1, good for the teeth: taro contains a variety of minerals, which contains some calcium and fluoride, for the health care of the teeth are good, can help prevent tooth decay and keep teeth clean.

2, enhance immunity: Chinese medicine believes that taro has the effect of detoxification, may be related to the mucus protein contained in taro, this protein once absorbed by the human body, can produce resistance immunoglobulin, help detoxification and swelling, enhance the immunity against major diseases. And patients after cancer treatment can also eat a little more taro to help assist in treatment.

3, good for digestion: taro is rich in dietary fiber, can help the intestinal tract in the growth of bacteria beneficial to digestion, promote intestinal peristalsis, for constipation has certain benefits. Chinese medicine also believes that taro has a stomach and spleen, detoxification, beneficial to the liver and kidneys, regulating the role of qi.

Eating taro notes:

1, must be cooked: raw taro contains a slight toxin, if the taro is not cooked, eat it will feel itchy throat, especially allergic people are more likely to be uncomfortable.

2, can not eat too much: although taro contains dietary fiber, but the starch content is also very high, it is easy to digest people can not eat too much at once.

3, steaming the best: taro is best suited for steaming, direct steaming to soft, the nutritional value of the fullest retention. Some people like to do plucked taro and fried taro chips, in fact, are not the best way to eat, because taro contains more starch, and starch oil or sugar, may make it easier to get fat.

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