Potatoes are actually incredibly nutritious. In fact, during the Klondike gold rush of 1897 in Alaska, potatoes were literally worth their weight in gold. Gold was far easier to find in Alaska than was vitamin-rich, nutritious food. The nutritional value of potatoes became apparent to European sailors soon after they were introduced to the crop, which is indigenous to the Andean region of South America. Thanks to their high vitamin C content – and being less perishable than many other fruits and vegetables – potatoes helped protect sailors against scurvy, a vitamin C deficiency that causes sores, pale skin and depression. In addition to vitamin C, potatoes are a good source of vitamin B6 and niacin (vitamin B3 and nicotinic acid). Potatoes are also rich in minerals, including iron, copper, manganese and tryptophan. In fact, potatoes contain all twenty-one amino acids, which are the building blocks of protein, thus forming complete proteins upon digestion. gerson.org/gerpress/a-nutritional-history-of-the-potato-why-it-doesnt-deserve-its-bad-reputation/?wprptest2=0
Posted on: Mon, 11 Aug 2014 20:59:25 +0000
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