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    Sweet potatoes and squash also have plenty of potassium, a mineral that can help regulate blood pressure. RELATED: How to Buy and Bake Perfect Sweet Potatoes """Riou, Jean-Christophe""" - Getty Images

  3. Chaconine - Wikipedia

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    The study found no significant decrease in the amount of solanine and chaconine. Therefore, it can be considered that boiling potato is not effective to reduce the amount of solanine and chaconine. [14] Also, since glycoalkaloids are soluble in water, soaking potatoes in water may cause SGAs to dissolve into the water. [15]

  4. How to Wash Potatoes to Actually Get Them Clean ... - AOL

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    Place potatoes in the water, and let them soak for 15 minutes to allow dirt and grime to loosen. Using a vegetable brush, thoroughly scrub the potatoes to remove dirt from the skins.

  5. Electrolyte imbalance - Wikipedia

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    Low potassium is caused by increased excretion of potassium, decreased consumption of potassium rich foods, movement of potassium into the cells, or certain endocrine diseases. [3] Excretion is the most common cause of hypokalemia and can be caused by diuretic use, metabolic acidosis , diabetic ketoacidosis , hyperaldosteronism , and renal ...

  6. Scarification (botany) - Wikipedia

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    Species that can withstand hot water will sprout faster under that condition than from cold tap water. The North Carolina State University recommends placing the seeds in boiling water and letting them soak while the water cools to room temperature, and then remove the seeds from the water and sow. [ 2 ]

  7. Nixtamalization - Wikipedia

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    An 1836 lithograph of tortilla production in rural Mexico Bowl of hominy (nixtamalized corn kernels). Nixtamalization (/ ˌ n ɪ ʃ t ə m ə l ɪ ˈ z eɪ ʃ ən / nish-tə-mə-lih-ZAY-shən) is a process for the preparation of maize (corn), or other grain, in which the grain is soaked and cooked in an alkaline solution, usually limewater (but sometimes aqueous alkali metal carbonates), [1 ...

  8. Stain removal - Wikipedia

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    There are four ways to apply a solvent to a fabric for removing stains: [1] Soaking. This is a common method used in households to remove a variety of stains. Depending on the stains composition, the stained material is left to soak in a container of warm or cool water and solvent.

  9. Potassium cycle - Wikipedia

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    The most abundant ion in plant cells is the potassium ion. [2] Plants take up potassium for plant growth and function. A portion of potassium uptake in plants can be attributed to weathering of primary minerals, but plants can also ‘pump’ potassium from deeper soil layers to increase levels of surface K. [2] Potassium stored in plant matter can be returned to the soil during decomposition ...