薯
物语
薯丶物语
"Compendium of Materia Medica" records
Sweet potato has the function of "nourishing deficiency, replenishing energy,
strengthening spleen,stomach and kidney”.
Sweet potatoes are steamed, cut, dried and collected for food,
called sweet potato grain, which makes people live longer and fewer diseases.
Potato Production source
薯·连城
Fujian Liancheng, beautiful mountain and unique climate, has the national AAAA scenic area Guan Zhai mountain and the National Nature Reserve Mei Hua mountain.
It is called "the sweet potato in the northern regressive desert zone".
The sweet potato has a long history, and enjoys the reputation of "the first of the eight major leisure foods inwest Fujian".
The orange fleshed sweet potato has formed preserved, crispy,
reconstituted three types of more than 60 kinds of products.
Potato History
薯·历史
During the Ming Wanli years,
Chen Zhen-long obtained vine and seedling planting methods in his place of trade and brought them into China.
It is a drought in the middle of Fujian.
Zhen-long was planted a great harvest which can be a half of the rice.
After this, sweet potato is planted all over the area of Fujian.
Potato Culture
薯·文化
Sweet potato originated in Mexico and tropical America from Columbia to Ecuador to Peru.
A.von Humboldt quoted Columbo as the first time to see queen of Spain.
The sweet potato that had been brought back from the new continent was given to the queen.
In the early sixteenth Century, it was widely cultivated in Spain.
Spanish sailors carry sweet potatoes to Manila in Philippinesand Moluccasisland.Then spread to all parts of Asia
Potato Life
薯·生活
The nutritional components of sweet potato such as carotene, vitamin B1.B2. C and iron,
calcium and other minerals are higher than those of rice and wheat flour.
Some countries in Africa and Asia make staple food.
In addition, it can also make food such as vermicelli,
cakes and jam. Sweet potato extract starch is widely used in textile,
paper-making, medicine and other industries.
The hydrolysate of sweet potato starch contains dextrin,
maltose, fructose, glucose and so on.
The fermentation industry uses Aspergillus fermentation to make starch saccharification,
producing alcohol, liquor, citric acid, lactic acid, monosodium glutamate, butanol and acetone.
Fresh potatoes, stems and leaves,
and potato chips can also be used to produce mixed feed with other agricultural and sideline products.
Potato Healthy
薯·健康
Sweet potato is a nutritious and rich natural nourishing food.
