Nutrition: "Kamote" for Food
@Nakitakona (56302)
Philippines
June 15, 2019 12:28am CST
"Kamote" is a local dialect name for sweet potato. It's usually sold in the market especially during market day in our small city.
Today is Saturday. It's our market day and I come across this root vegetable which we call "Kamote". This is edible tuberous root. It has a smooth skin of different color from yellow, orange, red, brown, purple, and beige. So as with Its flesh ranges from beige through white, red, pink, violet, yellow, orange, and purple color.
When eaten raw, they're rich in complex carbohydrates, dietary fiber and beta-carotene (a provitamin A carotenoid), with moderate contents of other micronutrients like vitamin B5, vitamin B6 and manganese.
When cooked by baking, they're rich in vitamin C.
Have you eaten this one?
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@cabuyogty (2314)
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15 Jun 19
I really like camote cue compare to kamote because it has sugar and sweet also :)
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@Nakitakona (56302)
• Philippines
15 Jun 19
Is that so you eat it raw? That's good for we're eating them raw. They're crunchy when fresh or newly harvested.
@cacay1 (83223)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
15 Jun 19
@Nakitakona yes, true, I'm going to buy 2 kilos tomorrow, the yellows or violets.
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@Nakitakona (56302)
• Philippines
15 Jun 19
Me too. There are many right now in our market.
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@cacay1 (83223)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
15 Jun 19
@Nakitakona it's advisable for those heavy weight to eat camote to reduce their weight.
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@Nakitakona (56302)
• Philippines
15 Jun 19
Try it. Cut it into like chips or you may cook it in a chips. It's crispy and crunchy.
@cacay1 (83223)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
15 Jun 19
@andriaperry , 
, me too cannot eat this raw, better cook by just boiling.
, me too cannot eat this raw, better cook by just boiling.1 person likes this
@Nakitakona (56302)
• Philippines
15 Jun 19
@cacay1 We wash this with water then eat raw when we're kids.
@JustBhem (70555)
• Davao, Philippines
15 Jun 19
@Nakitakona
Yes also the banana cue.
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@Nakitakona (56302)
• Philippines
15 Jun 19
They're well demand by the school.children during their recess period.
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@Nakitakona (56302)
• Philippines
15 Jun 19
@JustBhem I love eating banana cue too.
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@arunima25 (85277)
• Bangalore, India
15 Jun 19
I have grown a few pots in my garden. In few weeks time I should be harvesting it. I buy it whenever I find good ones in market. I like them.
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@cabuyogty (2314)
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15 Jun 19
Yes , i eat them sometimes and my parents favorite were cooked kamote
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