Kelp is a kind of large marine brown algae grown in low-temperature seawater, which can be used for mixing, burning, stewing, simmering and other cooking methods. Kelp is a highly nutritious vegetable that also has some medicinal value. It is rich in iodine and other mineral elements. Kelp contains low calories, medium protein content, rich in minerals, with anti-radiation, weight loss, detoxification, anti-constipation, promote calcium absorption and other effects.
1, anti-radiation
The gelatin of kelp can promote the radioactive substances in the body with the stool out of the body, thus reducing the accumulation of radioactive substances in the body, but also reduce the incidence of radioactive diseases.
2, weight loss, detoxification, anti-constipation
Kelp is also rich in a large number of dietary fiber, unsaturated fatty acids and colloid, and their combination together can remove cholesterol adhering to the blood vessel wall, regulate the intestines and stomach, promote the excretion of cholesterol, and promote intestinal peristalsis, intestinal cleansing, detoxification, and prevention of constipation, such as the weight loss effect.
3, promote calcium absorption
Kelp is rich in calcium, can prevent the human body calcium deficiency. At the same time, regular consumption will increase the body's absorption of calcium, in the greasy food mixed into the point of kelp, can reduce the accumulation of fat in the body.
4, diuretic, swelling
Kelp is often attached to a layer of white frost-like white powder for mannitol, which is a valuable medicinal substances, with lower blood pressure, diuretic and swelling effect. It is also good for the treatment of acute renal failure, encephalitis B and acute glaucoma.
5, moisturizing hair
Iodine in the kelp is extremely rich, is the body's synthesis of the main raw material of thyroxine, and the luster of the hair is due to the role of thyroxine in the body and the formation. Therefore, often eat kelp can make hair black. In addition, kelp contains a variety of trace elements, there are moisturizing, can make women's skin white, reduce chloasma.
Nutritional value
Kelp contains a variety of minerals and vitamins, high nutritional value. It has the highest iodine content among foods, and kelp can be used as a treasure trove for human intake of calcium and iron. Kelp contains protein and carbohydrates is incomparable to most vegetables, is spinach several times to dozens of times. It also contains high levels of important vitamins such as carotene, riboflavin, thiamin and niacin. Kelp is almost fat-free and contains a large amount of fiber, fucoidan substances and a variety of trace elements. Dietary fiber has a unique nutritional function in the human body, it can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, increase the secretion of digestive juices, reduce the absorption of harmful substances, but also integrate cholesterol, reduce the absorption of cholesterol, hypercholesterolemia and atherosclerosis play a preventive role. Kelp contains a wide variety of minerals and trace elements, such as potassium, calcium, phosphorus, iron, iodine, etc., beneficial to health.