Freeze-Dried Yellow Sweet Potato Powder for Bakery, Cereal, Drinks and Pet Food
Freeze-dried yellow sweet potato powder is 100% Japanese-type sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas, red skin, golden flesh), blanched, freeze-dried and milled to 80–100 mesh. No maltodextrin or other carrier, no added sugar, colour or sulfites. It brings three things to a recipe at once: a natural golden colour, a chestnut-like sweetness and the root’s own fiber. FruitBuys supplies it from Vietnam in bulk foil bags and private-label packs for bakery, noodle, cereal, beverage and pet-food manufacturers. It sits in our dried fruit powder range and is milled from the same roots as our freeze-dried yellow sweet potato pieces.
Stir a spoonful into warm milk and you get a smooth, golden drink that smells of baked sweet potato, with no cooking step. Fold it into bread dough and the crumb turns a soft gold without a synthetic colour on the label. That is the job this powder is bought for.
What to specify before you buy sweet potato powder in bulk
“Sweet potato powder” on a quote can mean three different products. Get the first line of the spec right and the rest follows.
| Freeze-dried sweet potato powder | Sweet potato flour (hot-air dried) | Sweet potato starch | |
|---|---|---|---|
| What it is | Whole root, blanched, freeze-dried, milled | Whole root, sliced, hot-air dried, milled | Starch extracted and washed out of the root |
| Colour | Light yellow to golden | Duller, often beige to brown | White |
| Flavour | Sweet, chestnut-like, baked sweet potato | Cooked, flatter | Neutral |
| Fiber | Kept | Kept | Removed |
| In use | Mixes into warm water or milk without re-cooking | Usually needs cooking | Thickens when cooked |
| Job in a recipe | Colour, flavour, sweetness, fiber | Bulk, colour on a budget | Texture, binding, thickening |
| HS heading | 1106.20 | 1106.20 | 1108.19 |
100% or free-flowing. The standard grade is 100% sweet potato, which keeps a one-word ingredient line. If your line runs stick-packs or auger fillers, specify the free-flowing grade with silicon dioxide (E551) at ≤1%, declared on the label.
Mesh. 80–100 mesh disperses evenly in dough and dry blends and leaves no grit in a drink. Sweet potato is lower in natural sugar than most fruit powders, so it mills this fine without caking in the mill.
Moisture and water activity. ≤5.0% in the contract, 3–4% at partner facility release, Aw ≤0.30. That gap is what keeps the powder free-flowing in your warehouse rather than setting into a block.
Product specification
| Item | Specification |
|---|---|
| Product | Freeze-dried yellow sweet potato powder (Japanese-type, yellow flesh) |
| Ingredient | 100% yellow-fleshed sweet potato; no carrier, sugar, colours, sulfites or preservatives. Free-flowing grade: + E551 ≤1%, declared |
| Origin | Mekong Delta (Vinh Long, Dong Thap) and Central Highlands (Dak Lak, Gia Lai, Lam Dong), Vietnam; harvested every month |
| Appearance / aroma | Fine light-yellow to golden powder; naturally sweet, chestnut-like, baked sweet potato aroma |
| Particle size | 80–100 mesh, checked at release |
| Moisture | ≤5.0% contract limit; 3–4% at partner facility release |
| Water activity | ≤0.30 |
| Total plate count | ≤10⁴ CFU/g |
| Yeasts and moulds / coliforms | ≤10² CFU/g / ≤10² CFU/g |
| E. coli / Salmonella | <10 CFU/g / not detected in 25 g |
| Foreign matter | None; metal detection on every carton |
| Fresh roots per kg | About 3.8–4.3 kg |
| HS code | 1106.20; EU CN 1106 20 90 |
| Shelf life | 12 months at ≤25 °C, RH ≤60%; 18–24 months in cool storage at ≤18 °C, RH ≤50%; original foil bag with desiccant |
Nutrition (per 100 g, typical values)
| Nutrient | Amount | % Daily Value* |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 350–365 kcal | |
| Total fat | 0.5 g | 1% |
| Saturated fat | 0 g | 0% |
| Trans fat | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg | 0% |
| Sodium | 30–90 mg | 1–4% |
| Potassium | 1,300–1,450 mg | 28–31% |
| Total carbohydrate | 85–89 g | 31–32% |
| Dietary fiber | 6–9 g | 21–32% |
| Total sugars | 10–18 g (naturally occurring; 0 g added) | |
| Protein | 3.5–6.0 g |
*Based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Typical values for 100% freeze-dried yellow sweet potato powder; values typically move within ±5–10% with season, origin and ripeness. Lot nutrition panel available for label artwork.
