The efficacy and function of purple sweet potato peel

Purple sweet potatoes are often used by everyone, but most people remove the skin of purple sweet potatoes when eating them, but they don’t know that the purple sweet potato skin is also a kind of existence with high nutritional value. It can also be used and has many benefits to the human body. Today I will take you to understand the specific effects and functions of purple sweet potato skin.

The efficacy and function of purple sweet potato peel

1. Purple potato peel can extract pigments

Purple sweet potato peels contain a lot of natural pigments. People can usually collect the purple sweet potato peels and purify them to obtain natural plant pigments. Adding this pigment when making other ingredients will make the other foods appear attractive purple.

2. Purple potato peel can moisturize the intestines and detoxify

The main component of purple sweet potato peel is plant cellulose. People can quickly absorb and utilize this plant cellulose after using it. When it enters the intestines, it can speed up gastrointestinal motility, and allow toxic substances in the stomach and intestines to be adsorbed on the surface of the purple sweet potato peel. It can also effectively shorten human defecation time. Eating purple sweet potato peel can play a good detoxification role while moisturizing the intestines and promoting bowel movements.

3. Purple potato skin can prevent and fight cancer

Purple sweet potato skin has the highest nutritional value among all purple sweet potatoes. The content of trace elements selenium and anthocyanins in it is 3 to 5 times higher than that of purple sweet potato flesh. These substances can not only clear free radicals in the human body, but also increase the activity of human cells, reduce the damage of viruses to them, effectively prevent cell canceration, and inhibit the regeneration of cancer cells. Regular consumption can play a good role in cancer prevention and treatment.