Black corn in the amino acid content is particularly high, is six to eight times the ordinary corn, and it contains more than a dozen different varieties of amino acids, they are the human body normal metabolism of the necessary components, including lysine content is the most outstanding, it enters the human body can improve the body's absorption and utilization of proteins, and the human body can improve its ability to absorb and utilize protein. The most important thing to remember is that it is a good way to improve your immune system.

Lowering blood pressure and fat

Black corn has a variety of trace elements, such as potassium, iron and zinc is the most important nutrients in the black corn, especially potassium, the content of this substance is particularly high, people eat a hundred grams of black corn every day to meet the body's need for potassium, and in addition to the people consume black corn can inhibit the body's absorption of sodium, so consuming black corn can be used to improve the body's immune system, so that the body's ability to absorb the blood pressure, the body's ability to absorb the blood pressure. The absorption of sodium, so the consumption of black corn can also reduce the occurrence of hypertension and high blood pressure, heart disease and blood body has great benefits.

Skin care and beauty

The most attractive element in black corn is melanin. As we all know, black into the kidney, can effectively improve the liver, heart, spleen, stomach, "five" function, so that the virtuous cycle; can effectively remove the body's . Free radicals, reduce lipid accumulation, balance the human body fat and thin, so that people maintain the best shape, can effectively prevent visible light and ultraviolet radiation, to prevent the deposition of undesirable pigmentation, skin care and beauty, so that people are always young.

Anti-tumor

Japanese scholars have confirmed that when the ratio of black food pigment to nitrite is 1:3, it can inhibit 99% of the formation of nitrite carcinogens, which strongly suggests that the melanin of black corn has an ideal anti-tumor effect.

Nutritional value of black corn

Black corn is rich in protein content, accounting for about 13-15% of the weight of the mass, containing a more complete range of amino acids, which must be amino acid content accounted for close to 40%, which is about 30% higher than ordinary yellow corn. In particular, glutamic acid, proline, threonine and leucine content is high, while arginine content is also high, of course, which contains sulfur amino acids and phenylalanine is relatively small.

Fat

Black corn contains fat about 5% of the total weight of the mass of the proportion, although the proportion is not too high, but compared to similar yellow corn is still higher than nearly 20%, more important is the proportion of unsaturated fatty acids in the fat of the black corn is higher, and some of the unsaturated fatty acids on the human body has a very important role, such as reducing the excessive blood cholesterol, enhance cell membrane permeability. Cholesterol, enhance cell membrane permeability, prevent myocardial tissue and arteriosclerosis and other functions, but also affects the synthesis of important functional substances in the human body prostaglandin.

Minerals

Black corn is rich in minerals, especially magnesium content is very high, iron and zinc content is also more prominent. In addition, the mineral content of black corn is generally higher than that of yellow corn, with iron, copper, and phosphorus 50%, 20%, and 15% higher, respectively, zinc and calcium both about 35% higher, and manganese close to 6.0% higher. Of course, black corn also contains selenium, which is known as the "king of anti-cancer", helps to improve the body's immune system and anti-cancer.

Dietary taboos of black corn

1. People with bad stomach should not eat more corn.

2. Corn is damp, moldy and deteriorated to produce aflatoxin, carcinogenic, should be avoided. Cooked or steamed corn nutrients are more easily absorbed.

3. Corn can not be eaten with sweet potatoes will cause bloating, corn can not be eaten with snails will cause poisoning.

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How to eat black corn

1, black corn lily minced meat porridge

Ingredients: 150g of rice, 100g of black corn, 50g of fresh lily, 10g of chopped parsley, cooking oil in moderation, soy sauce in moderation, salt in moderation.

Method: black corn washed clean, break out the corn kernels. Fresh lily peeled off the yellow petals, and then peeled and washed one by one, drained, lean meat washed and cut into small pieces, put into the cooker, stirred into minced meat, add the black corn kernels, and then stirred a few times, stirred into the black corn minced meat, take out, add all the seasoning, mix well, and marinate for 10 minutes, rice washed, add the right amount of water, cook into porridge, add a small amount of water to the black corn minced meat in the marinate, add minced meat and diluted Add a little water to the marinated black corn minced meat, pour the minced meat and diluted water into the cooked porridge, stirring as you pour. Add fresh lilies and chopped parsley and bring to a boil.

