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> The Bambara groundnut is considered ‘complete food’ because of the balance of macronutrients accompanied by the amino acid and fatty acid content.

Is a "complete food" a food that supplies most of what we need? I've heard one could almost live on potatoes, with only some vitamin supplements, is that also a 'complete food'?




> I've heard one could almost live on potatoes, with only some vitamin supplements, is that also a 'complete food'?

Yes. Here's an article about it, and some one actually tried it for a while [1].

[1] https://www.popsci.com/nutrition-single-food-survival




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