“…belongs to the Convolvulaceae family, its hepatoprotective, anticancer, antidiabetic, anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic, antitumor, antimicrobial, antiobesity, and other activities have been described [59][60][61][62][63][64]. Among the nutritional components of the sweet potato tuber are dietary fiber, proteins, starch, iron, potassium, manganese, copper, B complex vitamins, vitamin E, vitamin C; as well as other bioactive compounds such as anthocyanins, phenolic acids, carotenoids, coumarins, and flavonoids (including myricetin, quercetin, kaempferol, apigenin, and luteolin) (Table 1) [59,64,65]. There are different varieties whose characteristic is the color of their skin; the varieties with light colors have high concentrations of phenolic compounds (i.e., hydroxycinnamic acids), while more intense yellow colors are related to the content of β-carotene, and finally the purple ones are rich in anthocyanins with anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects [59,63,65].…”