Sweet potato is a natural nourishing food with comprehensive nutrition, which is rich in protein, fat, polysaccharide, phosphorus, calcium, potassium, carotene, vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin E, vitamin B 1, vitamin B2 and 8 kinds of amino acids. According to the analysis of scientists, its protein content is more than 7 times that of rice; The content of carotene is 3.5 times that of carrot; The content of vitamin A is 100 times that of potato.

The contents of sugar, calcium, vitamin B 1 and vitamin B2 are higher than those of rice and flour. The edible part of each100g fresh potato block contains 29.5g of carbohydrate, 0.2g of fat, 20g of phosphorus, 0.8g of calcium18g and 0.4g of iron. These substances play an important role in promoting the activity of human brain cells and secreting hormones, enhancing human disease resistance, improving immune function, and delaying mental decline and physical aging.

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Taboo of sweet potato

1, not suitable for eating sweet potatoes on an empty stomach. Because sweet potato has high sugar content, eating on an empty stomach will cause a lot of stomach acid. When there is too much gastric acid, it will stimulate the gastric mucosa and cause gastric acid reflux, which makes people feel heartache. At the same time, sweet potato also contains an oxidase, which will produce a lot of carbon dioxide gas in the gastrointestinal tract, which is easy to cause symptoms such as bloating and burping.

2. Sweet potato can't be eaten with something too sweet. Because sweet potato itself is sweet, if eaten with sweets, it will increase the possibility of gastroesophageal reflux.

It is best to eat sweet potato at noon in a day. Because after eating sweet potatoes, it takes 4-5 hours to be absorbed by the human body. Eating sweet potatoes at night contains too much sugar, which can't be absorbed by the body for a while and is easy to swell up.

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