Potatoes are rich in nutrition and are one of the anti-aging foods. When it comes to nutritious and anti-aging foods, people often think of high-grade and expensive foods such as ginseng, bird's nest, shark's fin and royal jelly, but rarely think of "road food" like potatoes. In fact, potatoes contain many nutrients that the human body needs. Among all kinds of foods, only milk has the same nutrition as potatoes. It is rich in B vitamins such as vitamin B 1, B2, B6, pantothenic acid, and a lot of high-quality cellulose, as well as trace elements, amino acids, protein, fat, high-quality starch and other nutrients. These components play an important role in the process of anti-aging and disease prevention.
Lack of vitamin B 1 in human body will cause pathological changes of nervous system, heart and even systemic system. In recent years, the food structure of China people has changed. More and more people eat polished rice and refined flour, and more and more people lack vitamin B 1. Therefore, eating more potatoes is the easiest way to supplement vitamin B 1. If people lack vitamin B6, it is easy to cause senile diseases such as atherosclerosis.
Potato protein has high nutritional value. Protein content in potato tuber is about 2%, and protein content in dried potato is 8% ~ 9%. According to the research, the protein nutritional value of potato is very high, its quality is equivalent to the protein of eggs, and it is easy to digest and absorb, which is superior to protein of other crops. Moreover, the protein of potato contains 18 kinds of amino acids, including various essential amino acids that cannot be synthesized by human body. A high evaluation of the nutritional value of potatoes is inseparable from the existence of high-quality protein and essential amino acids such as lysine, tryptophan, histidine, arginine, phenylalanine, valine, leucine, isoleucine and methionine.
Potato tuber is rich in dietary fiber and potassium salt, which belongs to alkaline food. According to some data, its content is as much as that of apples. So the gastrointestinal tract absorbs potatoes slowly. After eating potatoes, you stay in the intestines for much longer than rice, so you are fuller, and you can also help take away some oil and garbage, which has a certain laxative and detoxification effect.
In addition, potato tubers also contain carotene and ascorbic acid that are not found in cereals. From the nutritional point of view, it has more advantages than rice and flour, and can supply a lot of heat energy to the human body, so it can be called "perfect food". If people only rely on potatoes and whole milk, it is enough to maintain life and health. Because the nutritional components of potatoes are very comprehensive and the nutritional structure is reasonable, but the contents of protein, calcium and vitamin A are slightly lower; And this is just a supplement to whole milk.
Potato tuber is rich in water, low in fat and low in calories per unit volume. It contains about four times as much vitamin C, four times as much B vitamins and several to dozens times as much minerals as apples. Potatoes are food for lowering blood pressure. Too much or lack of some nutrients in the diet can lead to diseases. By the same token, if you adjust your diet, you can "eat" the corresponding diseases.
Potatoes have an anti-aging effect. It is rich in B vitamins such as vitamin B 1, B2, B6, pantothenic acid, and a lot of high-quality cellulose, as well as trace elements, amino acids, protein, fat and high-quality starch.
Potato is a carbohydrate, but its content is only about 1/4 of the same weight of rice. Studies have shown that the starch in potato is a kind of resistant starch, which can shrink fat cells.
Potatoes are very good food, high in potassium and low in sodium, which is very suitable for obese people with edema. In addition, its potassium content is almost the highest among vegetables, so it also has the effect of stovepipe.
Eating potatoes is also taboo.
Eat potatoes without skin, and the place with bud eyes must be dug out. To avoid poisoning. Cut shredded potatoes or chips can not be soaked for a long time, and soaking for too long will cause the loss of nutrients such as water-soluble vitamins. When buying potatoes, don't buy potatoes with blue skins and buds to avoid solanine poisoning.
Potatoes contain an alkaloid, which is a toxic substance. If people ingest a lot of alkaloids, it will cause poisoning, nausea, diarrhea and other reactions. This toxic compound is usually concentrated in the skin of potatoes, so you must peel it when eating, especially when peeling the green skin to prevent accidents. In addition, sprouted potatoes are poisonous. When eating, you must dig out the buds and roots and soak them in clear water. It is better to put a little vinegar in the stew.