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    Home » Grocery Shopping » Where to Buy Purple Potatoes?

    Where to Buy Purple Potatoes?

    Published: Jan 5, 2021 by Eric Samuelson

    Find out where you can buy the visualizing stunning purple potatoes or purple sweet potatoes near you.

    Purple potatoes sitting on a wood picnic table with the words "Where to buy Purple Potatoes" at the top.

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    Stores use to be just full of either red, white, or yellow potatoes. You got three choices and you were expected to be happy with them.

    But potatoes are more than just those simple colors - both inside and out.

    Thankful we are seeing more types of potatoes in the grocery store than we did, say ten years ago with purple potatoes - ones that are purple inside and out, being on the rise.

    But still not ever store has them. We are here to help you track them spuds down as well as their purple sweet potato counterparts - yes, sweet potatoes can be purple too!

    Purple potatoes in see through bags on a display at a Sprouts store. A sign says they are $1.99 per lb.
    Purple potatoes available by the pound at a Sprouts store.

    ? Where to Buy

    In my travels around the country, I am keeping a look out for where I can spot purple potatoes. You either are going to find them three ways

    1. Loose by the pound
    2. Included in a bag, usually a smaller sized bag
    3. Or in a mix with other types of small sized potatoes

    The list stores you sell below are ones that I have confirmed at some point have carried purple potatoes in any of the three fashions mentioned above.

    • ALDI
    • BJ's Warehouse
    • Central Market (Texas)
    • Fred Meyer
    • HEB
    • Jungle Jim's (Ohio)
    • Kroger
    • Meijer
    • Plum Market
    • Publix
    • Specialty Produce (California)
    • Sprouts Farmer's Market
    • Trader Joe's
    • Wegman's
    • Whole Foods Market

    Please note just because a store appears on this list, doesn't mean they currently carry them. These stores have already carried them in one form in the past. Depending on the store it may be a seasonal thing. Some stores carry more types of potatoes around the holidays.

    Cooked purple potatoes that are cut open to show the are yellowish white on the inside.
    Not all purple potatoes you find will be purple on in the inside too. Some will be white or yellow inside. You really can't tell easily until you cut them open. I do find that ones that are white inside are not as common.

    ?️ Additional Notes

    • Whole Foods is the best and most reliable place to get purple sweet potatoes - they are organic too.
    • Trader Joe's and ALDI only have medley bags that include purple.
    • Sam's Club and Costco are not likely places to carry them. Never seen them at either.
    • You can sometimes find organic purple potatoes. Central Market stores in Texas carry them.
    • I have not found them consistently at any Kroger owned stores. And if I do see them they are in small bags.
    • If you want to order them online look up Specialty Produce or Melissa's produce.

    Purple potatoes piled up on a piece of burlap sitting on a counter.

    ? Farmer's Market

    My absolute favorite place to buy purple potatoes is a farmer's market.

    You can find them pretty easily nowadays at most large farmer's markets. They have great eye appeal that attract people to the vendor's tables. These are going to be the freshest potatoes as well. Sometimes you can get them just dug from the ground the day before - these are called new potatoes.

    Farmer's market is also a great place to go if you want to seek out a specific variety of purple potato. You are unlikely to know what specific variety of potato you are getting in a store. But you can certainly ask the farmer if you buy it directly from them. Here are some varieties to look for (note some of the have the name "blue" in them but I still would consider them purple)

    • Vitelotte - a French heirloom variety
    • Adirondack Blue - a popular variety for home gardeners
    • All Blue
    • Purple Majesty
    • Purple Fiesta
    • Purple Peruvian Fingerling
    • Purple Viking - white inside

    ? Purple Sweet Potatoes

    Purple sweet potatoes are growing in popularity as well. But they are still harder to find. If I am looking for them I always go to Whole Foods and they rarely let me down. They carry the Stokes Purple Sweet Potato.

    Trader Joe's carries a different variety on occasion called the Murasaki. It is purple outside and white inside. Just as the Stokes purple it is more starchy, less sweet than an orange sweet potato.

    ? Read about the difference between sweet potatoes and yams.

    A bowl of purple and gold mashed potatoes have been swirled together.
    Purple and gold potatoes that are swirled together to make mashed potatoes.

    ?‍? How to Cook Them

    There are many ways to cook purple potatoes. Check out our post - What is the Best Way to Cook Purple Potatoes - where I examine the pros and cons of different cooking methods.

    In the photo above features beautiful mashed potatoes made by cooking purple and gold potatoes separately and then swirling the together. See our recipe for Marbled Potatoes.

    A bag of Saratoga Chips Old Glories spilled out onto a table.

    ?? Potato Chips

    You can find purple potato chips in some stores. In the past I have found them brands like Terra and Jackson's Honest. One year for 4th of July I got a mix of white, purple, and red potato chip made by Saratoga Chips. They made the original kettle chip. It's so fun to see such colorful chips without any fake coloring whatsoever - yes, there are even potatoes that are red on the inside.

    ✋ Give your fellow readers a hand and leave in the comments section below anywhere that you have found purple potatoes or purple sweet potatoes before.

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    1. Charles Crosson

      March 22, 2014 at 9:27 am

      trying to find and buy purple potatoes in San Diego area.

    2. Eric Samuelson

      March 22, 2014 at 10:28 am

      Have you checked your local farmer's market? Or at Whole Foods Market? If your Whole Foods doesn't have them right make sure to ask them if they ever get them in or if it would be possible to bring them in. If they have someone interested they may be able to bring them in.

    3. Marty

      February 22, 2016 at 11:25 am

      Thanks for the link to the purple potato purchase places (try saying that 3 times fast!) Found them at a local Krogers.

    4. Komna Moidam

      July 22, 2016 at 12:48 pm

      I am in India, any idea where can I get the seedsame of purple potato in India?

    5. Eric Samuelson

      July 26, 2016 at 10:38 am

      Honestly I do not know. I only know when they there are available in the United States.

    6. Timothy Green

      December 05, 2016 at 5:08 am

      Fo the UK you could try this great site https://morghew.com/buy-potatoes/the-potato-shop/

    7. Eric Samuelson

      December 05, 2016 at 10:11 am

      Thanks for sharing. I checked it out myself. So amazing looking potatoes.

    8. michael

      July 10, 2019 at 12:38 am

      Fred Meyer stores (Pacific Northwest) has them by the bag.

    9. Eric Samuelson

      July 10, 2019 at 7:27 am

      Thanks for sharing!

    10. healthyfitin2014

      November 06, 2019 at 9:25 am

      I tried purple potatoes from a local farmer for the 1st time a month ago, and have fallen in love with them. They're more flavorful than russet potatoes. Thank you for the list of places to buy them.

    11. Eric Samuelson

      November 13, 2019 at 6:23 am

      You are welcome! I am glad that you found them.

    12. Leona N.

      January 14, 2021 at 12:16 pm

      Shout out to the Awesome Produce Employees at Giant Eagle Grocery Store in Columbus OH who were kind enough to order them for me! These Purple Potatoes are totally delicious and arrived to the store within a few days! Thanks Matt!! ...and also Lorraine and Pete. Great Employees willing to go the extra mile for the customers!!

    13. Eric Samuelson

      January 15, 2021 at 11:22 am

      That's wonderful. Way to ask them.

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