What is the nutritional value of snow lotus? Can diabetics eat snow lotus fruit?

Snow lotus fruit is also called snow lotus department. Is this a potato crop? Or fruit? Where did it come from? Wanna know? Then let's take a look together.

Saussurea is a compositae plant, which originated from Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Andes Mountains. It has some pharmacological effects. Local people often eat it and live a long life. It has attracted the attention of some countries. The most curious one is Japan, because Japanese people are quite interested in all plants with roots and highly praise them. They call all roots because they hide underground for a long time and absorb the essence of earth and sun to gather gas to expand roots. Therefore, eating more roots must be of great benefit to the human body. Therefore, radish is called "ginseng". The Japanese eat it almost every meal. It is really "worship". Therefore, the reason why "yacon" can reach Taiwan is that it should have come from Japan.

In fact,"sweet potato" should not be called "sweet potato", the more correct name should be called "chrysanthemum", because if you see the flower (chrysanthemum) in the photo above, and she belongs to Compositae, you will believe that this name is in line with its habits.

However, yacon isn't as intellectually confused as consumers are after deification. In fact, yacon, like other Compositae plants, contains inulin, which is mainly polymerized from fructose, and also contains a small amount of glucose. It has a low protein content, almost no fat, and no starch (most root plants contain a lot of starch). It is low in fiber, high in potassium and magnesium, and has a unique refreshing feeling. It can be used as a fruit or a dish. However, in the country of origin, it is important to eat its leaves. Local people drink the leaves of "Yam" as tea soaked in water, because according to research, the leaves contain quite a lot of minerals, especially calcium, potassium, catechins, flavonoids, and vitamin C, vitamin B2, carotene and inulin. However, this explanation may not emphasize its characteristics, because many plants have such simple elements. However, after research, the leaves of "sweet potato" contain insulin-like substances, which can help the body control blood sugar and lower cholesterol and triglycerides. In addition, the fructose contained in the "sweet potato" is edible for diabetic patients, because her energy is lower than that of ordinary fruits, so it will not cause obesity problems, but can not be used as a diet food, because her protein and can not supply all the needs of the human body, eating more will cause protein malnutrition, or even become swollen. The fructooligosaccharides in "yacon" are easily decomposed into sucrose, fructose and glucose during storage, and half of them are lost after 6 days of storage. Therefore, if you eat them again, you may have concerns about blood sugar increase.