I believe everyone will be familiar with celery. Celery contains a lot of dietary fiber, which can stimulate gastrointestinal peristalsis and promote defecation. It is a good product for weight loss and beauty. However, people may not be very clear about whether celery can be eaten raw.

Actually, celery can be eaten raw.

Raw celery has higher nutritional value. Celery is a crispy vegetable with unique flavor, which is not only the best in home cooking, but also has certain pharmacological treatment value. Studies have shown that apigenin, bergamot lactone, volatile oil and other components contained in celery stems and leaves have good effects of lowering blood pressure and diuresis, stimulating appetite and invigorating stomach, and have good therapeutic effects on hypertension, arteriosclerosis and neurasthenia.

As far as antihypertensive effect is concerned, it is better to eat celery raw than cooked. Middle-aged and elderly people with hypertension can insist on drinking a glass of raw celery juice every morning, which has a good effect on lowering blood pressure and blood lipid.