Cabbage is rich in nutrition, containing a lot of vitamin C, cellulose, carbohydrates and various minerals. In addition, cabbage also contains vitamin U, which is an anti-ulcer factor and has the function of decomposing ammonium nitrite. Here is a brief introduction to the medicinal effects of cabbage.
1) Chinese medicine believes that eating cabbage regularly is sweet and non-toxic, and has the effects of replenishing marrow, benefiting joints, strengthening bones and muscles, benefiting five internal organs, regulating six internal organs, clearing away heat and relieving pain.
2) Cabbage fresh juice can treat stomach and duodenal ulcer, and has the functions of relieving pain and promoting healing.
3) Eating cabbage regularly also has a certain effect on skin beauty, which can prevent skin pigmentation, reduce young people's freckles and delay the appearance of age spots.
4) Among the best foods recommended by the World Health Organization, sweet potato (sweet potato) is the first vegetable. Sweet potato is rich in vitamins, and it is also an expert in anti-cancer, followed by asparagus, cabbage, cauliflower, celery, eggplant and carrots, and cabbage ranks third. Edit this paragraph | Back to the top nutritional value Cabbage has high water content (about 90%) and low calories, but the calories in most shredded cabbage salads are five times higher than those in simple cabbages. Because salads often contain oily seasonings, people who want to lose weight by controlling their diet had better use low-calorie seasonings to make salads.
Pickles made of cabbage have the same nutritional value as unfermented cabbage except that they contain more sodium.
All kinds of cabbages are good sources of potassium.
Japanese scientists believe that the anti-aging and anti-oxidation effects of cabbage are at a high level as asparagus and cauliflower.
The nutritional value of cabbage is almost the same as that of Chinese cabbage, and the content of vitamin C is about twice as high. In addition, cabbage is rich in folic acid, which is an advantage of cabbage, so pregnant women and anemia patients should eat more cabbage. Cabbage is also an important beauty product.
Cabbage can improve human immunity, prevent colds and ensure the quality of life of cancer patients. Cabbage ranks fifth among anti-cancer vegetables.
Fresh cabbage contains phytoncide, which has antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects, and has certain effects on sore throat, traumatic swelling and pain, mosquito bites, stomachache and toothache.
Cabbage contains some ulcer healing factor, which has a good therapeutic effect on ulcer and can accelerate wound healing. It is an effective food for patients with gastric ulcer. Eating more cabbage can also stimulate appetite, promote digestion and prevent constipation.
Cabbage is also an ideal food for patients with diabetes and obesity.
Cabbage and other mustard vegetables contain a small amount of substances that cause goiter, which can interfere with the utilization of iodine by the thyroid gland. When the body compensates, it makes the thyroid gland bigger and forms goiter. The goiter effect of cabbage can be eliminated by a large amount of dietary iodine, such as iodized salt, marine fish, seaweed and seafood to supplement iodine.
High-quality cabbage is quite hard and strong, and it is very weighty in the hand. The leaves outside are green and shiny. However, fresh cabbage in spring is usually wrapped loosely, so you should choose the watery and soft one.
Insect bite, yellow leaves, cracking and rot are all common shortcomings of cabbage, which can be easily detected. You should avoid eating any seriously damaged cabbage mentioned above.
Cut cabbage is easy to deteriorate from the knife edge, so it is best to buy whole cabbage, which will be preserved for a long time if eaten in sequence from the outer layer. It is easy to peel off the skin by cutting obliquely from the root of cabbage to the heart with a knife.
In order to prevent cabbage from drying and deterioration, it can be wrapped with plastic wrap and stored in the refrigerator.
Chop raw cabbage, add mayonnaise, salad dressing, acid cream, vinegar, etc. to make shredded vegetable salad; Yekou j is processed into pickled vegetables to eat; It can also be cooked, fried, fried and roasted with a variety of meat and other vegetables. It should be noted that overcooking will lead to the loss of fragrance and bad taste, and greatly reduce its nutritional value. Therefore, when roasting, frying and cooking, cabbage should be added at the end. Related recipes, food with thick soup, a whole cabbage, potatoes, garlic, onions and chicken with bones are cooked together, which is simple and nutritious, and is a delicious food.
Because many nutrients are dissolved in the soup, all the nutrients can be absorbed by drinking the soup. At the same time, the thick soup also makes the meat and vegetables taste good. When cooking, you can enjoy delicious food without adding too much seasoning and salt.
