IQF Sweet Potato
Description
Technical Parameters
IQF Frozen Sweet Potato for B2B Supply
GreenLand-food supplies IQF frozen sweet potato, including sweet potato strips, dices, cubes, chunks, slices, and customized cuts for global importers, distributors, foodservice companies, ready meal producers, baby food manufacturers, bakery factories, frozen meal kit producers, food processors, and private label buyers.
We prepare selected sweet potatoes through washing, peeling, trimming, cutting, IQF freezing, inspection, metal detection, and packing. Blanching, steaming, pre-roasted formats, and sweet potato fries projects are confirmed by buyer specification before quotation, so the order standard matches the final application.
Product Forms and Size Options
We supply IQF frozen sweet potato in different cut forms so purchasing teams can match the product with foodservice, retail packing, ready meals, soups, puree processing, bakery fillings, baby food manufacturing, mixed vegetables, and industrial production. Available forms depend on raw material season, variety, cutting standard, processing method, and order requirement.
IQF Sweet Potato Strips
7x7 mm, 10x10 mm, or customized strips for foodservice, retail packs, side dish programs, meal kits, and sweet potato fries projects.
IQF Sweet Potato Dices / Cubes
10x10 mm, 15x15 mm, 20x20 mm, or customized dice and cube sizes for ready meals, soups, puree processing, bakery fillings, and mixed vegetables.
Frozen Sweet Potato Chunks
2-3 cm, 3-5 cm, 20x20 mm, or buyer-specified chunks for catering, ready meals, soups, and further processing.
Slices, Fries, and Custom Cuts
Customized slices and sweet potato fries projects are reviewed by thickness, cut size, coating, oil type, formula, color, label, and processing method before quotation.
Processing Options
IQF sweet potato can be supplied with different processing methods according to the buyer's application. Regular IQF frozen sweet potato pieces are used for further cooking and food processing. Blanched, steamed, pre-roasted, or sweet potato fries formats are confirmed only after the buyer shares texture, color, enzyme-control, coating, oil, label, and application requirements.
Key Product Features
Application-matched cut forms
We confirm strips, dices, cubes, chunks, slices, fries, and customized sizes before production to reduce repacking loss and application mismatch.
Variety and color review
Red, yellow, orange-flesh, and purple sweet potato options are reviewed by raw material availability, buyer requirement, and target product color.
Free-flowing IQF condition
We inspect frozen condition, ice level, clumping, broken pieces, and foreign material before packing so the product is easier to use in bulk cartons or retail packs.
Packing and order confirmation
We confirm packing weight, carton strength, MOQ, loading plan, private label details, COA, and destination documents before the order moves forward.
Processing Flow
Raw material selection and variety confirmation -> washing -> peeling -> trimming -> cutting into strips, dices, cubes, chunks, or slices -> blanching or steaming when the order requires it -> cooling and draining -> IQF freezing -> final sorting -> color, size, defect, and free-flowing inspection -> metal detection -> packing -> frozen storage at -18°C or below -> reefer container loading.
