Have You Ever Recognized Black Potatoes?

Along with the times, many new plants have been researched which can become agricultural commodities and can also be an alternative choice for our food ingredients. Potatoes are one type of agricultural product that is the choice of food for various preparations. Potatoes are suitable for growing in our country, especially for agriculture in mountainous areas. Now there is another type of potato that we can make as an alternative choice of food, namely black potatoes.

Black potatoes come from the ornamental plant group (family Laminiaceae) but there are two types that can be used as alternative food ingredients, namely Coleus Forskholii and Plectranthus Roduntifolius, known as black potatoes. Black potatoes are still relatively unknown to many people even though black potatoes have many benefits and nutritional content that is superior to other types of potatoes.

Based on the results of the LIPI study, black potatoes are a good food ingredient for people with diabetes because of the low sugar content in starch in black potatoes. This of course can also be applied to other conditions such as obesity or overweight. Starch that contains low sugar is good for people with obesity conditions because it will help maintain blood sugar levels.

Another benefit of black potatoes we can feel from the nutritional content. Compared to regular potatoes (white potatoes) the carbohydrate content of potatoes is 3 grams per 100 servings of potatoes. In addition, the results of a study from the Yogyakarta State University showed that there was a high antioxidant content in the skin of black potatoes. The antioxidants found in the skin of black potatoes are phenols and flavonoids.

Black potatoes began to be widely studied and processed black potatoes have begun to be widely produced. Well, now our alternative food choices have increased, yes, in addition to white potatoes, now we also have black potatoes.