Abstract: Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas (L) Lam.), a member of the Convolvulaceae family is very challenging to be explored for bioprospecting. The tuber of this plant, which contains primary and secondary metabolites, i.e. alkaloids, flavonoids, phenols, anthocyanins, carotenes, vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates, hence it can be used as processed products for human consumption, industrial use as a natural dye, and also an important source of animal feed. Sweet potato can be distinguished into orange-fleshed sweet potato (OFSP), white-fleshed sweet potato (WFSP) and purple-fleshed sweet potato (PFSP). Sweet potato also exerts biological activity such as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antidiabetic, antimutagenic and many more benefits for health. In addition to human consumption, sweet potato can be used as dietary protein and energy source for fish and livestock which can also influence for growth performance. Of the three types, PFSP is the most potential bioprospecting for human as well as animal health. Its anthocyanin-rich contents play important role in this benefit..
Key Words: Sweet potato, human consumption, biological activity, dietary ingredient, energy source, fish livestock
