taro in the market
In fact, no matter what kind of taro is, as a staple food, it is recommended to eat during weight loss, and its glycemic index is lower than that of sweet potatoes and potatoes.
1. What is taro?
In nutrition, taro belongs to the category of sweet potato.
yam, potato, sweet potato, purple potato, cassava, etc. are also potatoes and taro that you often eat when you lose weight.
Potato and taro food
There are two kinds of taro that we often buy, Lipu taro and Mao taro. This is very easy to distinguish. The big one is Lipu taro and the small one is Mao taro.
(left: taro; Right: Lipu taro)
Lipu taro is actually a kind of betel nut taro. After being cut, it is white with purple lines. After being cooked, it turns purple in color and tastes soft and sticky.
Taro taro, also called taro, is pure white after being cut, and the color is basically unchanged after being cooked, and the taste is smooth and tender.
Second, the calories and nutrition of different taro
In terms of calories, the same weight of Lipu taro is 1.6 times that of hairy taro!
Common taro
Because there is more water in taro, there is less water in Lipu taro. The cut surface of Lipu taro is very dense, while the taro is slightly watery.
However, the overall nutrition of Lipu taro is higher than that of taro, such as protein, calcium, iron and magnesium.
Balanced nutrition
The edible part of cooked taro is only 6 kilocalories per 1 grams, which is lower than that of sweet potato, and its GI value is about 47. It belongs to low GI food, that is to say, it is more full and less prone to gain fat.
note: the gram weight mentioned here must be the weight of the parts that can be eaten directly, excluding parts such as corncob and taro skin. If you cook porridge by yourself, just count the dry weight of taro, because water has no heat.
taro
taro has a high starch content, so it should be eaten as a staple food. If there is taro in the dish, your staple food will be reduced accordingly.
if you eat taro as the staple food, you can eat 3 g per meal, which is three medium-sized taro.
third, how should I eat to lose weight?
We generally recommend that girls who lose weight should consume 12-15 kcal of calories every day without dieting, in which carbohydrates account for 5-6%.
Take the budgeted calorie of 13 kcal as an example. According to the collocation of eight kinds of foods in nutrition, you can eat six servings of staple food, and one calorie is 9 kcal.
exchange portion
the edible weight of a 9 kcal portion of taro is about 16 g, and the edible weight of purple potato, sweet potato and potato with the same calorie is 85 g, 1 g and 11 g respectively.
(85 g purple potato /1 g sweet potato /16 g taro)
No matter what kind of taro, as a staple food, it is recommended to eat during weight loss, and the glycemic index is lower than that of sweet potato and potato.
But for Lipu taro and Maotaro, there are some differences between the two.
Like ordinary Lipu taro, one is nearly 1 kg, and eating 2 g at a time is equivalent to a bowl of 15 g rice.
Lipu taro and rice
And the average taro is about 6 g, which is almost 3 g at a time, which is a bowl of 15 g rice.
hairy taro and rice
4. Notes on eating taro
Some people feel itchy when peeling taro, because there is more calcium oxalate in taro. Calcium oxalate is a needle-like crystal, which can irritate the surface of the skin, causing itching, redness and even redness.
taro
You can peel it with plastic gloves to avoid contact. You can also soak your hands in vinegar before peeling them, because calcium oxalate is not acid-resistant. You can also peel it after heating, because calcium oxalate is not heat-resistant.
If your hands are itchy, you can wash them with vinegar, salt water or soap. If it is still serious, you need to apply some ointment.
Wash with vinegar
Some people who eat cooked taro also have allergic symptoms such as itchy skin, which is because taro contains acetylcholine. Acetylcholine is a nerve-stimulating substance. If you are allergic to it, don't eat it!
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