Sweet potato is a kind of tuberous food, sweet potato leaves can also be eaten, many times people will be the ground part of the sweet potato as fodder, traditional Chinese medicine that the sweet potato is a kind of sweet taste, sex flat a kind of plant, has a good laxative effect, can reduce swelling and diuresis, for the ulcers and swelling poison has the benefit of, at the same time, the sweet potato is a kind of starch containing a large amount of a kind of food, contains a variety of vitamins and minerals, the sweet potato The amount of sugar is not much, so eat more sweet potatoes will not get fat, is a very good kind of weight loss food. The difference between white potatoes and sweet potatoes
2, the nutritional value of sweet potatoes
Sweet potatoes contain dietary fiber, carotene, vitamin A, vitamin B, vitamin C, vitamin E, as well as potassium, iron, copper, selenium, calcium, and other more than 10 kinds of trace elements. Nutritional value is very high, by nutritionists known as the most balanced health food. Inside the beta-carotene, vitamin E and vitamin C especially. Especially sweet potatoes are rich in lysine, while rice, flour is precisely the lack of lysine. Sweet potatoes mixed with rice and flour, you can get a more comprehensive protein supplement. In terms of overall nutrition, sweet potato can be said to be the best of grains and vegetables. Europeans and Americans praise it as "the second bread", Soviet scientists say it is the future of "cosmonautics food", the French say it is deservedly "high-level health food". Every 100 grams of fresh sweet potato contains only 0.2 grams of fat, producing 99 kilocalories, about 1/3 of rice, is a very good low-fat, low-calorie food. Sweet potatoes contain a substance similar to estrogen, to protect human skin, delay aging has a certain effect.
3, sweet potato consumption
Contraindicated crowd: wet obstruction of the spleen and stomach, stagnant food accumulation should be cautious. Suitable for the crowd:The general public can eat. Suitable for diabetic patients. Sweet potato is good, but contains starch grain is large, not by high temperature destruction difficult to digest, and its gasification enzyme, easy to stimulate gastric secretion, carbon dioxide, will cause bloating hiccups, spit acid water. Can be cut into cubes of sweet potatoes in salt water soaked l0 minutes, and then steamed on it. Therefore, sweet potatoes should be steamed and boiled thoroughly before eating. The difference between white potatoes and sweet potatoes
Benefits of eating sweet potatoes
1, anti-cancer
The most anti-cancer nutrients in the diet are β-carotene (precursor of vitamin A), vitamin C and folic acid, which are all abundant in sweet potatoes. A small sweet potatoes (about 2 two weight) can provide two times the amount of the human body's daily needs of vitamin A, one-third of the amount of daily needs of vitamin C and about 50 micrograms of folic acid; which the content of dietary fiber is higher than a bowl of oatmeal. β-carotene and vitamin C antioxidant effect helps to resist the oxidative stress on the genetic material deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) damage, and play a certain anticancer effect. Eating sweet potatoes helps to maintain the body's normal level of folic acid, the body's folic acid content is too low will increase the risk of cancer. Sweet potatoes in the high content of dietary fiber to promote gastrointestinal motility, prevention of constipation and colorectal cancer.
2, good for the heart
Sweet potatoes are rich in potassium, beta-carotene, folic acid, vitamin C and vitamin B6, these five ingredients are helpful in preventing cardiovascular disease. Potassium helps the body cell fluid and electrolyte balance, maintain normal blood pressure and heart function. beta-carotene and vitamin C have anti-lipid oxidation, preventing atherosclerosis. Supplementation of folic acid and vitamin B6 helps to reduce the level of homocysteine in the blood, which can damage arterial vessels and is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease.
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