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carrot
Alias: carrot, yellow radish, golden bamboo shoot, clove radish, carrot, yellow root, coriander, medicinal radish, red coral.
Taboo crowd: people with spleen and stomach deficiency and cold should not eat.
Suitable for people: the general population can eat it. It is suitable for patients with cancer, hypertension, night blindness, dry eye, malnutrition, loss of appetite and rough skin.
Basic introduction of carrot
Carrot is an annual or biennial rooting vegetable in Umbelliferae. Originated in China's coastal areas, it is widely cultivated in China, with Shandong, Henan, Zhejiang, Yunnan and other provinces planting the most, and the quality is also good, and it is listed in autumn and winter.
The edible part of carrot is a soft fleshy straight root. There are many varieties of carrots, which can be divided into red, yellow, white and purple according to color. The most cultivated carrots in China are red and yellow. According to the shape, it can be divided into conical and cylindrical.
Carrots are delicate in meat, crisp and tender in texture, with special sweetness, and rich in carotene, vitamin C and B vitamins. Quality requirements of carrots: good quality, sweet taste, crisp and juicy, smooth skin, neat shape, small core, thick meat, no chaff, no cracks and no pests are preferred.
Effect and function of carrot
1. Enhance resistance
Lignin in carrots can also increase, indirectly eliminating cancer cells.
2. Reduce blood sugar and blood lipid
Lowering blood fat, promoting the synthesis of adrenaline, lowering blood pressure and strengthening heart are the best dietotherapy products for patients with hypertension and coronary heart disease.
Improve eyesight
Carrots contain a lot of carotene. After entering the body, 50% of it becomes vitamin A under the action of enzymes in the mucosa of liver and small intestine, which has the function of nourishing liver and improving eyesight and can treat night blindness.
4. Diaphragm and intestine.
Plant fiber can increase gastrointestinal peristalsis, promote metabolism, relieve constipation and prevent cancer.
Nutritional value of carrots
1. Carotene is converted into vitamin A, which plays an important role in preventing epithelial cells from canceration, and lignin in carrots can also be improved. As an antioxidant, it can inhibit oxidation and protect normal cells from oxidative damage.
2. Carotene not only has hematopoietic function to supplement the blood needed by human body, so as to improve anemia or cold blood, but also is rich in potassium.
3. Carrot contains plant fiber, which is absorbent and easy to swell in the intestine, and is a "filling substance" in the intestine.
4. Vitamin A in carrot is an essential substance for normal bone development, which is beneficial to cell reproduction and growth.
References:
People's Health Network Web page link