List of 5 Excellent Purple Yam / Ube Benefits You May Yet To Know
UBE BENEFITS – Here is a list of the five(5) excellent benefits that you can get from eating purple yam or ube in Tagalog.
One of the vegetables that are widely known in Asia is the ube. In English, it is also called purple yam, violet yam, and water yam. They are often used as an ingredient in cooking certain dishes or in preparing snacks.
In the Philippines, the ube is widely known for its role in halo-halo, a popular Filipino food that is composed of ice, milk, corn flakes, jackfruit, beans, gelatin, pinipig, and ice cream among others.
Behind the savory purple yam vegetable which is loved by many people are excellent ube benefits for the body.
Based on an article on Health Line, here is a list of five(5) excellent purple yam or ube benefits for the body which you may yet to know:
Powerhouse of antioxidants
Eating ube is an excellent way to cleanse the body. It is a powerhouse of Vitamin C and anthocyanins which help protect the cells from damage. It helps lower the risk of several diseases including heart disease, cancer, and diabetes.
Helps lower blood pressure
Based on the article, studies show that ube can also help lower the blood pressure level of the body with its detoxifying properties or antioxidant content.
Contains a lot of nutrients
Purple yam or ube is also a powerhouse of nutrients. You can get the following from just 100 grams of the healthy vegetable:
- Calories: 140
- Carbs: 27 grams
- Protein: 1 gram
- Fat: 0.1 grams
- Fiber: 4 grams
- Sodium: 0.83% of the Daily Value (DV)
- Potassium: 13.5% of the DV
- Calcium: 2% of the DV
- Iron: 4% of the DV
- Vitamin C: 40% of the DV
- Vitamin A: 4% of the DV
Helps ease asthma
Based on the article, one of the ube benefits is its ability to ease asthma. Research show that the Vitamins A and C found in the vegetable can help ease the symptoms of the said chronic inflammatory disease.
Promotes gut health
Eating ube gets the body a good amount of complex carbohydrates and resistant starch which is essential to a healthier digestive system. Also, studies found out that these starch contains bacteria that promotes healthy gut.
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