO 94165-3 P/P and PVP protection is being applied for.

Red or Purple Flesh Selections/Varieties

Purple Majesty(095)- Oblong Purple. Parentage (ND2008-2 x All Blue). Cross made and selected in Colorado. Late maturity. Large vine size. Blue flower color
Uses: Specialty.
Strengths: BOT, flesh color-4, superior to All Blue dark purple flesh, smooth, heavy set, very purple flesh.
Weaknesses: Road map, variable shape, rough, poor shape.
Cutting Notes: smooth nice shape

I hope folks will buy purple potatoes, they have at the local farmers markets where I supplied seed potatoes in the past to the growers.

I have lots of better blues coming along.