First Vita Plus Champions Health Team

First Vita Plus Natural Health Drink combines, for the very FIRST time, selected premium leaves of 5 Philippine power herbs: moringa, corchorus, capsicum, amaranthus and ipomoea batatas. FIRST VITA PLUS is packed to meet your daily requirements of vitamins, minerals, micronutrients, anti-oxidants, and immunity enhancing phytochemicals. Discover the benefits of a vitamin in a drink in refreshing and thirst-quenching melon and dalandan flavors.

Sunday, 8 January 2012

Nutritional Info: Talbos Ng Kamote


IPOMOEA BATATAS
Ipomoea batatas is a warm season crop extensively cultivated in the Philippines. It can easily be planted any time of the year and propagated from stem cuttings.

Its roots are high in calories and vitamin A and the leafy tops are eaten as vegetables. The tops, especially purplish ones are used for diabetes and the crushed leaves are applied to boils and acne.

Nutritional Value
Ipomoea batatas contains calcium, 30; magnesium, 24; potassium, 373; sodium, 13; phosphorus, 49; chlorine, 85; sulphur, 26; and iron, 0.8 mg/100 g; iodine, 4.5 g/kg; manganese, copper, and zinc are present in traces.

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