Effects and functions: Sweet potato leaves have many uses, such as improving immunity, protecting eyesight, delaying aging, and detoxifying. Generally eaten are the young leaves at the top of the stalks on the ground after the sweet potatoes mature in autumn.
Sweet potato leaves have health functions such as hemostasis, lowering blood sugar, detoxifying, preventing and treating night blindness, promoting metabolism, stimulating urination, raising platelets, preventing arteriosclerosis, promoting lactation and detoxification. Sweet potato leaves can make the skin smooth. Regular consumption can prevent constipation and protect eyesight. It can also keep the skin delicate and delay aging.
Research has found that sweet potato leaves are extremely high in protein, vitamins, and mineral elements. Protein content 2.74, carotene 5580 international units/100g, vitamin B2 3.5 mg/kg, vitamin C 41.07 mg/kg, iron 3.94 mg/kg, calcium 74.4 mg/kg .
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There are many ways to eat sweet potato leaves. For example, select the fresh and tender leaf tips, blanch them in boiling water, and add them with sesame oil, soy sauce, vinegar, chili oil, mustard, and ginger juice. Wait for the seasonings and make it into a cold dish. Its appearance is bright green and can whet your appetite. You can also stir-fry the sweet potato leaves with the shredded pork, which will give you a fragrant, sweet and unique flavor.
September is the best season for sweet potato leaves, because the young leaves of sweet potatoes can only be picked for consumption when they are mature. It is divided into two types, one with green stems and the other with red stems. In terms of taste and quality, red is better than green.
In addition, it depends on the uniformity of the stems and leaves. The more uniform the thickness of the stems and leaves, the better the quality. You can also pinch the stems of the leaves casually. If you can pinch them gently, it means they are tender. If they are difficult to pinch or if they are silky, they are old. You should be careful when choosing.
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