The main national organization for the promotion and marketing of sweet potatoes The major advocate of the sweet potato industry with government agencies.

~~~ Sweet Potatoes ~~~ Available Year Round in Major Supermarkets and Restaurants

~ Sweet Potatoes ~ provide FIBER, FOLATE, POTASSIUM, VITAMIN B-6 and they're bursting with BETA CAROTENE (Vitamin A).

"A Powerhouse of Nutrition" ~ ~ ~ Sweet Potato ~ ~ ~ “The Nutritional Gold Standard Among Vegetables”

~ Sweet Potatoes ~ are CHOLESTEROL-FREE, FAT-FREE and excellent sources of VITAMINS C & E.

About the Council Sweet Potato Nutrition Sweet Potato Recipes Statistical Yearbook Industry Links ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ For more information, contact: The United States Sweet Potato Council, Inc. 12 Nicklaus Lane, Suite 101 Columbia, SC 29229 Tel. (803) 788-7101 FAX (803) 788-7101 website:www.SweetPotatoUSA.org E-mail

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ FREE Downloadable Sweet Potato Recipes ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ View the USSPC sweet potato advertorial in the March 2009 "Masters of Merchandising" issue of Produce Business. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ WeightWatchers: The versatile sweet potatoes "are one of North America's healthiest, most delicious traditions." Institute of Medicine: School Meals: Building Blocks for Healthy Children Recommended Changes to the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

You can view/download the PDF versions of the National Sweet Potato Newsletter Winter 2010 (1.65 MB) Summer 2009 (2.24 MB) Winter 2009 (2.87 MB) Summer 2008 (0.92 MB) Winter 2008 (0.60 MB) Summer 2007 (0.95 MB) Winter 2007 (0.78 MB) Summer 2006 (1.3 MB) Winter 2006 (2.03 MB) Summer 2005 (1.75 MB) Winter 2005 (1.22 MB) Summer 2004 (1.02 MB) Winter 2004 (0.87 MB) Summer 2003 (4.37 MB) Winter 2003 (1.85 MB)