Potatoes, scientific name potato, alias Yangshan, foreign sweet potato, yam eggs. It and corn, wheat, rice, and oats are known as the world's five major food crops. Because of its rich nutrition, potatoes have the reputation of “underground ginsengâ€.
Its tubers contain about 15-25% of starch, 2-3% of protein, 0.7% of fat, and 0.15% of crude fiber. It is also rich in calcium, phosphorus, iron, potassium and other minerals and vitamin C, vitamin A, and B. Vitamins.
The potato is flat and has the effects of healing the stomach, adjusting the middle-intestines, strengthening the spleen, and replenishing qi. It can improve the gastrointestinal function and has certain curative effects on gastric ulcer, duodenal ulcer, chronic cholecystitis, and constipation caused by hemorrhoids. The Agricultural Research Institute of the U.S. Department of Agriculture believes: "Each meal can only eat whole milk and potatoes and can get all the physical elements that the body needs."
As potatoes are rich in nutrients, both grain and vegetable use, they are rich in vitamins, trace elements such as calcium and potassium, and are easy to digest and absorb. They are suitable for both young and old. Some praise it as the "second bread," and some praise it as "the king of plants." Potatoes have long been the second staple food in Europe, America and especially North America.
Protection of heart and brain blood vessels by potatoes
Potatoes are also rich in potassium and can effectively prevent high blood pressure. Vitamin C in potatoes not only has a health-care effect on brain cells, but also lowers blood cholesterol and makes blood vessels elastic, thus preventing arteriosclerosis.
The role of potatoes in the digestive system
The cellulose contained in the potatoes is delicate and has no irritating effect on the gastrointestinal mucosa, and has the effect of relief of pain or reduction of gastric acid secretion. Regular food potatoes have the function of stomach, toning, spleen, and Qi. They can promote the digestive function of the spleen and stomach. They also have therapeutic effects on gastric ulcer, hot cough and skin eczema; regular consumption of potatoes can also prevent colon cancer, etc.; A large amount of dietary fiber can relax the bowel and help the body excrete metabolic toxins in a timely manner and prevent constipation.
Potatoes can keep the pace of the years
Potatoes are nutritious and anti-aging foods. It is rich in B vitamins such as vitamins B1, B2, B6, and pantothenic acid and a large amount of high-quality cellulose. It also contains nutrients such as trace elements, amino acids, proteins, fats, and high-quality starch. People who eat potatoes regularly are healthy and old.
Potatoes can lose weight
It contains less calories than cereals and is ideal for weight loss foods. Eating potatoes does not have to worry about excess fat because it contains only 0.1% fat, which is the lowest fat content in all hunger-fighting foods. Eating more potatoes every day can reduce fat intake, allowing the body to gradually metabolize excess fat and eliminate your afflictions. Potatoes have a wonderful effect on the human body. "Thin people can eat fat, fat people eat can become thin," and often eat the body will become slender.
Potato is a natural beauty product
Potatoes have good skin care and appearance. The fresh potato juice is directly applied to the face and the whitening effect is very significant. Human skin is prone to being sunburned and tanned on a hot summer day. Potato juice is effective in removing pigmentation and has no side effects.
Potatoes also have a significant cosmetic effect on the skin around the eyes. The cooked potatoes are sliced ​​and attached to the eyes, which can reduce the swelling of the bags under the eyes. The potato is cut into pieces and applied to the face, which has a good effect of skin care and reducing wrinkles. Young skin is exuberantly secreted by the skin and is often plagued by acne and acne. Applying cotton to dip fresh potatoes to the affected area can solve this problem.
Potatoes can eat good character
Potatoes contain vitamin C. Employees living in modern society are most vulnerable to depression, frustration, anxiety and other negative emotions. Potatoes can help you solve this problem. Food can affect people's emotions because it contains minerals and nutrients that can act on the body and improve mental state.
Most of the people who work as employees are mostly due to the lack of vitamin A and C in the body or excessive intake of acidic foods. Potatoes can help you to supplement vitamins A and C. You can also replace the meat on the premise of nutrition. Food pH imbalance.
Potatoes can adjust weak physique
Potatoes not only do not make people fat, but also have the effect of wound healing, diuresis, and spasm. It can prevent ecchymosis, neuralgia, arthritis, coronary heart disease, and also treat eye pain. Potatoes are rich in potassium, people with muscle weakness and loss of appetite, people who take diuretics or laxatives for long periods eat more potatoes, and can supplement the body's lack of potassium.
High levels of protein and vitamin B can enhance physical fitness, while also improving memory and clear thinking. Friends who have no appetite during the summer, and insist on eating potatoes for a while, will surely receive satisfactory results.
Eating potatoes is also taboo
1, eat potatoes to peel and eat, where buds must be digging. To avoid poisoning.
2. The cut potato silk or slices cannot be soaked for long periods of time. Soaking too long can cause the loss of water-soluble vitamins and other nutrients.
3, buy potatoes do not buy skin color green and sprouted potatoes, so as not to sorrel poisoning.
4. Mashed potatoes and French fries in fast food are oxidized during processing, destroying a large amount of vitamin C and greatly reducing nutrient content. Eat French fries, easy to increase fat intake, and the fries oil repeatedly heated at high temperatures, resulting in polymers, easy to cause cancer.
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