Sweet potatoes or sweet potatoes

The fruit of longevity (this is also called sweet potato) stimulates sexual desire, and normalizes hormonal balance in women. Especially useful to eat this product in the age of 30-50 years, when the level of hormone production gradually declines.

There are several varieties of sweet potato, so the taste is different: sometimes the product reminds nuts, pumpkin, and sometimes brown, and even bananas. The presence of fiber in its composition helps to get rid of constipation, improves the digestive tract work, stimulates the strengthening of the immune system and protects the body from frequent colds.

Eating sweet potatoes helps to normalize blood pressure, helps to make the blood vessels more flexible, improves circulation, leads to normal blood cholesterol levels. Low glycemic index and a small amount of calories as a part of the yam made it a dietary product. As a result, it is allowed to eat in diabetes, obesity.

Smokers can also benefit from the introduction of sweet potatoes in your diet: as a part of this product is rich in vitamin A and ascorbic acid. It is these vitamins sorely lacking in the body of any smoker.

Also the sweet potato is an effective tool in the prevention of premature aging, it helps to delay the day of onset of wrinkles and keeps the skin young for a long time.

Furthermore, yam useful to add a menu people who have problems observed in the nervous system. Also, this product is beneficial effect on the health of people whose work involves frequent stress. The sweet potatoes contains substances that improve mood and health. And it made the product an effective anti-depressant.

The presence of complex carbohydrates in the composition of yam helps to reduce pain in the muscles, reduces the amount of muscle spasms. And it's important for people who frequently engage in sports and lead an active lifestyle.

In other valuable properties of sweet potato are:

improving the work of the digestive system;
prevention of arthritis;
reduce the likelihood of developing chronic diseases of the vascular system;
normalization of the stomach work;
improving brain function;
recovery of bodies;
prevention of insomnia, neurosis;
getting rid of chronic fatigue;
prevention of cancer.

With sweet potato can reduce body weight, so this product is one of the main people in the menus, which seek to get rid of excess fat.

Name Number of vitamin per 100 grams% of the daily norm
Vitamin C (Ascorbic acid), 2, 4, 2 mg, 67
Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) 0, 078 mg of 5, 2
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) 0, 061 mg of 3, 39
Vitamin B3 (Niacin) 0, 557 mg of 2, 785
Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine). 0, 10, 209 mg, 45
Vitamin B9 (Folic acid). 11 g 2, 75
Vitamin A (retinol equivalent) 709 mcg 78, 78
VITAMIN K (Phylloquinone). 1 8 1 g, 5

In addition to vitamins of the sweetpotato include valuable minerals.

Name Number of mineral per 100 grams% of the daily norm
Iron 0, 61 mg of 3, 39
Calcium 30 mg 3
Potassium 337 mg 13, 48
4 mg Sodium 55 23
25 Magnesium 6 mg, 25
Choline 12 mg 3 2 46
Selenium 0 6 g. 1.09