Tips for use: each medium-sized potato (yellow peel) is 1 piece (about130g). Knowledge introduction: Potato belongs to Solanaceae, a perennial herb tuber vegetable. Potatoes are oval, with bud eyes, red, yellow, white or purple skin, white or yellow meat, more starch content and crisp or powdery taste. It originated in the alpine region of South America and was introduced to China in the 18th century. It is cultivated everywhere and supplied all year round. Potatoes, together with rice, wheat, corn and sorghum, are called the five major crops in the world. In France, potatoes are called "underground apples". Potatoes are full of nutrients and easy to be digested and absorbed by human body, and enjoy the title of "second bread" in Europe and America. Yellow-skinned potatoes have dark yellow skin, light yellow interior color, high starch content and good taste.
The quality requirements of potatoes are large, straight and neat; The skin is smooth but not too thick, and the bud eye is shallow and easy to peel; Fine meat and pure taste; When fried, it is crisp, and the fried slices are of good quality. Nutritional analysis of potatoes (wampee): 1. Harmony nourishes the stomach, strengthens the spleen and promotes diuresis: potatoes contain a lot of starch, protein, B vitamins and vitamin C, which can promote the digestive function of the spleen and stomach.
2. laxative: potatoes contain a lot of dietary fiber, which can relax the bowels, help the body excrete metabolic toxins in time, prevent constipation and prevent intestinal diseases;
3. Lowering blood sugar and lipid, beauty beauty: Potatoes can supply a large number of mucin with special protective effects. It can promote the lubrication of digestive tract, respiratory tract, joint cavity and serous cavity, prevent the fat deposition of cardiovascular system and keep the elasticity of blood vessels, which is beneficial to prevent atherosclerosis. Potato is also an alkaline vegetable, which is beneficial to the acid-base balance in the body and neutralizes the acidic substances produced after metabolism in the body, thus having certain beauty and anti-aging effects;
4. Supplementing nutrition, promoting diuresis and reducing swelling: Potatoes are rich in vitamins, trace elements such as calcium and potassium, and are easy to digest and absorb, with rich nutrition. In Europe and America, especially in North America, potatoes have long been the second staple food. Potatoes contain potassium, which can replace the sodium in the body and excrete the sodium at the same time, which is beneficial to the rehabilitation of patients with hypertension and nephritis edema. Supplementary information of potato (yellow skin): 1. Skillfully peel off the potato skin: The new potato skin produced in that year is thin and soft, so it takes time to peel or scrape it with a knife, and it will also peel off the potato meat together. The simpler way is to put the potatoes in a cotton cloth bag and tie the mouth tightly, rub them by hand like washing clothes, and then simply remove the skin of the potatoes, and finally remove the sprouted parts with a knife.
2. Peeling potatoes should not be thick, the thinner the better, because potato skins contain rich nutrients. After peeling potatoes, if you don't use them for a while, you can put them in cold water and then drop a few drops of vinegar into the water to make them white. Potatoes (yellow skin) are suitable for people: generally everyone can eat them. Dietotherapy effect of potato (wampee): potato is sweet, flat and slightly cool, and enters the spleen, stomach and large intestine;
It has the effects of regulating stomach, invigorating spleen and promoting diuresis, detoxicating and diminishing inflammation, relaxing bowels, lowering blood sugar and lipid, promoting blood circulation and reducing swelling, benefiting qi and strengthening body, beautifying and resisting aging.
Indications: toothache due to stomach fire, anorexia due to spleen deficiency, dry stool, hypertension, hyperlipidemia and other diseases; It can also be used for adjuvant treatment of dyspepsia, habitual constipation, mental fatigue, chronic stomachache, joint pain, skin eczema, etc. Guidance on the practice of potatoes (yellow peel): 1. Any rotten, moldy or sprouting potatoes can easily cause poisoning due to excessive solanine, so they can't be eaten.
2. Potatoes are suitable for cooking methods such as frying, stewing, burning and frying.
3. Potatoes should be peeled and eaten, and the part with bud eyes should be dug to avoid poisoning.
4. It is normal that potatoes are easy to oxidize and turn black after being cut, which will not cause harm.
People often put chopped potato chips and shredded potatoes into water to remove too much starch for cooking. But be careful not to soak for too long and cause the loss of nutrients such as water-soluble vitamins.