Purple sweet potato, also known as black sweet potato, is a herb of the genus Ipomoea in convolvulaceae. Its meat is purple to deep purple, and its taste is flat. It contains a lot of vitamins, cellulose, protein, starch and various mineral components, and has high nutritional value and edible value. The main way to eat purple potato in life is steaming. Because the purple potato is hard, the steaming time takes about 15-20 minutes.

Both purple potato and corn have good weight loss effect, but compared with corn, purple potato has better weight loss effect.

Purple sweet potato tastes sweet and has low calorie, and the calorie content per 100g of purple sweet potato is about 106 calories. Corn is sweet. Every 100g of corn contains about 1 12 calories, which is higher than that of purple potato.

Secondly, purple sweet potato contains a lot of vitamins, cellulose and starch, which can reduce the intake of other high-calorie foods and promote weight loss. Therefore, compared with corn, purple potato has a better weight loss effect.

Note: Purple sweet potato should not be eaten excessively, otherwise it will be converted into fat and stored in the human body when the human body cannot digest and metabolize in time. It is generally recommended to eat about100g of purple potato every day during weight loss.

3 steamed purple potatoes can be boiled or boiled, but it is best to steam them.

In life, whether it is steaming purple potato or boiling purple potato, both methods can steam purple potato very well, but compared with boiling purple potato, steaming purple potato will make the nutrition of purple potato lose less, and secondly, the taste will be better preserved.

Boiled purple potato, first, because purple potato is boiled, it will lead to the loss of nutrition of purple potato, and second, because the taste of purple potato will fade when soaked in water, so it is recommended to steam purple potato in life.

4 The benefits of insisting on eating purple potatoes every day mainly include the following benefits:

1. Purple sweet potato contains a lot of anthocyanins, which has a strong antioxidant effect, can help the human body scavenge free radicals, and has a certain anti-aging effect.

2. Purple sweet potato is low in calories and contains a lot of vitamins, cellulose and other ingredients. Proper consumption helps to promote the metabolism of toxins and wastes in the body and has a certain role in promoting weight loss.

3. Dietary fiber in purple potato can not only lose weight, but also stimulate intestinal peristalsis to promote defecation, which is good for preventing constipation and is good for constipation patients.