Sweet potatoes are a familiar food to most Vietnamese people. In our country, there are many types of sweet potatoes grown everywhere such as white sweet potatoes, purple sweet potatoes, and yellow-fleshed potatoes.
According to Dr. Nguyen Viet Hoang – former Deputy Director of Tue Tinh Hospital, Hanoi on Health & Life, sweet potatoes are considered a popular food but have many great values. Sweet potatoes are rich in essential nutrients such as manganese, calcium, vitamin A, vitamin B, and choline. Sweet potatoes contain many antioxidants so they are very good for health.
In 100g of fresh potatoes, there are 109 calories, 24.6% starch, 4.17% glucose. Fresh potatoes contain 1.3% protein, 0.1% fat, minerals such as manganese, calcium, copper, vitamins A, B, C.
How much sweet potato is enough?
Some nutritionists say that if you eat more than one potato a day, you should consider changing to get more nutrients.
Meanwhile, some experts say that the high beta-carotene content in sweet potatoes can cause the skin to turn orange if eaten too much.
From red, white or purple sweet potatoes, you should keep the skin intact when eating. Not only does it save you time peeling, but it also provides great nutritional benefits when leaving the peel on.
So, eat enough sweet potatoes. You should only eat 2-3 potatoes per week and should supplement other foods to balance nutrition.
You should only eat 2-3 potatoes per week and should supplement other foods to balance nutrition (Photo: Pinterest)
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