Per 100 g, the powder meets the EU thresholds for “high fibre”, “high potassium”, “low sodium” and “no added sugars”. In a finished product the claim depends on your dose, so FruitBuys runs a nutrition panel on your commercial lot for the label. Per-serving figures and claim wording: freeze-dried sweet potato nutrition facts.
Applications by industry
| Industry | What the powder does | Starting point for a pilot |
|---|---|---|
| Bread, buns, mochi, cakes | Golden crumb without synthetic colour; sweetness that lets you trim added sugar | 5–15% of flour weight |
| Noodles, dumpling and bun dough | Even gold colour through the sheet at 80–100 mesh | 5–10% of flour weight |
| Baby and toddler cereals (manufacturers) | Gentle carbohydrate and colour that mixes into warm water or milk without re-cooking | Set by your nutrition target |
| Smoothie, shake and plant-milk powders | Body, colour and natural sweetness | 3–8% of the dry blend |
| Confectionery and fillings | Natural yellow colour and a baked sweet potato note | 3–10% |
| Pet food and treats | Grain-free carbohydrate and binder; sweetness that lifts palatability with salmon or beef-liver meal | Set by your formulation |
For baby cereal makers. The US FDA action level for lead in processed foods for children under two is 20 ppb for single-ingredient root vegetables and dry infant cereals. Build that into your ingredient spec from the start: FruitBuys books a heavy-metal panel on your lot before stuffing, matched to your market. In the EU, claims on cereal-based foods for infants are tightly restricted, so plan the pack around the ingredient story rather than nutrition claims.
For pet food. Sweet potato is one of the carbohydrates pet brands choose for grain-free recipes, and the new US pet-food label asks for total carbohydrate including fiber, which the lot nutrition panel supplies. Grades, spec and documents for pet makers: freeze-dried sweet potato for pet food.
When another product fits better. If you need a neutral white thickener for a sauce or a glass noodle, sweet potato starch is the right ingredient; FD powder carries colour, flavour and fiber. Many bakeries use both, starch for texture and FD powder for colour and taste, and FruitBuys can suggest a starting blend for your trial. For pieces that stay visible in a cereal or cup soup, use freeze-dried sweet potato dice.
Packaging
| Option | Detail |
|---|---|
| Bulk | 1–5 kg sealed aluminium-foil PE barrier bags, gently de-aerated with food-grade silica gel, in a 5-ply export carton |
| Export carton | 58 × 28 × 34 cm; carton fill confirmed by trial pack |
| Retail / private label | 30 g, 50 g, 100 g, 500 g aluminium-foil zip pouches with a food-grade desiccant sachet, no nitrogen flush |
| Storage | ≤25 °C, RH ≤60%, away from sunlight and strong odours; ≤18 °C, RH ≤50% for stock held longer |
Pick the bag size that matches your usage. Once a bag is opened, press out the air, heat-seal or clip it shut with the original desiccant, keep it cool and dry, and use it within 2–4 weeks so the powder stays free-flowing. Iron-based oxygen absorbers are never used with powder.
Commercial terms
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Supply capacity | 100 MT/year of sweet potato across all formats |
| Trial order | From 1–2 full export cartons, then 20 ft container contracts |
| Private label / OEM / ODM | From 500 kg per SKU |
| Samples | Dispatched in 3–5 working days |
| Production lead time | 20–30 days for a 20 ft container, after deposit |
| 20 ft container, floor-loaded | About 550 cartons; net weight per container confirmed by trial pack |
| Container type | Standard dry container, no reefer |
| Batch consistency | One locked partner facility for the contract, change-control with written notice and sample re-approval, audit access |
| Payment terms | T/T 40% deposit, 60% before shipment or against copy of B/L; L/C at sight |
| Port of loading | Cat Lai Port or Tan Son Nhat Airport, Ho Chi Minh City |
| Shipping terms | FOB, CIF, DDP (sea and air) |
Quality and documents
- Lot COA with every container, from an independent ISO/IEC 17025 accredited laboratory: moisture, water activity, total plate count, yeasts and moulds, coliforms, E. coli and Salmonella, plus a physical and sensory release check; particle size checked at release.
