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What are the benefits of steaming potatoes?
1 Increase satiety As a cereal vegetable, potatoes enjoy the title of "second bread" in Europe and America. The quality starch in potato is about 16.5%. Resistant starch contained in potato has the function of reducing fat cells, increasing the satiety of human body and also having a good lipid-lowering effect.

2 Enhance immunity Steamed potatoes have little nutritional loss, and retain the original nutritional flavor of potatoes to the greatest extent, especially protein and vitamin C.

Protein has the functions of enhancing immunity and strengthening the body, while vitamin C has the functions of expelling toxin, caring skin, relieving irritability, and resisting cancer and tumor. So eating steamed potatoes can enhance immunity.

3 detoxification and weight loss potatoes have the characteristics of low fat and low fiber. Eating steamed potatoes can not only promote intestinal peristalsis, help digestion, but also eliminate food accumulation, prevent constipation and prevent colorectal cancer. It is a good product for obese people to lose weight.

4 Energy-supplementing potatoes are one of the five major crops in the world. Steamed potatoes can be used as staple food, because potatoes are rich in starch, which can be used as a good source of energy consumption for the human body, and can satisfy hunger and supplement the energy needed by the body.