Chinese yam is not poisonous when it is not ripe, and it can be eaten raw.

Make sure to wash the yam before eating it raw. Yam can be eaten raw or cooked in daily life, but Japanese yam is more suitable for raw food and Taiwan Province yam is suitable for cooked food because of its taste. Japanese yam is often eaten raw by grinding mud. It tastes very sticky and contains polysaccharide and mucin. The real component of these mucilages is food fiber, which can help to regulate intestines and improve immunity, and can also be beauty beauty.

Because the cooking temperature is too high, it will affect the enzyme function in yam. Therefore, eating yam raw can keep its original flavor and reduce the loss of nutrients. However, eating yam raw is easy to promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, and for people with sensitive intestines, symptoms of diarrhea may occur.

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People who can't eat yam:

1. Diabetic patients should not eat more

Although yam contains mucin, which can lower blood sugar, yam is a kind of rhizome food with high starch content. If it is eaten too much, it will not lower blood sugar, but will lead to an increase in blood sugar. Therefore, people with diabetes should not eat too much yam at a time. If some patients prefer to eat yam, then the amount of staple food should be reduced appropriately, otherwise it will be counterproductive.

2. People who like to eat hot pot

Yam itself is a tonic. When eating hot pot, plus the role of spicy ingredients, yam with a certain degree of heat makes people get angry easily. Therefore, when eating hot pot, it is best to eat less yam.

Reference: Xinhuanet-raw yam and cooked yam are very different in efficacy

Reference: People's Daily Online-yam has four ways to feed people, but these people can't eat yam.