Product Specification
| Product Name | IQF Frozen Sweet Potato / IQF Sweet Potato Dices / Frozen Sweet Potato Cubes / Frozen Sweet Potato Chunks / Frozen Sweet Potato Strips |
| Ingredient | 100% sweet potato |
| Origin | China |
| Variety / Type | Red sweet potato, yellow sweet potato, orange-flesh sweet potato, purple sweet potato, or confirmed by buyer requirement and raw material availability |
| Color | Natural orange, yellow, red, or purple color according to sweet potato variety |
| Forms | Strips, dices, cubes, chunks, slices, sweet potato fries projects, and customized cuts |
| Size Options | Strips: 7x7 mm, 10x10 mm, or customized. Dices / Cubes: 10x10 mm, 15x15 mm, 20x20 mm, or customized. Chunks: 2-3 cm, 3-5 cm, 20x20 mm, or customized. Slices: customized thickness and shape. |
| Processing Method | Selected, washed, peeled, trimmed, cut, blanched or steamed by order specification, cooled, drained, IQF frozen, inspected, metal detected, and packed |
| Processing Options | Regular IQF, blanched, steamed, pre-roasted, or sweet potato fries format confirmed by buyer specification |
| Grade | A Grade / Foodservice Grade / Processing Grade according to buyer requirement |
| Flavor and Odor | Typical sweet potato flavor and odor, free from off-flavor |
| Texture | Typical sweet potato texture after cooking or processing, without serious fibrous, mushy, dry, rotten, or over-mature pieces |
| Defect Control | Controlled peel residue, black spots, bruises, sprouts, fibrous pieces, mold, decay, discoloration, irregular cuts, broken pieces, excessive small fragments, foreign material, excessive ice, and serious clumping |
| Brix / Sweetness | Tested by buyer specification and confirmed by crop batch when the order needs this parameter |
| Dry Matter | Tested by buyer specification when the application needs dry matter control |
| Crop Season | Usually September to December, adjusted by planting area, sweet potato variety, raw material season, and production plan |
| Supply Period | Available year-round based on frozen stock and production planning |
| Packing Options | 1x10 kg/carton, 1x20 kg/carton, 1x30 lbs/carton, 20x400 g/carton, 20x500 g/carton, 10x1 kg/carton, 4x2.5 kg/carton, 500 g retail pack, 1 kg retail pack, 2.5 kg foodservice pack, 5 kg foodservice pack, blue PE bag, retail color bag, tote packing, private label packing, or customized |
| MOQ | 1x20'FCL, or around 10-12 MT depending on packing and mixed container plan |
| Loading Capacity | 20'FCL: around 10-12 MT depending on packing. 40'RH: around 22-24 MT depending on packing and pallet requirement. |
| Shelf Life | 24 months |
| Storage Temperature | -18°C or below |
| Shipment | By frozen container / reefer container |
| Lead Time | Around 15-21 days after order confirmation or deposit receipt, adjusted by order schedule |
| Payment Terms | T/T, L/C, or according to order agreement |
| Trade Terms | FOB, CNF/CFR, CIF |
| Loading Port | Xiamen / Qingdao / Dalian / Tianjin / other China port according to shipment plan |
| Certificates and Documents | BRC, HACCP, ISO, HALAL, KOSHER, FDA-related support for relevant markets, ECOCERT / Organic documents for certified organic orders, product specification, COA, batch traceability records, and shipment documents |
| Applications | Foodservice, HoReCa, ready meals, meal kits, soups, puree, sauces, bakery fillings, baby food manufacturing, retail frozen packs, private label, and industrial food processing |
Quality Control Points
Raw Material and Variety
We review variety, maturity, color, sweetness target, dry matter target, sprout condition, bruises, mold, decay, and over-mature or immature raw material before processing.
Peeling and Cutting
We inspect peeling quality, black spots, fiber, cut size, strip size, dice size, chunk size, broken pieces, small fragments, and irregular cuts to keep the order standard usable.
Processing and Freezing
Blanching, steaming, or pre-roasting conditions are confirmed by order specification. We control discoloration, texture, excessive ice, clumping, foreign material, and metal detection before packing.
Batch Records and Documents
We prepare batch traceability, COA, microbiological test support, pesticide residue test support, heavy metal test support, and shipment documents according to buyer and market needs.
Packaging and OEM Options
We prepare frozen sweet potato packing for bulk wholesale, foodservice, retail packs, and private label programs. Before production, we confirm product form, packing weight, carton strength, inner bag, carton marks, barcode needs, pallet requirement, artwork, and loading plan.
1x10 kg/carton, 1x20 kg/carton, 1x30 lbs/carton, blue PE bag, tote packing, or customized foodservice packing.
400 g, 500 g, 1 kg, 2.5 kg, 5 kg, or buyer-specified pack sizes for retail shelves, foodservice kitchens, and frozen brand programs.
We review bag size, artwork, carton marks, label language, barcode, destination market documents, and loading plan before production.
Applications
Foodservice and HoReCa
Frozen sweet potato strips, chunks, and slices help central kitchens and catering teams reduce peeling and cutting work while keeping cut size and frozen storage easier to manage.
Ready Meals and Meal Kits
IQF sweet potato dices, cubes, and chunks are used in ready meals, meal kits, soups, vegetable mixes, and side dish programs where size consistency matters.
