The total content of dietary fiber in buckwheat is 3.4% ~ 5.5%, in which soluble dietary fiber accounts for about 20% ~ 30% of the total dietary fiber. Dietary fiber can enhance intestinal function, prevent constipation and prevent colon cancer; Enhance human immunity; Lowering blood sugar helps to lose weight and prevent diabetes; Reduce intestinal absorption of cholesterol, promote bile excretion, and prevent coronary heart disease and lithiasis.
The fat content of buckwheat is about 3%, which is comparable to other grains, but the fat composition of buckwheat is good, containing 9 kinds of fatty acids, among which unsaturated fatty acids are rich, and oleic acid and linoleic acid account for about 80% of the total fatty acids, which are easy to be decomposed, absorbed and utilized by human body.
Oleic acid and linoleic acid can accelerate skin cell metabolism, enhance immunity, reduce blood lipid and cholesterol, delay arteriosclerosis, prevent and improve coronary heart disease and hypertension. In addition, γ -linolenic acid is helpful to prevent and treat diabetes.
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The efficacy of buckwheat:
Buckwheat contains calcium, zinc, manganese, copper, selenium, chromium, magnesium, potassium and other elements needed by human body. Buckwheat selenium is a natural organic selenium, which is green and easily absorbed by plants. Selenium helps to expel toxic substances such as lead, mercury and cadmium from human body. The proportion of resistant starch in buckwheat is high, and the fermentation of resistant starch in large intestine can reduce the content of total cholesterol and triglyceride in plasma.
The starch content in buckwheat seeds is about 70%, and there are differences among different regions and varieties. Compared with ordinary cereal starch, buckwheat starch is easy to digest and absorb after eating, and the proportion of amylose is high, which can affect the entry of water molecules, delay the gelatinization and digestion speed, thus inhibiting the rapid increase of postprandial blood sugar, and can be used as a good supplementary food for diabetics.
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