Nutritional value of purple sweet potato
Purple sweet potatoes are not only ordinary sweet potatoes.
In addition to nutrients, it is also rich in selenium and anthocyanins. Purple sweet potato is rich in nutrition and has special health care function. It contains about 20% of protein and 18 kinds of amino acids, which are easily digested and absorbed by human body, including vitamin C,
Eight vitamins such as B and A, and many mineral elements such as phosphorus and iron 10 contain a lot of anthocyanins, which are of high medicinal value. French scientist Dr. Masquerel found that anthocyanin is a powerful natural free radical scavenger.
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.
With small molecular structure, phytochrome is the only substance that can remove 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 and improve digestive function.
Changing the environment to 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.
The tender leaves of purple sweet potato stem tip are rich in vitamins, protein, trace elements, edible fiber and soluble non-oxidizing substances. Regular consumption has the functions of losing weight, bodybuilding, fitness and cancer prevention. Therefore, black potato has good health care function from the tender leaves at the tip of the stem to the potato pieces, and it is the first health care food among pollution-free, green and organic foods at present.