Can pregnant women eat sprouted sweet potatoes?

As we all know, some foods will actually produce substances that are harmful to the body after sprouting. For example, potatoes. So, for root foods like sweet potatoes, can pregnant women still eat them after they sprout? In fact, sprouted sweet potatoes do not produce substances harmful to the body, and they can be eaten by pregnant women and ordinary people. However, sprouted sweet potatoes will lose a lot of nutrients, so it is recommended that you do not eat too much.

Can I eat sweet potatoes if they sprout?

After sweet potatoes sprout, they do not produce harmful substances like potatoes. As long as the sprouts on the sweet potatoes are removed, they can be eaten, and the legendary poisoning symptoms will not appear. But there is one thing everyone should pay attention to. After the sweet potatoes sprout, they lose a large amount of nutrients and water. Not only will they taste bad, but they will also lose their edible value. As for the claim that eating sprouted sweet potatoes can cause poisoning, there is no basis for this claim, it is unscientific, and is purely a misunderstanding in life. Nutritionists believe that sweet potatoes are not only a nutritious food, but also can have therapeutic effects on many diseases. There are many benefits of eating sweet potatoes, but you must use scientific methods.

Although sweet potatoes can be eaten after they sprout, they cannot be eaten if the skin has brown or black spots. This is because they are contaminated by black spot bacteria. The toxins excreted by the black spot bacteria contain sweet potato ketone and sweet potato ketone alcohol, which make the sweet potato hard and bitter, and are highly toxic to the human liver. Even if this toxin is boiled or roasted, its biological activity will not be destroyed. After consumption, symptoms usually appear within 24 hours, with gastrointestinal symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. In severe cases, there may also be high fever, headache, asthma, confusion, vomiting blood, coma, and even death.

Sweet potato consumption precautions

Sweet potatoes contain dietary fiber, carotene, vitamins A, B, C, E, potassium, iron, copper, selenium, calcium, etc. They have high nutritional value and are the champion of the "Top Ten Best Vegetables" selected by the World Health Organization. But please note that there are some ways to eat sweet potatoes.

1. Sweet potatoes must be steamed and cooked thoroughly before eating, because the starch granules in sweet potatoes are difficult to digest without being destroyed by high temperature.

2. Sweet potatoes contain an oxidase. Eating too much sweet potatoes can cause bloating, hiccups, and flatulence. Sweet potatoes have a high sugar content. Eating too much can stimulate the secretion of gastric acid, causing heartburn. The stomach contracts more strongly due to the stimulation of excessive gastric acid, and the gastric acid can flow back into the esophagus, causing acid vomiting. It is best to eat sweet potatoes with some pickles, which can effectively inhibit stomach acid.

3. In addition, sweet potatoes contain a lot of sugar, which the body cannot absorb all at once. The remaining part stays in the intestines and is easily fermented, causing abdominal discomfort. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that people with dampness blocking the spleen and stomach, and qi stagnation and food accumulation should be cautious when eating sweet potatoes.