Nutrients-Corn contains lysine and trace element selenium, which has the function of preventing tumors.
B vitamins-corn is also rich in B vitamins, niacin and so on. It has the functions of protecting nerve conduction and gastrointestinal function, preventing beriberi and myocarditis, and keeping skin healthy.
Rich in selenium and magnesium-selenium and magnesium contained in corn have anti-cancer and anticancer effects. Selenium can accelerate the decomposition of peroxides in the body and inhibit malignant tumors without molecular oxygen supply. On the one hand, magnesium can inhibit the development of cancer cells, on the other hand, it can promote the excretion of waste in the body, which is also of great significance for cancer prevention.
Glutathione-corn also contains a longevity factor-glutathione. With the participation of selenium, glutathione oxidase is produced, which has the functions of restoring youth and delaying aging.
Zeaxanthin-Zeaxanthin contained in corn can prevent age-related macular degeneration. According to the research done by Harvard Medical School and many research centers in the United States during 65438-0994, higher intake of zeaxanthin can reduce the probability of age-related macular degeneration.
Other-corn stigma has a strong diuretic effect, and has a therapeutic effect on urinary tract infection and edema.
Medicinal value of corn
According to China medicine, corn also has certain medicinal value. In addition, corn stigma, corn root, corn oil and corn auricularia (smut fungus of Ustilaginaceae) parasitize on corn and form spore piles. Corn leaves have certain medicinal functions.
The sexual taste of corn (corn kernels) "Outline": sweet, flat and non-toxic. Let's talk about the Foot Yangming Meridian first. Has the effects of tonifying lung, calming heart, invigorating spleen, stimulating appetite, preventing cancer, lowering cholesterol, strengthening brain, promoting diuresis, benefiting gallbladder, lowering blood pressure and blood lipid. It is suitable for patients with spleen and stomach qi deficiency, qi and blood deficiency, malnutrition, arteriosclerosis, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, coronary heart disease and other cardiovascular diseases, obesity, fatty liver, cancer, middle-aged and elderly people, memory loss, habitual constipation and chronic nephritis edema.
Style and flower head of corn stigma. Harvest corn in autumn, dry it or dry it). Alias corn stigma, corn stigma, corn stigma. Sexual taste is sweet, light and flat. It belongs to bladder meridian, liver and gallbladder. It has the effects of diuresis, detumescence, calming liver and benefiting gallbladder. Can be used for treating acute and chronic nephritis, edema, acute and chronic hepatitis, hypertension, diabetes, chronic sinusitis, urinary calculi, biliary calculi, dysuria, damp-heat jaundice, etc. And can prevent habitual abortion.
Corn oil (fatty oil obtained by pressing corn seeds). ) Corn oil contains glycerides of various fatty acids, and the fatty acid composition of different varieties is very different. The usual ingredients are: palmitic acid 8%- 12%, stearic acid 2%-5%-5%, oleic acid 19%-49%, linoleic acid (Lind). The unsaponifiable part of oil contains β-sitosterol, stigmasterol, campesterol and dehydrobear cholesterol. It also contains dihydro-β-sitosterol ferulate. Has the function of lowering blood pressure; The effect of reducing blood fat. Main hypertension; Hyperlipidemia; Arteriosclerosis; Coronary heart disease.
How to eat corn
Precautions for eating:
(1) People with bad stomachs should not eat more. Corn kernels can be used as corn soup, or "coarse grains can be refined". Steaming corn flour, making some cakes, or cooking some glutinous rice porridge are all good choices. Corn and tofu are the best combination, and their nutrition is complementary. Nicotinic acid in tofu can improve the absorption rate of protein in corn.
(3) The nutrition of cooked or steamed corn is more easily absorbed.
(4) When eating corn, you should eat the embryo tips of corn kernels together, because many nutrients are concentrated here.
(5) Corn is especially suitable for diabetics, because it is rich in dietary fiber, and blood sugar will not rise rapidly after eating.
(6) People with poor stomach should not eat more. Corn kernels can be used as corn soup, or "coarse grains can be refined". Steaming corn flour, making some cakes, or cooking corn porridge are all good choices.
(7) Corn is damp and mildewed to produce aflatoxin, which has carcinogenic effect and should be banned from eating.
Although corn has many functions, it is a good anti-aging product. As a reminder, you should pay attention to chewing when eating corn to help digestion. In addition, people with diarrhea, stomach cold fullness and gastrointestinal dysfunction should not eat more at a time, and try to eat fresh corn.
How to choose corn:
In early autumn, when corn comes on the market, I suggest you eat more fresh and tender corn, because its nutritional content is much higher than that of old corn. When buying corn, you'd better choose 70-80% mature corn, which is too tender and contains a lot of water. If it is too old, the starch will increase and protein will decrease. Picking corn can be pinched by hand, the meat is fine and white, it can be steamed or boiled, and the taste and nutrition are the best. Too much pulp is too tender. If there is no pulp, it means that the corn is old.
Classic recipes:
(1) Carrot and corn sparerib soup
Carrot and corn sparerib soup, as a home-made soup, is easy to choose materials, simple to make and rich in nutrition. Women often drink very well and recommend it to everyone.