Food Processing
Factories use frozen sweet potato for puree, sauces, fillings, bakery products, baby food manufacturing, and formula blending. We confirm cut size, processing method, Brix, dry matter, and defect control by application.
Retail and Private Label
Retail packs and private label programs require confirmed size, color, label, carton marks, barcode, shelf-life statement, and destination documents before production.
Certifications and Export Documents
For bulk IQF frozen sweet potato orders, GreenLand-food provides buyer-facing document support for product specification, COA, packing list, commercial invoice, certificate documents, and batch-related quality records according to destination market requirements and order agreement.
Common document items include BRC, HACCP, ISO, HALAL, KOSHER, FDA-related support for relevant markets, ECOCERT / Organic documents for certified organic orders, Non-GMO documents when documentation is available, pesticide residue report, microbiological report, heavy metal report, Brix test report, dry matter test report, peroxidase test result for blanching verification, batch traceability records, and pre-shipment inspection support.
Logistics and Cold Chain
IQF frozen sweet potato should be stored and transported at -18°C or below. We arrange frozen container shipment and help buyers review loading plans by packing size, product form, cut size, processing method, pallet requirement, destination port, and mixed container needs.
Mixed container solutions may include frozen sweet potato with frozen potato, pumpkin, carrots, onions, mixed vegetables, other frozen vegetables, fruits, or mushrooms. Loading quantity is usually around 10-12 MT per 20'FCL and around 22-24 MT per 40'RH, with final loading confirmed by packing format, pallet use, and shipment plan.
Why Choose GreenLand-food for IQF Frozen Sweet Potato
As a frozen food supplier from China with 17+ years of export experience, GreenLand-food focuses on product specification, export documentation, batch traceability, packing confirmation, and cold-chain shipment for global B2B buyers.
We supply frozen vegetables, fruits, and mushrooms for importers, distributors, foodservice companies, ready meal producers, baby food manufacturers, bakery factories, food processors, retail brands, and private label buyers. For IQF sweet potato orders, we review variety, color, cut size, processing method, texture, packing, MOQ, documents, and mixed container planning before production.
FAQ
IQF frozen sweet potato is sweet potato that has been selected, washed, peeled, trimmed, cut into strips, dices, cubes, chunks, or slices, IQF frozen, inspected, metal detected, and packed for foodservice, food processing, retail packing, and private label programs.
What frozen sweet potato forms do you supply?We discuss sweet potato strips, dices, cubes, chunks, slices, sweet potato fries, and customized cuts according to buyer specification and application.
What sweet potato strip sizes do you supply?Common strip references include 7x7 mm and 10x10 mm. Customized strip sizes are reviewed according to buyer application, packing format, and order requirement.
What sweet potato dice or cube sizes do you supply?Common dice or cube sizes include 10x10 mm, 15x15 mm, and 20x20 mm. Customized sizes are reviewed according to buyer specification and product application.
Do you supply frozen sweet potato chunks?Yes. Sweet potato chunks such as 2-3 cm, 3-5 cm, 20x20 mm, or customized sizes are reviewed according to buyer application and order requirement.
Are IQF sweet potatoes blanched or steamed before freezing?Blanching or steaming is adjusted by buyer specification and product application. Temperature and time are confirmed before order when the buyer has specific texture, color, or enzyme-control requirements.
Do you supply sweet potato fries?Sweet potato fries projects are reviewed by cut size, coating, oil type, formula, frying condition, packaging, and label requirement before quotation.
What colors or varieties do you supply?Red, yellow, orange-flesh, and purple sweet potato options are reviewed according to raw material availability and buyer requirement. Final variety and color are confirmed before order.
What are the main quality points for IQF sweet potato?Key quality points include variety, color, cut size, peeling quality, fiber control, black spot control, bruise control, sprout control, mold and decay control, discoloration control, foreign material control, and free-flowing IQF condition.
What are the main applications of IQF sweet potato?IQF sweet potato is used for soups, puree, sauces, ready meals, frozen meal kits, bakery fillings, baby food manufacturing, foodservice, retail frozen packs, and industrial food processing.
Do you supply bulk frozen sweet potato packing?Yes. We supply bulk packing such as 1x10 kg/carton, 1x20 kg/carton, 1x30 lbs/carton, tote packing, or customized foodservice packing.
