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What's the difference between purple sweet potato and ordinary sweet potato? What are the benefits of eating purple potatoes?

The difference between purple sweet potato and common sweet potato;

1, purple and sweet potatoes are different in color. Purple potato is purple and sweet potato is yellow.

2. Purple sweet potato and sweet potato have different nutritional values. Purple sweet potato has high nutritional value. Purple sweet potato is rich in selenium and anthocyanins. Selenium is an anticancer substance, and anthocyanin is an organic active antioxidant, which can fight cancer and prevent aging.

3. The sugar content of purple sweet potato and sweet potato is different. Sweet potato has high sugar content and high sweetness. Because of the high sugar content, the baked sweet potato tastes sweeter, which makes the baked sweet potato rich in aroma and has a charming burnt flavor.

The benefits of eating purple potatoes:

There is a lot of dietary fiber in purple potato, which can accelerate gastrointestinal peristalsis, promote the discharge of excreta and toxins in the intestine, help digestion, moisten the intestine to relieve constipation, lose weight and prevent intestinal diseases; It contains a lot of mucin, which can improve the liver activity and delay the aging of the body; It contains vitamin A, which can protect eyes, improve vision and prevent vision loss; It also contains selenium, which has antioxidant effect, can scavenge free radicals, and has anti-cancer and anticancer effects.

However, purple potato should not be eaten more, which will cause abdominal distension, burping and acid water spitting.