Description
Organic Farmula
🚚 The Fastest Delivery Time : Every Tuesday.
🐝 Supplier / Place Of Origin：Organic Farmula / Kam Tin
🔖 Certification： Hong Kong Organic Resource Center Organic Certification Number C20003
🌱 Producer Introduction：
There are already hundreds of organic farms in Hong Kong. Jujiacai is one of the largest, covering an area of 80,000 square feet. It has one of the largest greenhouses in Hong Kong. It adopts scientific research technology and is committed to the development of modern organic farming. the
"Organic Farmula" would like to choose more Hong Kong people to choose a local dish that they can eat with confidence, a native Hong Kong vegetables 🌱.
"Organic Farmula" was planned in May 2019, ground was broken in August, and the first batch of dishes was released in December, until June 20, 2020 when it officially obtained organic certification. During the two seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter, we experienced crop failures, and production has stabilized so far. "Organic Farmula" believes that if Hong Kong's agriculture is to continue, it must first modernize, reduce labor, and ensure production and quality, so as to attract more young people to join and continue the sunset industry. At the same time, farms and farms, farms and high-quality sales platforms must be combined to promote local industries. What to eat and what to use, why should it be controlled by others? !
"Healthy express" hopes to go with the "Homegrown Foods", bring organic life to the community, and personally support health and environmental protection 💪🏻.
🌱 Supplier Products：
🛍 Product Information (Main) (English)：
Binomial Name：Ipomoea batatas (Linn.) Lam.
Chinese Name：番薯 | 蕃薯
Other Names：Sweet Potato
Product Description：Sweet potato is a vine-like annual or perennial herb. The fleshy tuberous roots are thick and round, oval or spindle-shaped. Likes high temperatures, requires full sun and moderate rainfall. Sweet in taste, flat in nature, it has the effect of nourishing and neutralizing blood, nourishing qi and promoting body fluid, widening the stomach and clearing constipation. Sweet potatoes are rich in dietary fiber, which can clear cholesterol, promote excretion and relieve constipation; while yellow sweet potatoes are high in beta-carotene, which can help prevent cancer. The edible parts are the roots and leaves. "Sweet potato" generally refers to the root part, while the leaf part is called "sweet potato leaf".
Native to Mexico in Central America, it has a long history of cultivation. It was spread from Europe to Southeast Asia in the 16th century, and was introduced to China from Southeast Asia during the Ming Dynasty. Because it was imported from other places, it was named "Fan". At present, it is cultivated all over China and widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions.
Variety：Yellow sweet potato is just one of the varieties of sweet potato. According to the color of the skin, it can be divided into: (1) White sweet potato (rich in calcium, potassium, magnesium and folic acid) (2) Purple sweet potato, also known as taro sweet potato
(rich in anthocyanins, which help maintain good eyesight) (3) yellow sweet potato (sweet taste) (4) red sweet potato (sweet taste) (5) orange sweet potato (rich in beta carotene)
Supply Season：It is suitable for planting in any season of the year (the best is from August to November), and it is generally excavated in autumn and winter. Available all year round in Hong Kong.
Storage Method：Sweet potatoes do not need to be refrigerated, but only need to be placed in a cool and ventilated place, preferably below 20 degrees Celsius. Refrigeration may dry out sweet potatoes. Store at room temperature for about a week. Boiled sweet potatoes should be stored in an ice tray. It should be washed before cooking to keep it fresh, and it should be put out of the pot immediately after cutting, because the oxidation of the air will cause the loss of vitamins.
#Should Be / Avoided：
Appropriate: People with weak spleen and stomach (only cooked food, because sweet potatoes are cold in nature), those with less qi and fatigue, and those with constipation.
Contraindications: Stomach ulcers and hyperacidity should be taken with caution. Sweet potatoes are high-starch vegetables, and those who are on blood sugar control should pay attention to the portion size. People with middle fullness (abdominal distention and fullness) should not eat too much, as they can stagnate gas. All epidemics, malaria dysentery, swelling, etc. are forbidden.
*Edible Compatibility：
Availability: Not reported in the literature. Xiang Ke: Consuming it with persimmon may cause stomach discomfort, and in severe cases, it may cause stomach bleeding.
Cooking Skills：Sweet potato is a plant with strong resistance to pests, and less pesticides are used during planting. If there is no infestation or rot, just use a soft brush to remove the surface soil and eat. Due to the appearance and texture, when cooking sweet potatoes, the skin is usually peeled off, and then cut into granules or flakes. In fact, sweet potato skin is rich in nutrients and dietary fiber, and it is recommended to eat without peeling. Eating raw sweet potatoes is easy to cause symptoms such as hiccups and abdominal distension. This is because raw sweet potatoes contain gastrointestinal enzyme inhibitors, which affect digestion and absorption. It is recommended to cook the sweet potatoes thoroughly to destroy the digestive enzyme inhibitors in them.
Notes：Because sweet potatoes contain oxidase, a large amount of carbon dioxide gas is produced in the stomach, and eating more will cause bloating, gas production and farting. As long as the sweet potato is cooked thoroughly, the oxidase can be destroyed.
Sweet potatoes are high in sugar. Eating too much will stimulate the secretion of gastric acid. Excessive secretion of gastric acid will stimulate the contraction of the stomach, and the gastric acid will flow back into the esophagus, causing heartburn and vomiting.
Most of the edible part of sweet potato is its root. However, because sweet potato leaves have the effect of nourishing the lungs and stomach, the leaves are also used for food and medicine.
Sweet potatoes are drought-resistant, barren-resistant crops with strong adaptability and pest resistance, so the yield is very stable.
Dish：Sweet potato egg syrup, sweet potato porridge, simmered sweet potato.
Suggested Eating Method：
Sweet potatoes are plants with strong pest resistance. Pesticides are used less during planting. If there is no pest or rot, you only need to wash away the surface soil with a soft brush to eat. Due to the selling and texture, the epidermis is usually cut off when cooking sweet potatoes, and then cut into granular or slices. In fact, there are rich nutrition and dietary fiber on sweet potato skin. It is recommended not to peel. Eating sweet potatoes can easily cause symptoms such as snoring and abdominal distension. This is because raw sweet potato contains gastrointestinal digestive enzyme inhibitors, which affects digestion and absorption. It is recommended to cook the sweet potatoes thoroughly to destroy the gastrointestinal digestive enzyme inhibitors.
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