Do you support frozen sweet potato private label retail packing?Yes. We support retail packs such as 400 g, 500 g, 1 kg, 2.5 kg, or customized private label packing according to buyer artwork and destination market requirements.
How should IQF frozen sweet potato be stored?IQF frozen sweet potato should be stored and transported at -18°C or below. Repeated thawing and refreezing should be avoided to protect frozen condition and product usability.
Can I mix frozen sweet potato with other frozen products in one container?Yes. We review mixed container solutions with frozen potato, pumpkin, carrots, onions, mixed vegetables, other frozen vegetables, fruits, or mushrooms according to order quantity, packing size, and shipment plan.
What documents do you provide for frozen sweet potato orders?We provide product specification, COA, packing list, commercial invoice, certificate documents, pesticide residue test report, microbiological test report, heavy metal test report, Brix test report, dry matter test report, peroxidase test result, and batch traceability records according to buyer and destination market requirements.
What is the MOQ for IQF frozen sweet potato?The regular MOQ is 1x20'FCL or around 10-12 MT depending on packing and loading plan. For mixed container orders, please share the product list, packing plan, quantity, and destination port so we can evaluate the loading solution.
Do you supply Organic IQF sweet potato?Organic IQF sweet potato is available for certified organic orders when certified batches and valid documents are confirmed before order confirmation.
Request IQF Frozen Sweet Potato Quotation and Packing Options
Looking for IQF frozen sweet potato, sweet potato strips, dices, chunks, slices, or sweet potato fries for foodservice, ready meals, baby food manufacturing, bakery, retail packs, or private label programs? Send us your required product form, variety, color, cut size, processing method, blanching or steaming requirement, Brix or dry matter requirement, packing, quantity, destination port, application, document needs, and target lead time. GreenLand-food will review specification, COA, packing options, MOQ, quotation, and mixed container suggestions for your order.
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Technical specification · reference schedule
IQF Frozen Sweet Potato
We review the selected form, grade, process and packing against the technical schedule below. Published and TDS values are specification references for order review. External benchmarks apply only within their stated scope. Acceptance is governed by the signed SKU specification; the identified lot COA reports actual measured results.
01 / Physical & Sensory
| Parameter | Specification / reference | Verification & order basis |
|---|---|---|
| Origin | ChinaPublished reference | Reconcile source declaration, intake lot and shipment documents. |
| Variety / Type | Red sweet potato, yellow sweet potato, orange-flesh sweet potato, purple sweet potato, or confirmed by buyer requirement and raw material availabilityPublished reference | Check raw-material identity and variety/source declaration against the ordered programme. |
| Color | Natural orange, yellow, red, or purple color according to sweet potato varietyPublished reference | Compare with the approved sensory reference using the stated frozen/thawed/prepared condition. |
| Related form options | Strips, dices, cubes, chunks, slices, sweet potato fries projects, and customized cutsPublished reference | The selected form shown above governs this schedule. Other published forms require their own cut, process and acceptance specification. |
| Size Options | Strips: 7 × 7 mm, 10 × 10 mm, or customized. Dices / Cubes: 10 × 10 mm, 15 × 15 mm, 20 × 20 mm, or customized. Chunks: 2-3 cm, 3-5 cm, 20 × 20 mm, or customized. Slices: customized thickness and shape.Published reference | Measure a defined frozen sample with caliper or size gauge; report distribution and tolerance. |
| Grade | A Grade / Foodservice Grade / Processing Grade according to buyer requirementPublished reference | Confirm method, representative sample and acceptance basis in the signed specification. |
| Flavor and Odor | Typical sweet potato flavor and odor, free from off-flavorPublished reference | Compare with the approved sensory reference using the stated frozen/thawed/prepared condition. |
| Texture | Typical sweet potato texture after cooking or processing, without serious fibrous, mushy, dry, rotten, or over-mature piecesPublished reference | Compare with the approved sensory reference using the stated frozen/thawed/prepared condition. |
| Style-specific measurement | For solid cuts, report each required dimension and the in-size fraction; for minced material, report particle distribution; for moulded puree or portions, report unit mass and refining grade separately. | Apply the measurement method to the selected physical style; do not use a portion weight as a solid-cut dimension. |
