Which foods are high in starch?

The starch we come into contact with in our daily life is generally made from potatoes, so everyone knows that the starch content in potatoes is very high. In fact, the sweet potatoes we often eat also have a high starch content. If the starch comes into contact with water and air, it will change color, just like when we peel potatoes with a knife and leave them in the air for a period of time, the potatoes will turn black. So which foods contain high starch?

Vegetables and fruits do not contain starch. Rice and flour have the highest starch content. However, the fructose in fruits is also converted into absorbable sugar, and starch is eventually converted into monosaccharides to be absorbed and utilized by the human body. Therefore, we can only compare which one has a lower content.

Foods with high starch content: lotus root, potato, yam, sweet potato,

Less: Foods with less water content, such as cucumbers, mung bean sprouts, and carrots (only about 10% can be absorbed when eaten raw, and they also have the effect of increasing intestinal peristalsis and eliminating toxins). Some fungi do not contain starch, and neither do lean meats. Dairy products do not contain starch, so they can be eaten with confidence.

Vegetables (winter melon, tomato, pumpkin, cucumber, radish, spinach, cabbage, cabbage, rapeseed, celery, lotus root, onion, eggplant, potato), fruits (apples, pears, bananas, peaches, strawberries, plums, plums, persimmons, grapes, citrus, grapefruit, lemons), beans, mushrooms, bamboo shoots, nuts (almonds, chestnuts, coconuts), tea, coffee, wine, etc. are all alkaline foods, rich in potassium, sodium, calcium, magnesium and other metal elements, especially kelp and sweet potato, which are strong alkaline foods. It is worth mentioning that although some fruits taste sour, such as bayberry, lemon, hawthorn, etc., they are also alkaline foods. The reason why they taste sour is because they contain organic acid components. If you want to eat something high in alkaline, in addition to eating more of the above alkaline foods in daily life, you can also eat alkaline noodles, which contain the most alkaline.