When we talk about edamame in China, we always drool, because that means we usually meet some friends, find a barbecue stall, chat and have a drink together. This is an essential project and a good way to kill time. Peanuts and edamame are the last appetizers left in the barbecue. Whether you are hungry or not, eat a whole plate first.
In fact, edamame has a long history, which can be traced back to thousands of years ago. As early as before the Qin and Han Dynasties, our ancestors ate edamame as their staple food. At that time, edamame was mainly boiled beans and boiled bean soup, which was very delicious. However, when soybean was clearly put forward as edible, its earliest recorded time appeared in the Ming Dynasty. At that time, people explained the function of edamame in detail and found that undercooked edamame could cause poisoning symptoms. So when you eat edamame, you must cook it before eating it.
What are the benefits of edamame to human body?
1, edamame can improve human metabolism. The fat content of edamame is obviously higher than other vegetables, but most of them are mainly unsaturated fatty acids, such as linoleic acid and linolenic acid, which can improve fat metabolism and help reduce triglycerides and cholesterol. It is also a must-eat bean to lose weight.
2. Soybean can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis. Soybean is rich in dietary fiber, which can not only improve constipation, but also lower blood pressure and cholesterol.
3. Soybean has an appetite. Soybean is rich in potassium. Eating regularly in summer helps to make up for the loss of potassium caused by excessive sweating, thus alleviating fatigue and loss of appetite caused by potassium loss.
4. The trace primary colors of iron in soybean are easily absorbed by human body and can be used as one of the foods for children to supplement iron.
5. Soybean can prevent osteoporosis. Flavonoids, especially soybean isoflavones, are called natural phytoestrogens, which have estrogenic effects in human body, and can improve female menopause discomfort and prevent osteoporosis.
5, edamame has the effect of beauty and weight loss. Soybean has the function of moistening skin, effectively improving loss of appetite and general burnout. Soybean is rich and balanced in nutrition and contains beneficial active ingredients. If it is eaten regularly, it will play a significant role in keeping women slim.
6. Soybeans have the function of lowering blood fat. Soybeans contain compounds that can remove blood vessel wall fat, thus lowering blood fat and blood cholesterol; It has preventive and adjuvant therapeutic effects on obesity, hyperlipidemia, atherosclerosis, coronary heart disease and other diseases.