Sweet potato is a plant of the Convolvulus family. The vegetable is also called sweet potato. It has a really sweet taste, and after frying, the sweetness intensifies.
Sweet potato tubers have tapered ends with smoother skin and can vary in color from white to bright orange and purple. The yam, on the other hand, has a rough white skin and a cylindrical shape. It is more starchy and dry, unlike sweet potatoes, and less sweet.
Do not buy sweet potatoes in the refrigerator, as low temperatures spoil their flavor. Store the vegetables in a cool dry place. Tubers deteriorate rapidly, so don't store them for more than a week. For storage, an ideal temperature of 15 degrees, as in a cellar.
Do not store sweet potatoes in cellophane: choose paper bags or wooden boxes with holes. So you keep the vegetable for up to 2 months.
Sweet potatoes can be used as an ingredient for desserts or casseroles, and can also be used as a snack. It is used as an alternative to common white potatoes in November and December, in the high season.
A vegetable is appreciated worldwide not only for its flavor, but also for its health benefits. The sweet potato composition is simply unique: the average tuber contains more than 400% of the daily vitamin A standard. The product contains a lot of fiber and potassium.
Sweet potato contains Vitamin A that improves vision and respiratory health, protects the skin; Vitamin C that strengthens blood vessels; vitamin B6 that participates in the metabolism; fiber that cleanses the body and eliminates toxins, normalizes the digestive system; Potassium that maintains water and acid-base balance in the body.
Sweet potatoes contain many other important compounds: anthocyanins relieve inflammation; polyphenols perform oncological prophylaxis; Choline improves sleep, learning and memory.
Sweet potato is not only a delicious vegetable, but also a medicinal plant. Protects against cancer and diabetes.
Each part of sweet potato contains antioxidants that protect cells from oxidation. This accelerates the aging and prophylaxis of chronic diseases. Sweet potatoes support the immune system and also reduce the risk of heart disease and cancer.
The vegetable maintains a normal level of pressure. Anthocyanins kill cancer cells in the stomach, colon, lungs and breasts.
Sweet potato relieves inflammation in the brain. Vitamin A in a vegetable strengthens the eyes. Its deficiency causes dry eyes, night blindness and even complete loss of vision.
Due to its high fiber content, sweet potato helps prevent constipation and improves digestive function.
Nourishing the tubers will help you lose weight. Thanks to its low glycemic index, sweet potato improves blood sugar in people with type 2 diabetes.
It increases the levels of adiponectin, a protein hormone responsible for the absorption of insulin.
Sweet potato peel protects against heavy metal poisoning: mercury, cadmium and arsenic.