This was in the news papers recently about Japanese sweet potatoes which are drier and creamier than regular sweet potatoes as they contain the extract caiapo, which's believed to lower blood sugar levels.
A shocking statistic is that by 2025 there will be 333million with type 2 diabetes world wide, so if Japanese sweet potatoes can help then that's well worth knowing.
There are many ways of cooking sweet potato. One option is to boil it with skin, wait for it to cool it and peal the thin layer of the outer skin and have it as snack, can keep it in the fridge to eat cold.
Pealing a sweet potato and boiling it to cook some of the goodness is lost!!
Few verities of banana again you can peal the outer thin layer of skin, now you are left with fruit and the thin flesh between the fruit and the outer skin, good for you.
Hi Miles there are different varieties with differing qualities and Japanese ones were identified in this. They also have a slightly lower carb count than other sweet potatoes.
Unlike other starchy vegetables, sweet potatoes are considered to be an “anti-diabetic food.” Yes diabetics can eat sweet potatoes. Sweet potatoes contain carbohydrates which can raise blood sugar levels. ... The fiber helps with blood glucose control and weight management and the potassium helps control blood pressure.
To keep your blood sugar levels in check, it's best to reach for sweet potatoes, which are high in fiber (eat the skin for more fiber), as well as a host of other vitamins. When boiled, they are a low glycemic index (GI) food, meaning they won't spike your blood sugar as much as regular potatoes.
I boil the sweet potato, leave it to cool and peal the this layer of skin to remove any and particles. I have been able to get three different types in UK.
When this was first introduced to Sri Lanka, there were many deaths, as people did not know how to boil it, later it was introduced that it should be boiled in open pot!!
Now days I see leaves are also sold in the market.
There is one more, one cannot mix Cassava and ginger in cooking.
In UK we can buy cleaned frozen cassava in the shops. We do cook it once in a while.
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