What are the effects of sweet potato porridge? Sweet potato porridge is a very common porridge. You can drink more sweet potato porridge in spring for health preservation, because sweet potato porridge can replenish qi and nourish stomach, promote digestion and clear heat, especially suitable for people with gastrointestinal diseases and colds. Drinking more sweet potato porridge can strengthen their resistance.

Nutritional value of sweet potato

Sweet potato is sweet and non-toxic. It has the effects of strengthening spleen and stomach, tonifying deficiency, invigorating qi and promoting lactation, and can also be used for external use to eliminate sores. Sweet potato contains many nutrients needed by human body, and the content of vitamin C is 10-30 times that of apple, grape and pear. Rich lysine can promote human metabolism; The cellulose and pectin contained in it are beneficial to gastrointestinal health. The combination of sweet potato, rice and flour can complement protein and improve its nutritional value. The fiber in sweet potato can absorb a lot of water in the intestine, increase the volume of feces, and have the same effect as medicine to relieve constipation; Polysaccharides such as mucin contained in sweet potato can improve immunity, promote cholesterol excretion and prevent arteriosclerosis, which can not be underestimated in reducing the incidence of cardiovascular diseases. Sweet potato is an alkaline substance, which can maintain the acid-base balance of blood and is beneficial to health when eaten with animal food.