Wholesale Root Vegetables and Tropical Roots
Root vegetables are the quiet backbone of a specialty program. They ship well, they hold for weeks rather than days, and they cross more cuisines than almost anything else on a produce order — ginger and daikon into Asian kitchens, yuca and malanga into Caribbean and Latin menus, jicama and watermelon radish into salads and raw bars.
Harvest Sensations distributes roots nationwide from Miami and Los Angeles. Because the category tolerates ground freight so well, roots are usually the most freight-efficient line on a specialty order, which is worth knowing when you are building a mixed pallet.
Roots We Distribute
- Ginger — whole and peeled, mature rhizomes with clean skin.
- Turmeric — fresh root for juice bars, curries and wellness programs.
- Yuca — cassava root, waxed for shelf life.
- Jicama — crisp, sweet, and the best low-cost crunch on a menu.
- Watermelon Radish — magenta interior, sliced thin for color.
- Daikon — long white radish for pickling, braising and garnish.
Gold, red and candy beets, celery root, parsnips, rutabaga, sunchokes, turnips and malanga run alongside the core roots through the year.
Storage That Actually Extends Shelf Life
Roots want cold and dark, but not the same cold. Ginger and turmeric hold best around 55°F and turn translucent if stored at refrigeration temperature for long. Yuca is the opposite — it degrades within days of being cut unless it stays waxed and cool. Beets, radish, daikon and celery root are happy at 34–38°F with high humidity. Storing the whole category at one temperature is the most common reason roots underperform their expected life.
Order Nationwide From Miami or Los Angeles
Tell us your volume, pack and delivery city and we will come back with current availability and pricing. Miami (305) 591-8173, Los Angeles (213) 895-6968, or reach us through the contact page. Pack sizes, counts and origins move with the season, so ask our sales team for this week’s specs. You can also browse our full product range or read the current market outlook.
