Edamame is a favorite food for many people. Whether it is braised in red or snacks, it tastes excellent. And the edamame is rich in nutritional value, contains high-quality protein, very easy to cook. Many people have questions. Is edamame a soybean? How to choose the edamame? What are the specific nutritional values of edamame? Does the edamame have high or low calories? Let's go and have a look.
Is the edamame a soybean? Edamame, also known as vegetable soybean, is a vegetable soybean specialized in fresh pods in soybean crops. Edamame are fresh podded beans. Edamame is an annual crop with thick and hairy stems. Its pods are flat and hairy, so people call it edamame. When fresh, the pods are tender green and lovely. Spring edamame is vegetable soybean, also known as green soybean, green soybean, white soybean. It refers to the green pod soybean harvested between the end of grain drum and the first ripening stage. The pod is tender green, green and lovely. Edamame is familiar to us when it is ripe.
Nutritional Value of Edamame: Edamame in Japan is called Zhidou, also known as vegetable soybean, originated in China. Edamame are actually fresh soybeans with pods. After being dried, they are the soybeans we usually eat. The nutritional value of edamame is very rich, but it is also different from soybean. Let's learn about it.
Because the pods have hairs on them, they are called green beans. Nutritional value of Edamame:
1. Edamame is rich in vegetable protein and calcium and magnesium. Magnesium can maintain bone growth and nerve and muscle excitability. The magnesium content of edamame is 70 mg per 100 grams, which is also much higher than that of other fresh beans.
2. Its vitamin B group and dietary fiber are also very rich, which can help promote gastrointestinal peristalsis and digestion.
3. There are also phytic acid and oligosaccharides in edamame, which can protect cardiovascular and cerebrovascular and control blood pressure. People with hypertension can eat more edamame.
4. Rich in vitamin C. The content of VC in edamame is 27 mg per 100 g, ranking in the NO.1 of fresh legume vegetables.
5. Edamame are also rich in food fiber. Edamame has 4.0 grams of food fiber per 100 grams, which can effectively improve constipation, help to lower blood pressure and cholesterol.
6. Edamame isoflavone content is also very rich. This substance is called natural phytoestrogen, which has great benefits for women.
7. Edamame has the effect of nourishing face and moisturizing skin, effectively improving appetite deprivation and general burnout. Edamame is rich and balanced in nutrition, contains beneficial active ingredients, and is often eaten. It has significant effect on keeping slim figure of women. It has preventive and auxiliary treatment effects on obesity, hyperlipidemia, atherosclerosis, coronary heart disease and other diseases.
How to choose the edamame: fresh pods are hard, with 2-3 beans per pod. The color of the beans should be green or green-white. The beans are tightly wrapped in translucent seed coats (white film around the seeds), and the juice is pinched out by hand. Fresh edamame are easy to boil crispy and taste good. When purchasing, we should pay attention to whether the pods are fresh or not, and whether the skin of the pods is lustrous or not. Unclean edamame are often soaked in water. If the pods are yellow and dark, the pods are easy to crack. When the seeds are peeled off from the seed coat, it means that the beans are not suitable for consumption as fresh beans. When choosing edamame, fresh green, broad pod shape and white pod hair are preferred. The fuller the kernels are, the stronger the beans are. Three pods of edamame are the best.