This common food is more detoxifying than sweet potato, and it tops the list of anti-cancer vegetables published by Japan's National Institute of Vegetable and Tea Science Cancer Research Center
Sweet potato has the effects of "tonifying deficiency and fatigue, boosting qi and strength, strengthening the spleen and stomach, and reinforcing kidney yin," and purple sweet potato, as a derivative product of sweet potato, not only has the nutritional components and health benefits of sweet potato, but is also rich in selenium, iron and anthocyanins. It tops the list of anti-cancer vegetables published by Japan's National Institute of Vegetable and Tea Science Cancer Research Center.
The nutritional value of purple sweet potato
1. Anti-fatigue, blood-enriching, detoxifying
Purple sweet potato is rich in protein, 18 kinds of amino acids that are easily digested and absorbed by the human body, 8 kinds of vitamins including vitamins A, B and C, and more than 10 kinds of natural mineral elements including phosphorus and iron. The abundant vitamin A can improve vision and the mucosal epithelial cells of the skin, vitamin C can enable normal synthesis of collagen, preventing and treating the occurrence of scurvy, and anthocyanins are natural powerful free radical scavengers. It is an essential food for the human body to fight fatigue and enrich the blood.
In addition, purple sweet potato is rich in cellulose, which can promote detoxification, improve the environment of the digestive tract, and prevent gastrointestinal diseases.
2. Anti-cancer
The selenium and iron in purple sweet potato are essential elements for the human body to fight fatigue, resist aging and enrich the blood. Selenium in particular is called the "king of anti-cancer," is easily absorbed by the human body, can remain in the serum, repair the myocardium, enhance the body's immunity, remove free radicals in the body, inhibit the synthesis of DNA in cancer cells and the division and growth of cancer cells, and prevent the occurrence of cancers such as stomach cancer and liver cancer.
3. Eating purple sweet potato lowers blood pressure without making you fat
Purple sweet potato contains low calories; one purple sweet potato has only 110 calories, and eating it makes you fat. The best way to eat purple sweet potato is to roast it whole with the skin on or boil it and eat it.
Taboos of eating purple sweet potato
Purple sweet potato has high nutritional value, but when eating it, it should be noted that:
Purple sweet potato contains oxidase and easily produces gas; eating too much will cause abdominal bloating, abdominal churning, hiccups and flatulence.
Purple sweet potato has a high sugar content; eating too much can stimulate the secretion of large amounts of gastric acid, making people feel heartburn.
People with dampness obstructing the spleen and stomach and qi stagnation with food accumulation should eat it with caution.
Avoid eating purple sweet potato alone; it should be eaten together with foods containing high-quality protein for more comprehensive nutrition.
Avoid eating it raw. Purple sweet potato should be eaten thoroughly cooked, because starch granules are difficult to digest without being broken down by high temperature.
Home-style ways to prepare purple sweet potato
Main ingredient: purple sweet potato (one)
Auxiliary ingredient: rice (appropriate amount)
Method:
1. Put the rice into the rice cooker.
2. After washing the rice, add the purple sweet potato cut into small pieces.
3. Start cooking according to the normal rice-cooking process
4. Once cooked, thoroughly mash and mix the rice and purple sweet potato evenly, and it is ready to eat.
9i Health editor: Xiaolong
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