The King of Underground Fruits Is Yacon a Fruit or a Vegetable? What are the functions and effects?

Snow lotus fruit, another name for chrysanthemum potato, is known as "Wangenqian" in Sichuan, China. It is native to South America and is known as "king of underground fruits". Is the snow lotus fruit a fruit or a vegetable? What are the functions and effects?

Saussurea fruit is a perennial herb of Compositae, native to the Andes Mountains of South America. Residents of the Andes grow this plant as a root vegetable. The roots of chrysanthemum potatoes are rich in water and fruit oligosaccharides. They taste sweet and crisp and can also be eaten as fruit. In Taiwan's market, vendors sell the root of chrysanthemum potato under the name of "underground fruit" or "Tianshan snow lotus". In fact, chrysanthemum potato and snow lotus are two different plants.

Nutritional value of Saussurea involucrata

The fruit oligosaccharide content of snow lotus fruit is 60-70% of dry matter, which is the highest in all plants, and is also rich in minerals and trace elements such as calcium, magnesium, iron, zinc, potassium, selenium and so on. Japanese studies have also found that taking 3-6 g of fruit oligosaccharides a day can reduce the content of toxic carcinogenic compounds in human faeces by more than 40% within 3 weeks. Saussurea fruit carbohydrates are rarely absorbed by the human body, so they are very suitable for diabetics and dieters.

Fruit oligosaccharides have: ① into the digestion, regulate the gastrointestinal tract; ② is a beneficial intestinal flora growth enhancers, produce bifid factors; ③ regulate blood, remove hyperlipidemia, effectively control cholesterol and diabetes; ④ laxation, prevention and treatment of dysentery; ⑤ fire and detoxification, prevention and treatment of blisters, acne; ⑥ to improve immunity.

How to eat snow lotus fruit

The most primitive method of eating snow lotus fruit is to eat it raw; that is, after picking snow lotus fruit from the soil, as long as the epidermis is washed off and peeled off, it can be eaten directly as fruit, raw eating can dispel acne, constipation, anti-inflammation and diuresis, liver clearing and detoxification, beauty and beauty, suitable for people with diabetes and weight loss. This is the original way to eat snow lotus fruit.

But snow lotus fruit contains a chemical component-tannin, also known as tannin. After the snow lotus fruit is cut and peeled, it will turn brown when exposed to air. The reason for discoloration is that due to oxidation, the phenolic quinone polymers in tannins form brown pigment, also known as melanin. In order to prevent discoloration, the peeled and cut snow lotus fruit can be soaked in clear water to isolate it from the air and prevent oxidation and discoloration.

Other ways to eat snow lotus fruit

Stewed chicken soup with snow lotus and fruit

Use materials

1 snow lotus fruit, 1 chicken leg, 2 mushrooms, 2 slices of ginger

Practice

① snow lotus fruit peeled and cut into pieces, mushroom bubble cut in half, ginger peeled and sliced

Add cold water to ② rice cooker and add chicken legs, snow lotus fruit, ginger, mushrooms, and steamed mushrooms.

③ starts the soup-making function and selects 50 minutes.

④ out of the pot and seasoned with salt.

Barley rice snow lotus fruit sweet soup

Use materials

Coix rice 40g, snow lotus fruit 1, honey

Practice

Wash ① barley rice, soak overnight, peel and cut snow lotus fruit.

② rice cooker soup cooker function for 20 minutes

③ goes out of the pot to cool and add honey.

Can pregnant women eat snow lotus fruit?

Of course you can. Saussurea fruit is rich in protein and amino acids, can enhance immunity, provide nutrition for fetal development, contribute to brain and intellectual development, but should not be excessive, spleen and stomach deficiency cold, diarrhea should be eaten carefully.

Can puerpera eat snow lotus fruit?

Don't eat it. Snow lotus fruit cold, not conducive to physical recovery, lactation will also cause baby diarrhea.