Wild sweet potato, also known as earth fruit, ground fragrant, and ground pomegranate, is generally distributed in Hunan, Guizhou, Sichuan, and other places. It is rich in nutritional value and can provide various nutrients needed by the human body. Let's take a look at the nutritional benefits of wild sweet potato!
The whole plant of wild sweet potato has latex, which can grow up to more than 10 meters. It grows on the ground and easily produces root-like roots on the ground, resembling a giant centipede, so it is also called creeping centipede. Because of its resemblance to loquat in appearance, it is called earth loquat in some areas of Hubei Province and other places.
Wild sweet potato is a multi-purpose plant that combines food, medicine, greening, and ornamental uses. It has two methods of reproduction: sexual reproduction and asexual reproduction.
The young fruit of wild sweet potato is green, and when it matures, it turns pale red and emits a fragrant aroma, sweet as honey. As a nutritious and healthy fruit, it can be eaten fresh or processed into dried fruit.
According to data, the protein content of fresh wild sweet potato is higher than that of figs, and the composition of amino acids in the protein is more reasonable. Among them, the content of three anti-fatigue branched-chain amino acids accounts for about 29% of the total amino acids, which has a good health effect on the human body.
The content of dietary fiber, carbohydrates, and carotene in wild sweet potato is higher than that in apples, cherries, and citrus fruits, making it a fruit with rich nutritional content.
When wild sweet potato fruits mature from June to October, even if you are more than 20 meters away from the wild sweet potato, you can still smell the strong fragrance, which is fragrant and pleasant, so it is also called ground fragrance.
The market for wild sweet potato is promising. However, because its fruiting period is short and it only bears fruit once a year, it starts to rot around mid-June after fruiting in May and ripening in June.
Moreover, the yield of wild sweet potato during maturity is small, and it is difficult to store ripe wild sweet potatoes, which is currently a problem. Therefore, friends who want to grow wild sweet potatoes must consider its characteristics.