Cabbage and cheese salad
Cut the cabbage into small pieces, salt it, mix it with cheese rich in protein but low in energy, and raisins containing minerals, and then add olive oil to prevent arteriosclerosis. Edit this paragraph | Go back to the top nutrient content (per100g) and the three major nutrients.
Heat 20 kcal
Protein1.5g.
Fat 0.2 g
Carbohydrate 3.4 grams
Cholesterol free
Dietary fiber 0.5g.
Minerals:
Calcium 3 1 mg
Iron 1.9 mg
Phosphorus 3 1 mg
Potassium 124 mg
Sodium 42.8 mg
Copper 0.04 mg
Magnesium12mg
Zinc 0.26 mg
Selenium 0.02 microgram
vitamin
B 1 0.03 mg
B2 0.03 mg
E 0.5 mg
A 12 μ g
Nicotinic acid 0.4 mg
Folic acid 100 μ g
C 16 mg
Carotene 0.07 mg Edit this paragraph | Back to the top, it is suitable for the general population.
1. It is especially suitable for patients with arteriosclerosis, cholelithiasis, obesity, pregnant women and peptic ulcer.
2. However, patients with itchy skin diseases and eye congestion should not eat. Cabbage contains a lot of crude fiber and is hard, so spleen and stomach deficiency, diarrhea and weak spleen in children should not eat more; In addition, after abdominal and thoracic surgery, gastrointestinal ulcer and its bleeding are particularly serious, diarrhea and liver disease should not be eaten. Edit this paragraph | Back to the top cooking guide 1. Cabbage is suitable for frying, frying, mixing, stir-frying, etc., and can be used as soup with tomatoes or stuffing.
2. If you want to be jealous of the cabbage, just thicken it with a little soy sauce, vinegar and water starch before cooking.
3. Cabbage can inhibit cancer cells. Usually, cabbage planted in autumn has a high inhibition rate, so cabbage in autumn and winter can be eaten more.
4. It is not beneficial when buying, so as to avoid a large amount of vitamin C being destroyed after being put aside for a few days, reducing the nutritional components that the dish itself should have. Edit this paragraph | Go back to the top of the diet. Cabbage is flat and sweet, and belongs to the spleen and stomach;
It can replenish bone marrow, moisten viscera, benefit heart, strengthen bones and muscles, benefit viscera, eliminate stagnation of qi, clear away heat and relieve pain;
Indications: poor sleep, dreaminess, drowsiness, poor joint flexion and extension, epigastric pain, etc.
Seven Benefits of Eating Cabbage
Cabbage is not only nutritious and delicious, but also has a good dietotherapy and health care function. The dietotherapy and health care function of cabbage mainly includes the following aspects:
NO. 1 Cabbage is rich in vitamin C, vitamin E, β-carotene, etc. The total vitamin content is three times more than that of tomato, so it has strong antioxidant and anti-aging effects.
NO.2 Cabbage is rich in folic acid, which has a good preventive effect on megaloblastic anemia and fetal malformation. Therefore, pregnant women, children and adolescents during their growth and development should eat more.
NO.3 fresh cabbage has bactericidal and anti-inflammatory effects. When you have sore throat, traumatic swelling and pain, stomachache and toothache, you can juice the cabbage and drink it or apply it to the affected area.
NO.4 Cabbage is rich in propyl isothiocyanate derivatives, which can kill abnormal cells that cause leukemia in human body ...
NO.5 cabbage is rich in vitamin u, which has a good therapeutic effect on ulcers, can accelerate the healing of ulcers, and can also prevent the malignant transformation of gastric ulcers.
NO.6 cabbage is rich in indole compounds. Experiments show that "indole" has anti-cancer effect and can prevent human from suffering from intestinal cancer.
NO.7 cabbage is rich in sulforaphane. This substance can stimulate human cells to produce enzymes beneficial to the body, and then form a protective film against the erosion of foreign carcinogens. Radish sulfur is the strongest anticancer component in vegetables found so far.
It can be seen that people should often eat cabbage for their own health. Nutritionists point out that the therapeutic health care effect of raw cabbage is the best. We can make cabbage cold, salad or juice.
If cooked, it should not be heated for too long to avoid the destruction of the effective ingredients.