Purple sweet potato is a very common food in our daily life. In addition to the nutrients of ordinary sweet potatoes, it is also rich in selenium and anthocyanins. There are many people who like to eat it. Because of the relationship between sweet potatoes, many people regard purple potatoes as genetically modified food. Then this issue of "Healthy Food Culture" will be analyzed for you.

Is purple sweet potato a genetically modified food?

Our country has issued agricultural genetically modified organism safety certificates for 7 kinds of genetically modified plants: storage-stable tomatoes, insect-resistant tomatoes Cotton, color-changing petunia, disease-resistant peppers, disease-resistant papaya, insect-resistant rice and transphytase corn. Obviously purple sweet potato is no longer in this range.

Efficacy and functions of purple sweet potato

1. Helps prevent a variety of free radical-related diseases, including cancer, heart disease, premature aging and arthritis.

2. Reduce the occurrence of heart disease and stroke by preventing stress response and platelet aggregation caused by smoking.

3. Enhance the ability of the immune system to resist carcinogens.

4. It has anti-mutation function to reduce the formation of carcinogens.

5. It has anti-inflammatory properties, thus preventing inflammation including arthritis and swelling.

6. Enhance the elasticity of arteries, veins and capillaries; protect the inner walls of arteries and blood vessels, maintain the normal flexibility of blood cells, thereby helping red blood cells pass through small capillaries, thereby enhancing blood circulation throughout the body and providing benefits to all parts of the body. Bring direct benefits to some organs and systems and enhance cell vitality;

7. Relax blood vessels to promote blood flow and prevent high blood pressure (blood pressure lowering effect), and prevent angiotensin released by the kidneys The increase in blood pressure caused by invertase (another blood pressure lowering effect);

8. Acts as a barrier to protect brain cells, preventing the formation of amyloid beta protein, glutamate toxicity and free radicals attack, thereby preventing Alzheimer's disease.

9. By inhibiting elastase and collagenase, the skin becomes smooth and elastic, preventing skin damage caused by excessive sun exposure from both the inside and outside.