{"id":48758,"date":"2017-03-19T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-03-19T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/the-health-benefits-of-growing-purple-potatoes\/"},"modified":"2017-03-19T13:09:30","modified_gmt":"2017-03-19T06:09:30","slug":"the-health-benefits-of-growing-purple-potatoes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/the-health-benefits-of-growing-purple-potatoes\/","title":{"rendered":"The health benefits of growing purple potatoes"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nPurple tatties not only look good \u2013 they could help ward off strokes and heart diseaseOK, I\u2019ll admit it. In the past I haven\u2019t been resoundingly positive about growing potatoes. That\u2019s because on my tiny plot in Croydon I have found growing the commercial white varieties (think King Edwards) delivers crops with taste and nutrition much like those in the shops, just in exchange for a whole lot more time and effort. Compare this to the almost night and day difference between the knockout flavour of homegrown tomatoes and the sad shop-bought offerings, and in my limited space the choice is clear.Purple spuds are packed full of the same pigments that give red wine and blueberries their health benefits Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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