Some gardeners began to gradually join in the cultivation of a tropical vegetable called "sweet potato", partly similar to our potatoes. And despite the fact that this process is long and painstaking, the Russians persistently experiment and are far from unsuccessful. What is the interest in sweet potato based on?
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But there is no secret here. Everyone who intends to maintain their health for a long time is well aware that sweet potato is considered one of the most useful plants in the world. With a low calorie content and an ideal glycemic index, it contains a maximum of vitamins, delicate fiber, micro and macro elements. Studies have shown that carbohydrates and sweet potato proteins are digested many times better than from ordinary potatoes.
In cooking, you can use absolutely all parts of the plant, which is a vine capable of growing up to 5 meters: stem, leaves, flowers, tubers. The magnitude of the latter depends on the growing conditions. At +10 degrees, sweet potato can completely stop growing, not to start bearing fruit. And in a tropical climate, tubers can reach simply gigantic sizes: 7-10 kg.
The ground part is added to salads, pre-soaked to eliminate bitterness, and the tubers are good in any form: raw, boiled, baked, fried in oil. True, they boil very quickly and without a peel can turn into a shapeless mucous mass. Varieties known as fodder, and vegetable and dessert. Depending on this, the taste of sweet potatoes may resemble potatoes, pumpkin or sweet melon.
The content of nutrients also depends on belonging to a particular variety, which differ not only in shape (usually oblong), but also in color: white, cream, yellow, orange, pink, dark purple. Useful properties of the sweet potato can be characterized as follows:
- has anti-inflammatory, anti-diabetic, regenerating, energizing properties;
- prevents the development of diseases of the cardiovascular system;
- regulates water balance, pressure, cholesterol level;
- prevents the development of cancer;
- normalizes hormonal balance during menopause.
Bodybuilders prefer yam as a means to build muscle. This fruit helps to lose weight, recover from stress, solve the problem with stool. It perfectly fights free radicals and improves the condition of the skin. It is a pity that in the climatic conditions of Russia, even after receiving a sweet potato crop, it is very difficult to maintain it throughout the winter.
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