First, purple sweet potato osmanthus porridge
Purple potato not only contains the sweetness of potato, but also has the effect of slimming. The biggest advantage of purple potato over other potatoes is that it has charming purple, which is a famous super antioxidant anthocyanin, which is very suitable for people who work in front of the computer every day to protect their skin.
Purple sweet potato and osmanthus porridge: choose a purple sweet potato, purple rice, tremella, a few red dates and a little osmanthus. The method is also very simple. First, the purple rice was washed and soaked in cold water for 2 hours, then the red dates were pitted, and the purple potatoes were peeled and cut into small pieces. Then pour the purple rice into the casserole, add water and boil the rice and purple potato with high fire, then turn off the fire until soft and cooked, add osmanthus fragrans and red dates and cook for 2 minutes.
This porridge looks very pleasing to the eye, with the sweetness of purple potato and the fragrance of osmanthus, which is very delicious. Not only can beauty beauty, but also can stimulate appetite, moisten intestines, detoxify and lose weight. Best for this season, warm and sweet. It should be noted that purple potato and purple rice are natural pigments, and because anthocyanins are easily soluble in water, there is no need to worry about the strong purple color, and purple rice should not be washed too much to avoid losing a lot of anthocyanins, the most important component.
Second, the nutritional value of purple sweet potato
Purple sweet potato is rich in selenium and anthocyanin besides the nutrients of ordinary sweet potato. Purple sweet potato is rich in nutrition and has special health care function. It contains about 20% of protein, and contains 18 kinds of amino acids easily digested and absorbed by human body, including 8 kinds of vitamins such as vitamin C, B and A, and 10 kinds of mineral elements such as phosphorus and iron. It contains a lot of anthocyanins and has high medicinal value. Dr. Masquerel, a French scientist, discovered that anthocyanins are powerful natural free radical scavengers.
Anthocyanin can prevent and treat 100 diseases, and is known as the seventh essential nutrient after water, protein, fat, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals.
Anthocyanin is the most direct, effective and safest free radical scavenger for preventing and treating diseases and maintaining human health. Its ability to scavenge free radicals is 20 times that of vitamin C and 50 times that of vitamin E. Anthocyanin has a small molecular structure and is the only substance that can scavenge free radicals through the blood-brain barrier to protect brain cells, and at the same time, it can reduce some harm of antibiotics to human body. Purple sweet potato will become one of the main raw materials of anthocyanin.
Purple sweet potato has high cellulose content, which can increase the volume of feces, promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, clean up mucus, gas accumulation and corruption in intestinal cavity, discharge toxic substances and carcinogens in feces, keep defecation unobstructed, improve digestive tract environment and prevent gastrointestinal diseases. Zinc, iron, copper, manganese, calcium and selenium in purple potato are all natural, and the content of iron and calcium is extremely high. Selenium and iron are essential elements for anti-fatigue, anti-aging and blood-enriching, and have good health care functions. Selenium is also the "king of cancer", which is easily absorbed by the human body and effectively stays in the serum.