First, eat raw

1) after peeling first

2) cut into pieces.

3) Then wash it with clean water.

4) Soak it in sour vinegar, add a little white sugar, and marinate it for two and a half days before eating.

] second, stir-fried pork. The stir-fried yacon is more pure in sweetness, and even the shredded pork seems to have a little sweet taste. It is very appetizing with a bowl of white rice.

Third, steaming and stewing yacon is also a good cooking method, especially in winter tonic. Put a few pieces of yacon in the sparerib soup and stew it together. The soup will be more fragrant and delicious, and it can also play the role of appetizing and strengthening the spleen. 、

4. Another method is to chop up the yacon and make it into cookies. Because it is sweet, it is not necessary to add sugar to taste it, so it becomes a delicious tea tasting spot, and it is also in line with the concept of modern urbanites pursuing natural green health food.

Extended data:

Main value:

First, medicinal use

Yacon polysaccharide can reduce blood sugar and blood fat: yacon polysaccharide can reduce postprandial blood sugar in mice, enhance the sugar tolerance of diabetic mice, inhibit the increase of blood fat in mice with high-fat diet, and prevent hyperlipidemia to a certain extent, and reduce the damage of cholesterol to the liver while reducing blood fat. And it has certain protective effect on kidney and spleen of diabetic mice. ?

Anti-oxidation: DPPD method was used to verify that yacon leaf extract has anti-oxidation effect, and in a certain range, the ability to scavenge free radicals is directly proportional to the concentration of yacon extract. ?

Bacteriostasis: The effective components of yacon have certain inhibitory effects on Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli and Malassezia. ?

Second, diet therapy

Yacon can be made into beverage, preserved fruit, fruit wine, or jam. It can be made into fermented milk with milk powder and Lactobacillus bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus as starters to promote gastrointestinal peristalsis and help digestion. Yacon leaves were made into leaf health tea to prevent hyperlipidemia.

Yacon is a treasure all over the body. Fructooligosaccharides contained in Yacon can lower blood sugar and blood fat, so people with diabetes can eat it. Yacon is rich in vitamin E, so it can resist oxidation and play the role of beauty beauty. Yacon also has the effects of promoting intestinal peristalsis and relaxing bowels, so patients with constipation can also eat it. Yacon leaves can be made into health tea, which can also be taken in cold winter. ?

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