amazing how versatile and healthy food the potato is
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A superfood is defined as “that which is rich in compounds beneficial to a person’s health.”
Hence, it would be fair to proclaim the simple spud a superfood.
But wait! Aren’t potatoes empty calories? Devoid of nutrition? A mere filler and, even worse, a fattening food?
Wrong. Wrong. Wrong.
Potatoes are not just carbohydrates. They are a nutritious food that many healthy ancient cultures have subsisted on (1).
Here are six reasons why we should be calling the spud a superfood.
1. Potatoes provide highly absorbable minerals
Potatoes have potassium, magnesium, copper, calcium, phosphorus, zinc and iron - critical minerals for several bodily functions. Importantly, the low phytic acid content of potatoes allows for the optimal absorption of these minerals (2), making potatoes more nutritious than starch options like rice, pasta and bread.
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6 Reasons We Should Be Calling Potatoes A Superfood | The Huffington Post