2, black corn and tomato ribs soup

Ingredients: 500g ribs, 300g carrots, 100g tomatoes, 500g black corn, 10g ginger, 10g garlic, 10g green onions, 3g peppercorns, 10ml soy sauce, 30g chopped peppers, 5g of salt.

Practice: blanch ribs to remove blood water. Fish out and spare. Hot oil burst incense ginger and garlic and chopped pepper, down into the tomatoes fried red soup, down into the ribs with fried, add soy sauce and cooking wine. Add a few peppercorns and salt, transfer to the pressure cooker. Scallions into a knot into the pot, add black corn and white radish, hit the stew ribs stall stew can be.

3, black corn popcorn

Ingredients: one black corn, corn oil a spoon, 20 grams of fine sugar.

Practice: shaved corn kernels. Minimum fire hot pot cold oil into the corn kernels, sugar, oil does not need too much as long as the corn kernels stirred evenly on the line, cover the lid of the pot, a few seconds you can hear the thunderbolt sound, began to fry, frying sound becomes weak to lift the pot up to shake, so that the corn kernels fried evenly until there is no ringing on it, the best use of transparent lid can be observed in the case of corn explosions. Finished product out of the pot! It's a good idea to make your own.

4, black corn and horseshoe chicken soup

Ingredients: 1 chicken, 200 grams of horseshoe, 1 black corn, 10 dates, salt, 1 section of green onions, 1 piece of ginger.

Method: Peel the hoof, cut the corn into pieces. Wash the chicken, chopped, into the cold water with a few peppercorns, the water boiled and fished out. In a casserole dish into the hot water, put the blanched chicken, add ginger, onion. Then add the red dates, high heat boil, turn to low heat for about 30 minutes. Then add the horseshoes, corn boiled for 30 minutes, and finally add salt can be.

5, Emerald Fresh Shrimp Corn Thick Soup

Ingredients: 2 loofahs, 1 black corn, 150 grams of fresh shrimp, 100 grams of enoki mushrooms, 100 grams of crab mushrooms, 1 teaspoon of salt.

Method: fresh shrimp remove the shell, retain the shell of the tail, remove the back of the shrimp mud, standby; loofah remove the skin, cut into 1.5 cm long small section, with a small spoon to dig out the middle of the core, into a small cylinder; enoki mushrooms and crab meat mushrooms cut off the root, washed with water, the corn kernels to break down the standby; pot of water, boil over high heat, and then add the black corn kernels, cook for 10 minutes; and then put the loofah section, crab meat mushrooms and enoki mushrooms with cooking, seasoned with salt; squash is easy to cook, when the color becomes bright green can first fish out; and finally into the fresh shrimp, shrimp color cooked through can turn off the fire.

6, Cumin oil baked sticky corn

Ingredients: black corn a, olive oil, cumin, black pepper, salt.

Directions: Wash and drain one piece of black corn. Cut the black corn into several segments, form a cylindrical shape, and steam it in a pot. Remove from the pan and cool slightly. Coat the outside of each segment with a layer of olive oil. Then sprinkle with cumin, black pepper and salt to taste, and bake in the microwave on medium heat for 1-2 minutes to taste.

7, White Fruit Corn Ribs Soup

Ingredients: 300 grams of pork ribs, 50 grams of white fruit, 100 grams of yellow corn, 100 grams of black corn, chicken broth, salt, ginger, green onions.

Method: chop the ribs into pieces. Then cut the corn into segments. Add water to the pot and cook the ribs for a few moments, then fish out. Add another water in the casserole, put the ribs, scallions, ginger segments to boil. Then put in the corn, white fruit, small fire boil 1 hour, put salt, chicken essence seasoning can be.

Black corn dietary taboos

1, who can not eat black corn

Abdominal distension, urinary incontinence patients avoid eating.

2, black corn for people

The general public can eat. Especially suitable for constipation, hypertension, arteriosclerosis patients.

3, black corn food taboos

People with bad stomach should not eat more corn. Corn moisture mold deterioration produced aflatoxin, carcinogenic, should be avoided. Cooked or steamed corn nutrients are more easily absorbed. Corn can not be eaten with sweet potatoes will cause bloating, corn can not be eaten with snails will cause