How long does it take to bake potatoes?

Young people nowadays don’t actually like to eat out. They would rather cook their favorite food at home because, in their opinion, cooking is also a kind of enjoyment, especially as it allows them to cultivate their own interests and hobbies in their spare time. Nowadays, many home appliances are quite popular. Take the oven for example, household ovens have entered thousands of households. If you want to eat sweet potatoes and yams, how long does it take for the yams to be ready in the oven?

1. How long to bake sweet potatoes in the oven

Generally, the time we use the oven to bake sweet potatoes depends on the size of the sweet potatoes. However, if we choose some thinner sweet potatoes, the baking time can be shorter. Generally, it only takes 30 minutes to adjust the oven to 220℃. If the temperature is 240℃, it only takes 25 minutes. If the sweet potatoes are very large, we can extend the baking time appropriately. If we heat the sweet potatoes to half-cooked in advance, baking them at 150℃ for 10 minutes will be enough.

Sweet potatoes are rich in protein, starch, pectin, cellulose, amino acids, vitamins and various minerals, and are known as "longevity food". The sugar content reaches 15%-20%. It has anti-cancer, heart protection, prevention of emphysema, diabetes, and weight loss effects. Commonly known as sweet potato and yam in the north. In the Ming Dynasty, Li Shizhen's "Compendium of Materia Medica" recorded that "sweet potatoes can replenish deficiency, strengthen the spleen and appetite, and strengthen kidney yin", and said that people in the sea live longer if they eat them.

Sweet potatoes are not only healthy food, but also a good medicine for curing diseases. "Compendium of Materia Medica" records that sweet potatoes have the effects of "replenishing deficiency, strengthening qi and strength, strengthening the spleen and stomach, and strengthening kidney yin." "Sweet potatoes are steamed, cut, dried and harvested and used as food, called potato grains, which make people live longer and have fewer diseases." "Supplement to Compendium of Materia Medica" says that sweet potatoes can nourish the middle, harmonize the blood, warm the stomach, and nourish the five internal organs. "Jinshu Chuanxilu" says that it has six medicinal values: treating dysentery and diarrhea; treating alcohol accumulation and hot diarrhea; treating damp heat and jaundice; treating spermatorrhea and leucorrhea; treating blood deficiency and menstrual disorders; treating infantile malnutrition. "Luchuan Materia Medica" says that sweet potatoes can produce fluid and quench thirst, and treat thirst caused by fever.

2. Nutritional value of sweet potatoes:

Sweet potato, also known as sweet potato, sweet potato, and yam. Sweet potatoes contain many nutrients needed by the human body. Every 500 grams of sweet potato can produce about 635 kcal of heat energy, contains 11.5 grams of protein, 14.5 grams of sugar, 1 gram of fat, 100 milligrams of phosphorus, 90 milligrams of calcium, 2 grams of iron, 0.5 milligrams of carotene, and also contains vitamins B1, B2, C, niacin, linoleic acid, etc.

The content of vitamin B1 and B2 is 6 times and 3 times higher than that of rice respectively. In particular, sweet potatoes are rich in lysine, while rice and flour lack lysine. But many people have not realized it yet.

Will eating sweet potatoes make people fat? According to scientific research, eating sweet potatoes will not make people fat. On the contrary, sweet potatoes are an ideal weight-loss food.

It has a very low calorie content, much lower than ordinary rice, so you don’t have to worry about gaining weight after eating it. On the contrary, it can help you lose weight. Sweet potatoes also contain a substance similar to estrogen, which plays a certain role in protecting human skin and delaying aging.

Therefore, many women abroad regard sweet potatoes as beauty foods. Sweet potatoes are crispy and sweet when eaten raw, and can be used as a substitute for fruit; they are sweet and soft when eaten cooked, and bring sweetness to the mouth and the heart. It can be used as a staple food or as a vegetable. There are many ways to eat it, such as steaming, boiling, frying and deep-frying. If cooked skillfully, it can also become a delicious dish on the table.