02 / Physicochemical & Residue Controls
| Parameter | Specification / reference | Verification & order basis |
|---|---|---|
| Brix / Sweetness | Tested by buyer specification and confirmed by crop batch when the order needs this parameterPublished reference | Measure representative prepared sample with a temperature-compensated refractometer. |
| Dry Matter | Tested by buyer specification when the application needs dry matter controlPublished reference | Use a validated analytical method for this matrix; report sample basis, unit, preparation and lot result. |
| Pesticide residue schedule | Named active ingredients and commodity-specific limits are selected for the destination market. EU source | Link farm spray history, laboratory LOQ and batch result to the destination MRL. EU database is one market reference; apply the actual destination rule. |
| Lead, cadmium and other contaminants | Apply the limit for the exact commodity and processed form in the destination market. EU source | State analyte, preparation basis, method, LOQ and lot result. Do not transfer a fresh-commodity limit to a processed form without the required assessment. |
03 / Microbiological Criteria
| Parameter | Specification / reference | Verification & order basis |
|---|---|---|
| Hygiene-indicator panel | Select aerobic count and relevant Enterobacteriaceae, coliform or E. coli indicators for the declared process and intended use. Codex | Report each quantitative result in CFU/g, method/reporting limit, sample plan and lot identity. |
| Pathogen acceptance programme | Define Salmonella and Listeria criteria when applicable to the destination, ready-to-eat status and buyer programme. Codex | State analytical portion, sample-unit plan, method and detected/not-detected reporting; identify the treatment and release basis. |
| Acceptance schedule | Select the test panel and limits by intended use (ready-to-eat or further processing), product form and destination. EU source | State organism, analytical method, sample mass and n/c plan; report actual lot results. A universal APC, coliform, Salmonella or Listeria limit is not assigned to every frozen product. |
04 / Freezing & Cold Chain
| Parameter | Specification / reference | Verification & order basis |
|---|---|---|
| Storage Temperature | -18°C or belowPublished reference | Probe the product thermal centre after stabilization; retain cold-chain records. |
| Separation & loose-ice assessment | Keep inherent moisture, loose ice and permanently frozen clusters as separate inspection categories. | Weigh separated loose ice and welded clusters against initial sample mass; distinguish natural paired pieces or blocks. |
| Product thermal centre | −18°C or colder after freezing and thermal stabilization; maintain the agreed frozen distribution condition.External reference Codex | Probe the thickest representative pack and retain storage/transport temperature records. Codex quick-frozen reference; selected product form and route must be frozen. |
| Frozen condition at dispatch | Hard frozen, correctly sealed and coded, without thaw/refreeze evidence or excessive loose ice. Codex | Check pack integrity, free-flow or block condition as declared, carton condition and loading temperature. |
05 / Pack Size & Shelf Life
| Parameter | Specification / reference | Verification & order basis |
|---|---|---|
| Packing Options | 1 × 10 kg/carton, 1 × 20 kg/carton, 1 × 30 lbs/carton, 20 × 400 g/carton, 20 × 500 g/carton, 10 × 1 kg/carton, 4 × 2.5 kg/carton, 500 g retail pack, 1 kg retail pack, 2.5 kg foodservice pack, 5 kg foodservice pack, blue PE bag, retail color bag, tote packing, private label packing, or customizedPublished reference | Check approved pack drawing, calibrated scale and production records. |
| Shelf Life | 24 monthsPublished reference | Verify unopened-pack validation, declared storage condition and production/best-before coding. |
| Declared net contents | Verify each selected pack format against the artwork and applicable quantity-control rule. Codex | Calibrated checkweigher or scale; defined sample and tare. |
| Shelf-life basis | The labelled period applies only to its validated pack and continuous stated storage condition. Codex | Review stability study or approved shelf-life file and production-date code. |
06 / Process Controls
| Parameter | Specification / reference | Verification & order basis |
|---|---|---|
| Processing Method | Selected, washed, peeled, trimmed, cut, blanched or steamed by order specification, cooled, drained, IQF frozen, inspected, metal detected, and packedPublished reference | Check the approved product flow, line settings and identified production record; validate numerical critical limits within the site HACCP plan. |
| Processing Options | Regular IQF, blanched, steamed, pre-roasted, or sweet potato fries format confirmed by buyer specificationPublished reference | Check the approved product flow, line settings and identified production record; validate numerical critical limits within the site HACCP plan. |
