When most people think of potatoes, they think of its many forms of mashed potatoes, potato chips, or the humble baked potato with a dollop of sour cream on it. But what has existed for quite millennia but has gone unnoticed by some in daily cuisine is the flavorful purple sweet potato which only needs to be steamed or baked to produce its amazing contents.
How amazing? Well let's just say you can scarf down some blueberries and the purple sweet potato will still give you a run for your money.
In a study concerning its nutritional content, purple sweet potatoes have been found to possess flavonoids which help with digestion and the gastrointestinal tract; carotenoids which help with immunity; anthocyanin which reduces inflammation, reduces risk of cardiovascular disease, improves blood flow to the brain, and possibly even prevents cancer; coumarin which studies shown has antioxidant, antiproliferative, antibacterial, and anticancer properties; tocopherols which reduce inflammation and may help in development of the brain, nerves, muscles, bones, bone marrow, blood, and skin; and phenolic acids which in high concentrations may act as a preventative for cancer, cardiovascular disease, liver disease, neurodegenerative diseases, and microbial infections.
With such little effort that has to be put into creating this dish, who could resist adding purple sweet potatoes into daily life?
Just think of all the healthy lattes you could be having.
With all of its benefits emerging from the previous stigma around potatoes like a phoenix from the ashes, it seems like the purple sweet potato is here to stay in the culinary world and the health food market.
So what say you? Do you dare to bite into the purple potato?
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