Eat carrots every day benefits:

1, beneficial to the liver and eyesight

Carrots contain a large number of carotene, the molecular structure of this carotene is equivalent to two molecules of

Vitamin A, into the body, in the liver and the mucous membranes of the small intestine after the enzyme, which 50% of the vitamin A, there is a complement to the liver and the eyesight role, can treat night blindness.

2, diaphragm wide bowel

Carrot contains plant fiber, strong water absorption, in the intestinal tract volume is easy to expand, is the intestinal tract in the "filling material", can strengthen the peristalsis of the intestinal tract, so that diaphragm wide bowel, laxative anti-cancer.

3, spleen in addition to chancre

Vitamin A is essential for the normal growth and development of bones, helps cell proliferation and growth, is the element of growth, to promote the growth of infants and young children is of great significance.

Eating carrots every day is bad

1, carrots and chili peppers should not be eaten raw together. In addition to a large number of carrots, carrots also contain vitamin C decomposition enzyme, and chili peppers are rich in vitamin C, so carrots should not be eaten raw with chili peppers, otherwise it will reduce the nutritional value of chili peppers. But vitamin C decomposition enzyme is not heat-resistant, 50 ℃ can be destroyed, so do not have to worry about cooked food.

2, carrots are afraid of acid fried do not put vinegar carrots contain a lot of carotene, carrots are best eaten fried or stewed with meat. Carotene is afraid of acid, eat carrots avoid putting vinegar.

3, carrots, carrots do not eat together although carrots, carrots have a lot of benefits to the human body, the two together will make the two nutritional reduction.

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Selection method

1, pick orange-red carrots. Eating carrots on the human body's biggest benefit is the intake of carotene, and the content of carotene and carrot color has a lot to do with, the darker the color, the higher the content of carotene, so orange-red carrots than yellow carrots contain more carotene.

2. Buy carrots with a thin inner core and thick flesh. The horizontal distribution of carotene content in the whole carrot is the highest carotene content in the outer skin layer of the carrot, followed by the content of the flesh layer, and the lowest content is the inner core layer. Therefore, when selecting carrots, it is best to pick carrots with a fine inner core and thick flesh.

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