1, pine nuts are rich in unsaturated fatty acids, such as linoleic acid and linolenic acid, which can reduce blood lipid and prevent cardiovascular diseases.

2. Pine nuts contain a lot of minerals such as calcium, iron, phosphorus, potassium, etc., which can provide rich nutrients for body tissues, strengthen bones and muscles, and eliminate fatigue, which is of great benefit to the health care of the elderly.

3. Vitamin E in pine nuts is as high as 30%, which has a good effect of softening blood vessels and delaying aging. It is an ideal health food for middle-aged and elderly people and an ideal food for ladies to moisturize and beautify;

4, pine nuts are rich in fatty oil, which can moisten the intestines, relax bowels and relieve diarrhea without hurting vital qi, and have a certain dietotherapy effect on constipation in the elderly and constipation in children.

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Main value

Rich in fat, protein, carbohydrates, etc. It is an important traditional Chinese medicine, which can keep the body healthy, moisturize the skin and prolong life, and also has high therapeutic value.

Related records

In the Ming Dynasty, Li Shizhen spoke highly of the medicinal use of pine nuts. He wrote in Compendium of Materia Medica: "Sea pine nuts, whose name is Silla pine nuts, are sweet and nontoxic;

Indications are joint wind, dizziness, muscle loss, whitening, dispersing moisture, moistening the five internal organs, expelling wind, blocking cold, deficiency and deficiency of qi, fattening the five internal organs, dispersing wind, wetting the stomach, and prolonging life. "

Edible, can be used as candy, pastry accessories, but also as a substitute for vegetable oil. Pine nut oil is not only edible, but also an important raw material for dry paint and leather industry. Pine nut skin can be used to make dyes, activated carbon and so on. In a word, pine nuts are a treasure with high economic value in forest areas. China is the main country exporting pine nuts, and the three northeastern provinces are the main producing areas of Korean pine nuts.

kind

There are two main types of pine nuts in China, namely, northeast pine nuts, Brazil pine nuts and falling pine nuts. Although they are both pine nuts, there are essential differences in nutritional value and shape.

Brazilian pine nuts

Brazil pine nuts have high nutritional and medicinal value, which includes many nutrients necessary for human body. Modern medical research shows that the fat components in pine nuts are unsaturated fatty acids such as oleic acid and linoleic acid, which have the function of preventing and treating arteriosclerosis.

Eating it regularly has the function of preventing cardiovascular diseases caused by high cholesterol. The phosphorus contained in pine nuts is beneficial to the brain and nervous system, and can tonify the five internal organs, tonify deficiency, whiten skin and benefit intelligence.

Brazil pine nuts are pure natural and high-quality raw materials produced in Pakistan and Afghanistan. After careful selection, traditional technology and scientific processing technology are introduced. Brazil pine nuts have a special fragrant, loose and crisp taste and rich nutrients, which have been welcomed by consumers for a long time and are high-grade leisure foods.

Northeast pine nuts

Northeast pine nuts are also called northeast red pine nuts. Pinus koraiensis is the seed of Pinus koraiensis, also known as Pinus koraiensis. Plant morphology: Korean pine is an evergreen tree with grayish brown bark and cracked scales.

Branchlets dark brown, densely rusty brown fuzz. Leaves needle-shaped, 5 needles in a bunch, thick and hard, 8-2 cm long. The male inflorescence is spherical, densely spike-shaped, and red and yellow; Female inflorescences have long stalks. The cone is large, and the oval oblong is 9- 14 cm long and 6-8 cm in diameter.

The seed is ovoid triangle, reddish brown, with a length of1.2-1.8cm and a width of 0.9-1.6cm.. The flowering period is 5 weeks, and the fruiting period is 10- 1 1 month.

Pine seed is the seed of Korean pine, a valuable tree species. Mainly distributed in Changbai Mountain and Xiaoxing 'anling forest areas in northeast China, it is a national first-class endangered species. Wild Korean pine needs to grow for 50 years before it begins to bear seeds, and its maturity period is about two years. Therefore, it is extremely precious.

The inner kernel of Korean pine fruit is mainly produced in Changbai Mountain and Xiaoxing 'anling Mountain. Korean pine grows in the latitude of 40-45 degrees, which is slightly produced in North Korea, Russia and a few European countries, but the number is very small.

Made from mature pine cones by mechanical and manual processing. The finished product requires that the seeds are full, the color is Bai Jie, there are no marks of injury, and the taste is fragrant and delicious. Ingredients: every 100 grams of pine nuts contain protein 16.7 grams, 9.8 grams of carbohydrates and 63.5 grams of fat.

The fat of pine nuts is mostly composed of unsaturated fatty acids such as oleic acid and linoleic acid. It also contains 78 mg of calcium, 236 mg of phosphorus and 6.7 mg of iron.

Efficacy: pine nuts are warm and sweet. It has the effects of nourishing yin, calming wind, moistening lung and smoothing intestine. Treat wind arthralgia, dizziness, dry cough, hematemesis, constipation and other diseases. "Rihuazi Materia Medica" contains "expelling wind and blocking cold, deficiency and lack of qi, tonifying deficiency, moistening skin and fattening five internal organs."

"Yu Shu Yao Jie" contains "moistening lung to relieve cough, relaxing bowels, turning on and off to expel arthralgia, nourishing skin and hair." It can be seen that eating pine nuts often can prolong life and beautify. Anyone with loose stool due to spleen deficiency, nocturnal emission due to kidney deficiency, and severe wet phlegm should not eat more. There are also pine seeds of Pinus yunnanensis in Daxinganling. Its size is smaller than that of Korean pine seeds, but its fragrance is stronger.

Selection method

Pine nuts, also known as "open pine", are rich in unsaturated fatty acids such as oleic acid and linoleic acid, and contain essential minerals such as calcium, iron, phosphorus, manganese and potassium. It is also rich in vitamin e.

Pine nuts-choose a little mystery:

First, pick the head: the big pine nut fruit has a long growth cycle and is rich in more nutrients.

Second, pick fullness: Full fruits are naturally mature, with tender taste and better fragrance.

Third, choose the color: the pine nut shell is light brown and bright, the kernel is white and the bud core is white.

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