Nutritional value

Kidney beans

Calories (25.00 kcal)

Protein (0.80g), fat (0.10g), carbohydrates Compounds (7.40 grams), dietary fiber (2.10 grams)

Vitamin A (40.00 micrograms), carotene (240.00 micrograms), thiamine (0.33 mg)

Riboflavin (0.06 mg), niacin (0.80 mg), vitamin C (9.00 mg)

Vitamin E (0.07 mg), calcium (88.00 mg), phosphorus (37.00 mg), sodium (4.00 mg), Magnesium (16.00 mg), iron (1.00 mg)

Zinc (1.04 mg), selenium (0.23 μg), copper (0.24 mg), manganese (0.44 mg), potassium (112.00 mg), iodine ( 4.70 micrograms)

Kidney beans are rich in nutrients, and fresh beans are also rich in vitamin C. Judging from the nutritional content, the protein content is higher than that of chicken, the calcium content is more than 7 times that of chicken, the iron content is 4 times, and the B vitamins are also higher than chicken.

Food value

Kidney beans

Tender pods contain about 6% protein, 10% fiber, and 1 to 3% sugar. Dried beans contain approximately 22.5% protein and 59.6% starch. The fresh pods can be eaten as vegetables, dehydrated or canned.

Kidney beans are also a rare food with high potassium, high magnesium and low sodium. This feature is of great use in nutritional therapy. Kidney beans are especially suitable for patients with heart disease, arteriosclerosis, hyperlipidemia, hypokalemia and those who are intolerant of salt.

Medicinal value

Modern medical analysis believes that kidney beans also contain unique ingredients such as saponins, uremic enzymes and multiple globulin, which can improve the body's blood and body immunity and enhance disease resistance. It has the ability to activate lymphatic T cells, promote the synthesis of DNA and other functions, and has an inhibitory effect on the development of tumor cells, so it has attracted the attention of the medical community. The urease contained in it is very effective in patients with hepatic coma.

1. Sweet beans [1]

Wash the kidney beans and soak them in pure water overnight (in most places in China, if you use raw water to soak them, there will be a fermentation smell or a strong chlorine smell). Add more rock sugar and more water and simmer in the pressure cooker for half an hour. It’s great to eat hot or cold.

2. Salty beans

One pork knuckle, add more It says soaked beans, rice wine, Shanghai Banquet soy sauce, and a little rock sugar. Stew it in the pressure cooker for half an hour and it is very delicious when eaten hot. If you add half a pound of clean pork skin, simmer for 45 minutes, remove all the bones, tear the meat into pieces, pour it into a basin, and after cooling it will be delicious tofu skin jelly.

3. Kidney bean rice

Ingredients: 50 grams of kidney beans, 30 grams of rice.

Preparation method: Remove the sand from kidney beans and rice and wash them. Soak the kidney beans in water for about 1 hour, put them in a pot and bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to low and simmer for about 1 hour. When the kidney beans bloom, add the rice and cook for about 20 minutes. Take out the bean rice and steam it for about 10 minutes.

Efficacy: lower blood sugar, clear away heat and toxin. Suitable for diabetics.

4. Stewed kidney beans

Break the kidney beans into pieces, about one inch long. Pour oil into the pan, add green onions and stir-fry kidney beans. Pour in a little water and add an appropriate amount of salt. Cover the pot for a few minutes, then stir-fry, covering the pot until cooked, about 5 minutes more. You can also fry the meat first, then the kidney beans, add water and stir-fry until cooked. You can also add potato cubes and stew them together, which is kidney beans and potatoes.

5. Stir-fried shredded kidney beans

Cut the kidney beans into shreds, add oil and green onion to the pan, stir-fry the shredded pork (or not add it), add the shredded kidney beans and stir-fry together, add salt, and stir-fry until Ripe.

6. Kidney beans and eggs

Cut the kidney beans into dices (very small pieces), add oil, green onion, soy sauce, stir-fry the kidney beans in the pot, add water, and add an appropriate amount A little, because it is a soup, boil the pot and add salt. After the kidney beans are cooked, mix 1 or 2 eggs and pour them into the boiling pot, turn them over and take them out.

Suitable people

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Everyone can eat it, especially women with abnormal leucorrhea, skin itching, acute enteritis, indigestion and headaches caused by heat. It is more suitable for those who suffer from dizziness, nausea, irritability, thirst to drink, abdominal pain, and unappetizing food. 50 to 70 grams each time.

Eating taboos

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Kidney beans should not be eaten raw, nor should they be eaten with raw kidney beans. Kidney beans must be cooked thoroughly before they can be eaten. Kidney beans are a nutritious food, but their seeds contain a toxic protein that must be destroyed at high temperatures. Therefore, eating kidney beans must be cooked thoroughly to eliminate their toxicity and better exert their nutritional benefits, otherwise it will cause poisoning. . Kidney beans will produce excessive gas during digestion and absorption, causing bloating. Therefore, people with poor digestion and chronic digestive tract diseases should eat as little as possible.