Sweet potato and pumpkin are two different foods, and there is no comparability, so it is impossible to say who is better.

Sweet potato: Rich in protein, starch, pectin, cellulose, amino acids, vitamins and various minerals, it has the reputation of "longevity food". The sugar content reached 15%-20%. Has anticancer, heart protecting, emphysema and diabetes preventing, and weight reducing effects. Li Shizhen's Compendium of Materia Medica in Ming Dynasty recorded that "sweet potato can tonify deficiency, strengthen spleen and stimulate appetite, and strengthen kidney yin", and said that people in the sea can eat for a long time. Chinese medicine regards sweet potato as a good medicine.

Pumpkin dietotherapy (1) detoxification: Pumpkin contains vitamins and pectin, which has good adsorption, and can combine and eliminate bacterial toxins and other harmful substances in the body, such as lead, mercury and radioactive elements in heavy metals, and play a role in detoxification.

⑵ Protect gastric mucosa and help digestion: The pectin contained in pumpkin can also protect gastrointestinal mucosa from the stimulation of coarse food and promote the healing of ulcer surface, which is suitable for patients with gastric diseases. Pumpkin contains ingredients that can promote bile secretion, strengthen gastrointestinal peristalsis and help food digestion.

⑶ Elimination of carcinogens: Pumpkin can eliminate the mutation of nitrosamine, which is a carcinogen, and it can prevent cancer, help the recovery of liver and kidney functions, and enhance the regeneration ability of liver and kidney cells. [