| Raw-material preparation checks | Confirm variety/flesh colour and raw, blanched or cooked route before setting texture or solids criteria. | Verify the selected product flow and the relevant trimming, sorting and pretreatment record. |
| Blanching / enzyme inactivation | Time and temperature are product- and cut-specific; confirm residual-enzyme endpoint when relevant. Codex | Record validated line set-points and product sample test; assess colour and texture after treatment. Only classify as a CCP when the site's HACCP plan identifies it as one. |
| Cooling and dewatering | Control prompt cooling and surface-water removal before IQF to avoid clumping and loose ice. Codex | Review line time/temperature record, draining check and frozen separation. |
| CCP designation | Use the site-approved HACCP plan to identify true CCPs and their validated critical limits. Codex | Check hazard analysis, monitoring, deviation and corrective-action records. A quality-control step is not automatically a CCP. |
07 / Ingredients, Additives & Allergens
| Parameter | Specification / reference | Verification & order basis |
|---|---|---|
| Ingredient | 100% sweet potatoPublished reference | Verify approved formula, supplier declarations and line-specific allergen assessment. |
| Added glaze / coating declaration | Declare any intentionally added water glaze, syrup, oil or coating and the measurement basis; loose ice is assessed separately. | Verify formula/addition records; agree a deglazing or coating test and net-content basis where applicable. |
| Additive use | Declare any colour-protection agent, acidulant or other additive by ingredient and maximum permitted use for the target market. NHC standard | Check approved formula, actual addition record and market-specific additive category. GB 2760-2024 applies to China; export rules are checked separately. |
| Allergen and cross-contact assessment | Declare inherent allergens and assess shared-line cross-contact from the actual facility schedule. FDA | Review line matrix, cleaning validation and buyer label approval. Do not claim a shared-line allergen or allergen-free status without facility evidence. |
08 / Defects & Foreign Matter
| Parameter | Specification / reference | Verification & order basis |
|---|---|---|
| Defect Control | Controlled peel residue, black spots, bruises, sprouts, fibrous pieces, mold, decay, discoloration, irregular cuts, broken pieces, excessive small fragments, foreign material, excessive ice, and serious clumpingPublished reference | Inspect a defined representative sample; record count or mass basis and disposition. |
| Intrinsic defect classification | Peel, dark damaged tissue, woody fibres, discoloration and irregular pieces. | Record each defect class separately by count or mass; state sample size, denominator and combined-limit rules. |
| Hazardous foreign matter | No foreign matter detected in the defined inspection sample; reject and investigate any finding.External reference Codex | Define visual-inspection sample size and detector challenge in the signed quality schedule. "None detected" is a sampling statement, not an absolute guarantee of zero particles. |
09 / Packaging Materials & Label
| Parameter | Specification / reference | Verification & order basis |
|---|---|---|
| Food-contact pack | Specify inner-contact material and obtain the applicable food-contact compliance declaration. NHC standard | Review film structure, supplier DoC, migration evidence and actual intended conditions. GB 4806 series is China-specific; EU export also checks Regulations 1935/2004 and 10/2011. |
| Carton and seal integrity | Define carton stacking strength, bag seal and puncture resistance for the confirmed net weight and pallet plan. EU source | Inspect pack drawing, compression/seal test and shipment configuration. |
| Label verification | Match product name, ingredient/allergen statement, net weight, lot/date, shelf life and storage instruction to the destination artwork. Codex | Approve artwork against the signed specification and destination rules. |
10 / Detection & Traceability
| Parameter | Specification / reference | Verification & order basis |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign-body detector | Validate Fe, non-Fe and stainless-steel challenge pieces for the actual product, aperture, pack and line; record the proven sensitivity. Codex | Challenge at defined start, changeover, interval and end points; retain rejection records. Do not copy generic detector sizes into a plant capability claim. |
| Lot traceability | Link input source lot, processing run, packaging code, test records, frozen storage and shipment to one finished lot. Codex | Trace one sample lot forward and backward in a recorded mock recall. Recall speed is stated only when the site has a validated target and record. |
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