A potato has been developed in the North that may fight cancer because it's purple

Researchers in the North have developed a purple potato in the hope that it will have anti-cancer properties.

The spud, known as Purple Magic, was developed by the AFBI (Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute) in Loughgall, Co Armagh, in response to research into the beneficial effects of Anthocyanins (the coloured pigments) which are a class of compounds with antioxidant.

Paul Watts, potato breeder with AFBI, with a selection of the Purple Magic potatoes.