What is the difference between a red potato and a yellow potato? Is it genetically modified? What are the effects?

Many friends like to eat potatoes, whether shredded potatoes or potato chips, soup or as accessories, it is a very popular food. So in addition to the common yellow potatoes, do you know there are red potatoes? What is the difference between a red potato and a yellow potato? Are red-skinned potatoes genetically modified? What are the effects of red potatoes?

The difference between red-skinned potatoes and yellow-skinned potatoes

1. In France, potatoes are called "underground apples", with complete nutrients and easy to digest, and enjoy the title of "second bread" in Europe and the United States. Yellow potato skin dark yellow, the inner color is light yellow; red potatoes are pink, purple, cut, you can also see lavender circles inside.

two。 Compared with ordinary potatoes, red-skinned potatoes taste more waxy and noodle, with more sticky juice and less powder, so they are suitable for stir-frying, save time, ripen faster, and taste sticky, so they are the most suitable for making mashed potatoes and French fries. Yellow-skinned potatoes are more powdery and can be used to extract starch, suitable for cooking or stewing.

3. Red-skinned potatoes are rich in trace elements and rich in nutrition, especially high in starch and anthocyanins, which have the effect of anti-oxidation, anti-cancer, beauty, heart and blood pressure. The raw red-skinned potatoes can be shredded and juiced (together with apples and honey). Drinking 1-2 cups a day can enhance the physique and immunity, especially for the elderly, can prevent geriatric diseases. Yellow potatoes contain a lot of starch, protein, B vitamins, vitamin C, dietary fiber and so on, which can promote the digestive function of spleen and stomach, help the body excrete metabolic toxins and prevent the occurrence of intestinal diseases.

Are red-skinned potatoes genetically modified?

No.

Red-skinned potatoes, derived from the "hometown of potatoes"-Peru in South America, are located in Xingshan County, Zhaojun hometown, Yichang City, Hubei Province, Changyang Tujia Autonomous County and Wufeng Tujia Autonomous County, more than 1200 meters above sea level. Red-skinned potatoes are of a special color, pink and purplish red. Rich in a variety of trace elements, especially high in starch and anthocyanins, with antioxidant effect, rich nutrition, anti-cancer, beauty, heart protection and blood pressure, excellent dietotherapy effect. Compared with ordinary potatoes, red-skinned potatoes taste more waxy, noodle, juicy and sticky, so they are rated as the most suitable for mashed potatoes and French fries.

Third, the efficacy of red-skinned potatoes

"red potato" is rich in proanthocyanidins and a large number of trace mineral elements, which has the functions of tonifying blood and protecting heart, preventing cancer and anticancer, delaying aging, beautifying skin, tonifying kidney and strengthening yang, preventing stroke, preventing hypertension and heart disease, with outstanding nutritional value and obvious dietotherapy effect. it is a very precious delicacy on the dinner table, a necessary ingredient for high-end hotels and a health food for high-level consumers.