UBE is a purple dessert Filipinos love. The color purple is on the 100 peso bill; it is a sign of prosperity. Halayang Ube [ooh-beh] is a purple yam, which should not be confused with purple sweet potatoes but are sometimes substituted in recipes. Its taste is said to be a cross between hazelnut, chocolate, vanilla; it grows on a vine!

↑ iron
↑ antioxidant proteins
↑ protects liver
↑ vitamin C
↑ detoxing agent
↑ fiber
↓ blood pressure
↓ diabetes