Ingredients: one carrot, one corn and 250g ribs. Salt, monosodium glutamate, etc.
Exercise:
(1) Carrots are peeled, washed and cut into small squares, and corn and ribs are cut into small pieces.
(2) Put carrots, corn and ribs in a casserole, add water and boil with strong fire, then simmer slowly.
(3) After one hour, add a proper amount of salt and monosodium glutamate.
This soup has the effects of expelling toxin, caring skin, losing weight and enriching blood.
(B) the practice of corn turnover
(1) Boil sweet corn in water for about five minutes.
(2) After the cooked sweet corn is taken out and cooled, remove the corn kernels with a knife attached to the corncob, so that the removed corn kernels will stick together and need to be separated into grains by hand.
(3) Put it into a sieve, wash the surface of corn kernels with water, and gently shake it twice to remove excess water.
(4) the corn kernels and the dry starch are evenly mixed, so that the starch adheres to the surface of the corn kernels. (The surface of corn kernels should not be too dry, it needs to be wet, otherwise it will not be covered with starch. )
(5) Heat half a bowl of oil in the pot and pour it out.
(6) Turn down the fire and leave a little oil in the pot.
(7) Pour in corn kernels and gently spread them out with the back of your hand. Then fry for about three to five minutes on low heat, so that the corn kernels stick together into a whole cake. Don't move the corn kernels when frying, or they will come apart. You can pick up the whole pot and shake it gently.
(8) At this time, add the oil that has just been poured out after heating, and the oil amount should not exceed the corn kernels. Turn to medium heat, raise the oil temperature, and fry for three minutes until the corn kernels are golden and crisp.
(9) Turn off the fire and use a spatula to help pour the oil out of the pot.
(10) If you like sweets, you can sprinkle some coarse sugar on it, prepare kitchen paper on the chopping board, put corn on it to absorb excess oil and put it on a plate.
The practice of pine nuts and corn
(1) Dice cucumber and carrot for later use.
(2) Blanch the canned corn for later use.
(3) Put the oil in the pan, and when the oil temperature is high, put the pine nuts in and fry them (they can be taken out after being fried to light yellow, and the action must be fast, and it will be burnt after a long time).
(4) Leave the bottom oil in the pot and add a little onion and ginger to stir fry.
(5) Add diced carrots and stir fry, then add corn kernels and finally add diced cucumbers and stir fry.
(6) Put a little sugar, a little salt and a little monosodium glutamate in the pot, add pine nuts and stir fry, and finally pour a little sesame oil out of the pot.
Applicable people
Most people can eat it.
(1) is especially suitable for people with weakness of spleen and stomach, deficiency of qi and blood and malnutrition. Suitable for people suffering from cardiovascular diseases such as arteriosclerosis, hypertension, hyperlipidemia and coronary heart disease; Suitable for obese and fatty liver people;
(2) Suitable for cancer patients and middle-aged and elderly people; Suitable for people with memory loss; Suitable for people with habitual constipation; It is suitable for patients with chronic nephritis edema.
Note: people with diarrhea, stomach cold and fullness, and gastrointestinal dysfunction should not eat more at a time, and try to eat fresh corn.
Food stage table
Eating potatoes and corn together in large quantities will make the body absorb too much starch, which will make it easy to get fat and raise blood sugar. Coke corn cola+corn interferes with calcium absorption: both cola and corn are rich in phosphorus, and often eaten together may interfere with calcium absorption and retention in the body. Although the food "matched" with corn and oranges is rich in vitamin C, it is easy to be oxidized; Vitamin e contained in corn has a strong antioxidant effect, and eating them together is beneficial to the absorption of vitamins by human body. The combination of cauliflower and popcorn has the effects of invigorating the middle energizer, invigorating the stomach, eliminating dampness and diuresis, strengthening the spleen and regulating the stomach, tonifying deficiency, helping digestion and delaying aging. Strawberry corn contains protein. When eaten together with strawberries rich in vitamin C, it can prevent the formation of black spots and freckles, and show skin luster. Stir-fried pine nuts and corn can be used for adjuvant treatment of symptoms such as spleen and lung deficiency, dry cough with little phlegm, dry skin and dry stool. Onion, corn and onion can relax blood vessels, lower blood pressure, eat with corn, and have the effects of promoting fluid production, quenching thirst and lowering blood sugar and blood lipid. Soybean, corn, soybean and corn all contain more dietary fiber, which can strengthen the peristalsis of intestinal wall and prevent colorectal cancer after eating. There is a lack of tryptophan in bean corn protein, and it is easy to cause pellagra when corn is eaten alone, so it should be eaten with legumes rich in tryptophan. Soybean, corn, soybean and corn all contain more dietary fiber, which can strengthen intestinal peristalsis after eating and is beneficial to patients with diabetes complicated with constipation. Hericium erinaceus and corn are paired into porridge, which is nutritious and delicious. The porridge has the effects of invigorating spleen, regulating middle energizer, promoting fluid production and quenching thirst, and is suitable for diabetic patients. The full text of the previous page (*** 1 1260 words) is expanded.