Fresh and tender okra tastes really good when eaten raw, which is much fresher than eating cucumber and loofah. Its meat is soft and sweet, and its unique fragrance highlights the crisp and juicy round taste.

The benefits of eating okra:

1, protect the stomach: the sticky substance of okra can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, which is beneficial to digestion and is beneficial to the stomach. However, traditional medicine believes that okra is cold and cold, and the spleen and stomach are weak, so it is not suitable to eat more.

Okra contains pectin, milk polysaccharide and so on. Can help digestion, treat gastritis and gastric ulcer, and protect the stomach. Moreover, the mucin secreted by okra can also protect the stomach wall, promote the secretion of gastric juice, increase appetite and improve indigestion. Therefore, okra is known as one of the best health-care vegetables for human beings, which is very beneficial to the health of the stomach.

2, liver protection: some pectin and polysaccharide of okra have liver protection effect.

3, anti-intestinal cancer: 50% of the cellulose in the sticky substance of okra is conducive to the prevention of intestinal cancer. In addition, this mucus can also be used in medicine as an emollient, tranquilizer and expectorant. At the same time, okra mucus can be used to increase the stability of frozen milk desserts and the stability and acceptability of all products in the food industry, and can be used as a substitute for fat.

4, lowering blood sugar: the mucus of okra contains water-soluble pectin and mucin, which can slow down the absorption of sugar, reduce the body's demand for insulin, inhibit the absorption of cholesterol, improve blood lipid and eliminate toxins; Abundant carotenoids in okra can maintain the normal secretion and function of insulin and balance the blood sugar level.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia Entry Coffee Huang Kui