My family loves sweet potato leaves. When I was a child, whenever I came back from farm work in the mountains in autumn, I would always go to the fields to pick some sweet potato leaves and take them home. At lunch time, I can enjoy this crispy and delicious food. People used to eat it to satisfy their hunger, but now they eat it because they eat too much fish and meat, which occasionally tastes bad.

Can sweet potato leaves be eaten often? Having said so much about the benefits of sweet potato leaves, everyone's question is whether they can eat sweet potato leaves often. Actually, it's all right, but pay attention to the food mix. Now that people's living standards are good, it is impossible to eat only one kind of food. Besides, if you eat a vegetable for a long time, you will definitely get tired. Just like we rural people used to look forward to eating steamed bread with white flour and rice every day, now you ask if you can eat one every day.

Moreover, sweet potato leaves are not always available. We farmers all know that the tender stems and leaves of sweet potato leaves taste delicious, but with the aging of the growing stems and leaves, the taste is not very good, so seasonal vegetables also have limitations.

If you really like to eat sweet potato leaves, you can pick some leaves in the tender stage and put them in the sun, which will be more convenient to eat.

Comparison of nutritional components between sweet potato leaves and sweet potatoes;

What are the benefits of eating sweet potato leaves? ?

1. Supplementary nutrition

The content of protein in sweet potato stem tip is equivalent to that of protein in beef, but the content of protein in sweet potato leaves is not so high, accounting for about 5%. Sweet potato leaves are rich in dietary fiber, vitamins and mineral elements such as calcium and iron.

Prevent constipation

Sweet potato is a famous intestinal bulldozer, but the laxative effect of sweet potato leaves is not bad. The dietary fiber in sweet potato leaves is mostly insoluble dietary fiber, which can absorb water, thus increasing the water in intestinal feces, preventing constipation and relieving defecation difficulties.

3. Antioxidant and anti-aging

Sweet potato leaves contain vitamin C, SOD active substances, chlorogenic acid and flavonoids, which can scavenge hydroxyl radicals produced during human metabolism and have certain antioxidant and anti-aging effects.

4. Enhance human immunity

Flavonoids in sweet potato leaves can inhibit the growth of tumor cells, and tannins and lignans can enhance the immune regulation ability of the body.

The nutritional value of sweet potato leaves is higher than many other vegetables, so it is a pity that they are often made into poultry feed. There are many ways to eat sweet potato leaves, such as frying, cold salad, steaming and stewing.