Sweet potato is a root vegetable and its flesh can vary from white, orange or purple
“Some people think I look like a sweet potato, I consider myself a spud with a heart of gold” Shirley MacLaine
10 benefits, interesting facts and uses of Sweet Potatoes:
Sweet potatoes is high in Beta Carotene and Vitamin E and C, Potassium (12% of RDA) and Vitamin B6 (15% of RDA)
Because of the high contents of Beta Carotene in orange fleshed sweet potatoes, the body can convert the Beta Carotene into Vitamin A. This helps production of immune cells that fight off disease and infection
Purple sweet potatoes have high antioxidants, that help reduce oxidative damage to cells
Sweet potatoes eaten with the skin, is good source of fiber (6 grams) Scrub them and pop them into the oven without any oil, once baked and cooled down a bit, they are so delicious and filling
Sweet potatoes is fat free and cholesterol free
Eating sweet potato binds any heavy metals that you digested and will eliminate it from the body
Anthocyanins found in purple sweet potatoes can protect the brain by reducing inflammation and preventing mental decline
Sweet potatoes leaves can be used in salads. So if you growing them in your vegetable patch, don’t just discard the leaves, instead add them into a salad with your baked, cooked, or steamed sweet potato
Sweet potatoes are considered a medium glycemic index food (glycemic index of 63). Studies have shown that sweet potatoes stabilises blood sugar levels
One medium sweet potato have 23.6 grams of carbohydrates
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