Red taro

Red taro, commonly known as "taro" and "taro", is a perennial herb in Araceae, and likes high temperature and humidity. It is often cultivated as an annual, with spicules, unisexual flowers in yellow-green, and fleshy bulbs underground. Because of its rich nutrition, it can be used for food and medicine. Our city is located in the subtropical monsoon climate zone and has a long history of planting taro, especially the taro planted in Jianchang town (called "red taro" because of its slightly exposed red skin and sweet taste) has the best quality. This year, the area of planting red taro in this town is 1500 mu, and the estimated output is 2.25 million kg. Jianchang "red taro" is an agricultural product with traditional characteristics. Red taro is rich in more than ten kinds of nutrients that can be directly absorbed by human body, such as calcium, iron, crude protein, total phosphorus, starch and crude fiber. At the same time, it contains 18 kinds of amino acids needed by human body, such as aspartic acid and threonine, which are favored by consumers.
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