The nutritional value of sweet potato is very high, rich in dietary fiber, carotene, vitamin A, B, C, E and potassium, iron, copper, selenium, calcium, etc. The biggest effect of sweet potato is to be able to regulate the intestinal tract, which contains soluble fiber and a large number of bacterial flora, laxative and detoxification effect. Because of its low fat and calorie content, and therefore have a certain role in weight loss, bodybuilding.

Sweet potato food taboos:

①Sweet potatoes are not eaten raw, sweet potato starch content, eaten raw, digestion is more difficult, it is best to eat cooked. High-temperature heating can also make soluble fiber easy to digest, make its sugar chain become shorter, increase the sweetness of sweet potato.

②Sweet potato avoid eating alone. Eat sweet potatoes should be with other cereals. Eat alone, due to the low protein content, will lead to unbalanced nutritional intake. Therefore, the traditional sweet potato cut into pieces, and rice together into porridge is actually more scientific.

③Sweet potato contains an oxidizing enzyme, this enzyme is easy to produce a large amount of carbon dioxide gas in the human gastrointestinal tract, such as sweet potatoes eaten too much, will make people bloating, erosion, fart. Sweet potato sugar content is high, eat more can stimulate the secretion of large amounts of gastric acid, so that people feel "heartburn". The stomach is stimulated by excess acid and contraction to strengthen the stomach acid can flow back into the esophagus, spit acid water.

4 eat sweet potatoes with a little pickle, can effectively inhibit stomach acid.

5 sweet potato sugar, the body can not be absorbed for a while, the remaining part of the intestinal tract in the easy fermentation, so that the abdominal discomfort. According to Chinese medicine, people with dampness obstructing the spleen and stomach and stagnant gas and food accumulation should eat sweet potatoes with caution.

6 sweet potatoes and persimmons with food: sweet potatoes and persimmons should not be eaten at the same time in a short period of time, if the amount of food, should be at least five hours apart. If eaten at the same time, the sugar in the sweet potato fermentation in the stomach, will increase the secretion of gastric acid, and persimmons in the tannin, pectin reaction occurs precipitation cohesion, resulting in hard lumps, amount of serious gastrointestinal bleeding or cause gastric ulcers. If you feel sick to your stomach, be sure to go to the hospital to do a gastroscopy to see if there is gastric bleeding or gastric ulcers.