Many people don't like carrots. They think carrots have a special taste. But do you know that carrots have high nutritional value?
Nutritional value of carrot
Carrot, also known as red root, golden shoot, clove radish. Carrots have high nutritional value. The main nutritional components are protein, fat, carbohydrate, crude fiber, calcium, iron, phosphorus, beta-carotene, ascorbic acid, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin C. Carotene, in particular, is incomparable to all green foods.
How to eat carrots delicious and nutritious?
Carrot has high nutritional value, but if cooked improperly or matched improperly, it will affect the absorption of nutrients, so that the high value of carrot is not used rationally. Teach you three ways, delicious and nutritious, as follows:
1. To make carrots, we need to put more oil in them. It's better to fry them with meat.
Carotene in carrot is a fat-soluble substance. Only when it is dissolved in oil can it be converted into vitamin A absorbed by intestinal mucosa.
2. Cooking carrots takes less time to reduce the loss of vitamin C.
3. Don't eat carrots raw. Eating raw carrots is not easy to digest and absorb. 90% of carotene is excreted directly because it is not absorbed by human body.
Health Function of Carrot
1. Improve the body's anti-cancer and anti-cancer ability.
(1) Carrots are rich in beta-carotene, which can inhibit the growth of cancer cells and play an anti-cancer and anti-cancer role.
(2) Carrot contains a substance called saccharifying enzymes, which can decompose nitrosamines which are carcinogenic in food and reduce the effect of nitrosamines on human body.
2. Antioxidation delays aging.
(1) Carotene can inhibit lipid peroxidation, thus delaying aging. Lipid peroxidation and production of free radicals in organisms lead to the decline of cell function, which leads to the aging of human body.
(2) Make skin tender and smooth. Carrots are rich in vitamins, which can stimulate the metabolism of the skin, improve blood circulation, and make the skin tender and smooth.
3. Improve the body's ability to resist diseases.
(1) It has the effect of lowering blood pressure and strengthening. Carrots contain lignin, quercetin and kaempferol. It can increase coronary blood flow, reduce blood lipid content and promote the synthesis and secretion of adrenaline.
(2) To regulate the blood sugar level and reduce the demand for insulin. Carrots are rich in dietary fiber, which can delay the absorption of intestinal glucose and reduce the increase of blood sugar. Therefore, they can regulate blood sugar level and reduce the demand for insulin.
(3) Prevention of coronary heart disease. Calcium pectate esters in carrots can reduce cholesterol and prevent coronary heart disease.
(4) Eliminate or reduce the toxic effect of mercury on human body. Pectin in carrots can bind with mercury ions entering the body, promote the excretion of mercury ions in the body, and reduce toxicity.