- Contaminant surveillance: lead, arsenic and aflatoxin under periodic third-party testing, with reports available on request.
- Market panels: heavy metals including cadmium, pesticide multi-residue, Listeria, acrylamide or a nutrition panel, booked before stuffing.
- Trial lots: a free release QC log; third-party testing at lab cost, credited in full to your first container.
- Pre-shipment and retained samples: 100–200 g from the packed lot in two sealed foil pouches; a retained sample from every container lot kept for its full shelf life.
- Certifications: HACCP, ISO 22000, BRC (qualified processing facility), US FDA Facility Registration.
- Standard export dossier with every shipment: commercial invoice, packing list, bill of lading, C/O Form EUR.1, phytosanitary certificate and lot COA.
Import and labeling
- Classification: 100% sweet potato powder falls under HS 1106.20 (flour, meal and powder of roots and tubers of heading 07.14). Sweet potato starch is a different heading (1108.19), and a carrier or anti-caking agent can change the line, so keep the declaration matched to the ingredient list. Full guidance by market: sweet potato HS code and customs.
- European Union: CN 1106 20 90. Origins without a trade agreement pay 166 EUR per tonne; Vietnamese origin with Form EUR.1 enters at 0% under the EVFTA (EU TARIC).
- No increased border checks: sweet potato powder is not on the EU list of products under increased official controls, so containers clear on standard frequency.
- United Kingdom: same commodity code, with Form EUR.1 under UKVFTA.
- United States: HTSUS heading 1106.20; the partner facility holds US FDA Facility Registration, and FruitBuys supplies Prior Notice data and the supplier file your FSVP needs.
- UAE / GCC: importer product registration and Arabic labeling for retail packs.
Verify the sample
- Colour: even light yellow to golden; grey or brown tones point to slow blanching or heat damage.
- Aroma: open the pouch and smell baked sweet potato; a flat, cardboard note suggests hot-air dried flour.
- Mesh: sift 100 g through an 80-mesh screen and weigh what stays on top against your spec.
- Dispersion: stir 10 g into 100 ml of warm milk for 30 seconds; it should mix smoothly without cooking.
- Water activity: read a sealed pouch within minutes of opening; ≤0.30 passes.
- Ingredient line: “sweet potato” only for the standard grade; maltodextrin, sugar or starch means a different product.
FAQ
Is sweet potato powder the same as sweet potato flour?
Not quite. Freeze-dried powder keeps the golden colour, baked sweet potato aroma and fiber, and mixes without cooking. Hot-air dried flour is duller in colour and flavour and usually needs cooking. Both are classified under HS 1106.20.
Is freeze-dried sweet potato powder a starch?
No. Starch is extracted from the root and washed white; it thickens but carries no colour, flavour or fiber. FD powder is the whole root, dried and milled.
Does it contain added sugar?
No. The sweetness is the root’s own, and the ingredient is 100% sweet potato in the standard grade.
Will it cake in storage?
Not in its sealed foil bag with desiccant at Aw ≤0.30. Once a bag is opened, reseal it with the desiccant and use it within 2–4 weeks. For high-speed filling lines, the free-flowing grade with E551 ≤1% runs more evenly.
Can it be used in baby cereal?
Yes, by manufacturers: it mixes into warm water or milk without re-cooking. Add a heavy-metal panel to your lot spec; FruitBuys books it before stuffing.
How long does it last?
12 months at ≤25 °C and RH ≤60%, and 18–24 months in cool storage at ≤18 °C and RH ≤50%, in the original foil bag with desiccant.
What is the HS code for sweet potato powder?
1106.20 for 100% sweet potato powder; EU CN 1106 20 90.
How do I start?
Order a sample for your pilot, then a trial of 1–2 full export cartons before a container contract. Private label starts at 500 kg per SKU.
Request a quote
Send these six details and we return a specification, a loading plan and a sample schedule in one reply:
- Grade: 100% or free-flowing (E551 ≤1%)
- Mesh: 80 or 100
- Packaging: bulk bag size or retail pouch sizes
- Volume: trial lot and annual estimate, with call-off months
- Destination port and Incoterm
- Market panels beyond the standard COA (e.g. heavy metals for baby food, nutrition panel)
