6 Amazing Health Benefits of Purple Sweet Potatoes

Not only are purple sweet potatoes readily available, easy to find, inexpensive, and delicious, but they also have many other benefits for your health.

Purple sweet potato is also known as Peruvian sweet potato because it originates from South America, the scientific name is Solanum andigenum, a distant relative of potatoes and yams. Purple sweet potato is a perennial vine-like herb with alternate, heart-shaped or palmately lobed leaves. The tubers are oblong, with a smooth, purple skin (also available in other colors such as black, brown, white or yellow) and there are hundreds of different species.

Depending on the variety of potato, its tubers have different sizes, sweetness and aroma. Purple sweet potatoes in particular have recently become a favorite dish of many people.

Good for blood pressure:According to research conducted in the US led by Mr. Joe Vinson, purple sweet potatoes are effective in preventing high blood pressure. In the study, scientists selected a group of volunteers to eat 6-8 small purple sweet potatoes every day for 1 month, then measured blood pressure, the results showed a reduction of 4.3% diastolic blood pressure (minimum) and 3.5% systolic blood pressure (maximum)..

Thus, purple sweet potatoes are even better than other foods that have long been praised such as broccoli, sprouts, oatmeal, etc. However, scientists also recommend that to bring the highest benefits, they should not be fried because frying will reduce the antioxidant components of potatoes, which are important qualities in protecting the body against the attack of free radicals that cause damage and destruction of cells. In addition, purple sweet potatoes should not be eaten with margarine, it will reduce the effect of "stabilizing" blood pressure.

Losing weight:Sweet potatoes in general and purple sweet potatoes in particular are a group of foods rich in nutrients such as vitamins A, B, C, E, protein, starch, amino acids and many trace elements such as calcium, iron, magnesium, zinc... so they are considered the number 1 food for those who want to lose weight and contain little energy, quickly full and delicious. Compared to rice and other tubers, purple sweet potatoes only have 1/3 of the energy level of the above food group. In addition, it has low fat and sugar, so it is very beneficial for people with diabetes.

The best way is to eat at lunch, about 100 grams is beneficial for the digestive system. On average, every 100 grams of sweet potato contains only about 0.2 grams of fat, equal to 1/4 bowl of rice. One sweet potato contains up to 28% more potassium than a banana. Because of these advantages of sweet potatoes, people have classified it as a miracle food, helping to lose weight, beautify and be safe, so sweet potatoes are very popular with the Japanese, especially purple sweet potatoes.

Purple sweet potato - the choice of weight loss people.

Good for diabetics:Purple sweet potatoes contain little fat and many vitamins, so they are beneficial for people with diabetes. The fat content in purple sweet potatoes is very low, so it is considered a very effective solution for the digestive system, especially for people with diabetes.

Helps fight inflammation and prevent dark spots:Because it contains many antioxidant coloring agents and many minerals such as potassium and vitamin C, purple sweet potatoes have anti-inflammatory effects and effectively fade dark spots.

Treatment of jaundice:Regularly eating purple sweet potato porridge cooked with sticky rice will help reduce yellow skin and make it rosy more than ever.

Anti-aging:Eating sweet potatoes twice a week will help soften your skin because purple sweet potatoes contain many beneficial vitamins, minerals, and fiber. Or mash the sweet potatoes, mix with yogurt and apply to the skin.

According to Lao Dong