Sweet potatoes

Sweet potatoes (Ipomoea batatas) are rich in nutrients and fiber

Sweet potato is already familiar to people in Indonesia, because since many years ago was eating tubers that. Image of the sweet potato as a source of carbohydrate choices have not been so popular with the above, as long as it is the sweet potato is consumed by the low economy.

Traditionally sweet potatoes in Indonesia are generally used as a snack food or snacks such as sweet potatoes boiled, grilled, fried, crispy and moist cakes. Sweet potato is one of 20 types of foods that serve as sources of carbohydrates. In general, in Indonesia there are three types of sweet potatoes are distinguished by color. There are white, yellow and purple.

Based on research Marsono, et al in 2002, said Elvina, sweet potato as a source of carbohydrates have low glycemic index and the average for five times the research ranges from 54-68. Value of the glycemic index (GI) of 55, including a small group of low, GI 55-70 (medium), and more than 70 (GI) is high, so low and sweet potato are included. GI is related to its effect on blood sugar. Foods that raise blood sugar levels quickly have a high GI. While the food that raises blood sugar slowly have low GI.
Based on the source of Ludvik, et al, Diabetes Care 2004, found that in patients with type 2 diabetes who ate sweet potatoes for three months, the results began to appear after the first month that there is a decrease in blood sugar and continue to fall until the third month. Not only in diabetes, but also examined the effect of cholesterol eating sweet potatoes.

Usually people with type 2 diabetes also have problems with weight. In addition, sweet potatoes can stabilize blood sugar. In addition, vitamins, minerals and phytochemicals are also functions as an antioxidant. With the powder, he said, it can extend the shelf life, easily blended with other materials and easily enriched with minerals and vitamins.

According Hardiansyah, Head of Consulting Clinical Nutrition and lecturer IPB Community Nutrition Department, there is one message of nutrition in controlling obesity and diabetes to limit the consumption of flour-based foods, as flour is easily digested and quickly increase blood glukosa, and do not contain fiber, which improved its risk having difficult bowel movements. In addition, dietary fiber found in sweet potato flour is also a prebiotic, stimulating the growth of good bacteria to the intestinal absorption of nutrients for the better and cleaner colon.

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