Sweet potato contains 86 calories per 100 grams.

Sweet potato is a nutritionally complete and rich natural tonic food, rich in protein, fat, polysaccharide, phosphorus, calcium, potassium, carotene, vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin E, vitamin B1, vitamin B2 and 8 kinds of amino acids. According to scientists analyze, its protein content more than 7 times the rice; carotene content is 3.5 times the carrot; vitamin A content is 100 times the potato;

Sugar, calcium and vitamin B1, vitamin B2 content are higher than rice and flour. Each 100g of edible part of fresh potato contains 29.5g of carbohydrates, 0.2g of fat, 20g of phosphorus, 18g of calcium, 0.4g of iron. these substances, to promote human brain cells and secretion of hormone activity, enhance the body's ability to resist disease, improve immune function, delay mental decline and aging of the body plays an important role.

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1, eat sweet potatoes to reduce the main food. Sweet potatoes contain carbohydrates and energy and the equivalent amount of rice is almost equivalent, so eat sweet potatoes to reduce the amount of staple food, so as not to exceed the calorie limit.

2, poor stomach, eat less sweet potato; stomach acid, do not eat on an empty stomach. Weak gastrointestinal function, eat too much sweet potato easy to stimulate a lot of gastric acid secretion, causing abdominal discomfort. Sweet potato and rice porridge drink, can effectively relieve bloating and other discomforts. Gastric ulcers, stomach acid people do not eat sweet potatoes on an empty stomach, so as not to aggravate the condition.

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