Purple Sweet Potato
Sweet
potato is the 6th most important food crop in the world. It is the
important food to solve global shortage of food. Studies show that sweet
potatoes are rich in vitamins (B1, B2, C and E), minerals (calcium,magnesium,
potassium, iron, copper, phosphorus and zinc), dietary fiber, and nonfibrous
carbohydrates.
Benefits
of Purple Sweet Potato
1. Enhance memory, prevent
inflammatory health problems like asthma, arthritis, gout and others. Because it
contains Anthocyanin that has antioxidant properties or radical scavengers. It
also rich in Vitamins with antioxidant property such as Vitamin C, Vitamin E.
2. Prevent lower health risk posed
by heavy metals (mercury, cadmium or arsenic) and oxygen radicals such as irritable
bowel syndrome or ulcerative colitis because It is rich in phytonutrients such
as Anthocyanin (Cyanidins and Peonidins).
3. People may have misconception
of sweet potato “ It is starchy food which contains Carbohydrate and diabetic
should not take carbohydrate from sweet potato”. By the way, it is the excellent source of
complex carbohydrate for diabetic because it regulates the blood sugar levels
and prevent insulin resistance. It is also low in glycemic index which is only
17. Sweet potatoes can significantly increase blood levels of adiponectin in
diabetic. Adiponectin is a protein hormone produced by our fat cells which help
to regulate insulin metabolism. Among overweight/obese people, their fat cells
will produce less adiponectin and thus less control insulin well.
4. It is high in fiber which help
to prevent constipation, promote detoxification and reduce cholesterol
absorption in body.
5. It is also high in potassium
which able to reduce sodium level in body due to excessive salt consumption.
Thus, it reduces risk of hypertension and heart disease. It helps to regulate
the balance of electrolyte and water. Hence, it prevent the weight gain due to
water retention.
6. Enhance immunity because it is
rich in beta-carotene, vitamin C and B-complex. Sweet potato is the immune
booster.
7. It reduce the chance of
bacterial invasion into body or infection. It contains polysaccharide-related
molecules called batatins and batatosides.
8. It prevent cancer. It is antimutagenic that prevent mutagen cells
development in our body.
