Many people think that purple potato is a kind of food that makes people fat easily. In fact, eating purple potatoes is not easy to make people fat. First of all, the calorie of purple potato is not high, much lower than that of rice and other foods, and it is also rich in dietary fiber, which can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis and discharge excess waste, which is helpful to lose weight. In addition, the substance in purple potato can prevent sugar from differentiating into fat, so as long as you eat purple potato in moderation, you will not gain weight, but you may lose weight.

The benefits of eating purple potatoes

Purple potato can not only help to lose weight, but also have many good effects on human body. For example, eating purple potatoes can prevent cancer and resist aging. This is because purple sweet potato is rich in selenium, which can remain in serum after being absorbed by human body, which can not only enhance the immune ability of the body, but also remove free radicals in the body. Most importantly, selenium can also prevent cancers such as gastric cancer and liver cancer by inhibiting the synthesis of DNA and the division and growth of cancer cells.

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It is rich in protein, starch, pectin, cellulose, amino acids, vitamins and various minerals, as well as selenium and anthocyanins. Purple sweet potato is rich in nutrition and has special health care function, in which protein amino acids are easily digested and absorbed by human body. It is rich in vitamin A, which can improve vision and mucosal epithelial cells of the skin. Vitamin C can make collagen synthesize normally and prevent scurvy. Anthocyanin is a natural powerful free radical scavenger.

Besides the nutrients of common sweet potato, it is also rich in selenium, iron and anthocyanins. Ranked first in the anti-cancer vegetables published by the National Vegetable Cancer Research Center of Japan. In addition, purple sweet potato can be peeled, dried and crushed into powder, with beautiful color and rich nutrition. It is an excellent raw material for food processing and can be used as the main ingredient or ingredient of various cakes. At the same time, purple sweet potato will become one of the main raw materials of anthocyanin. Purple sweet potato, from the tender leaves at the tip of the stem to the potato pieces, has certain health care functions and is a pollution-free, green and organic food at present.

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Baidu encyclopedia-purple potato