Trotters have the highest nutritional value and function.

Nutritional value of trotters

Pig's trotters are nutritious and delicious. It is not only an ordinary dish, but also a good tonic. According to the analysis of food nutrition experts, every 100g trotters contain protein 15.8g, fat 26.3g and carbohydrate1.7g. Pig's trotters also contain vitamins A, B, C, calcium, phosphorus, iron and other nutrients. Especially, the content of cystine, arginine and other 1 1 amino acids produced by protein hydrolysis in pig's trotters is equivalent to that of bear's paw.

In addition, after the collagen in pig's trotters is absorbed by human body, it can promote skin cells to absorb and store water, prevent skin from drying and wrinkling, and make facial skin look plump and shiny. Zhang Zhongjing, a famous doctor in Han Dynasty, wrote an article "Pig Skin Prescription", pointing out that the skin on pig's trotters has the function of "nourishing blood and moistening skin". A British beauty master observed that eating pig's trotters often can make the face symmetrical and plump.

Collagen in pig's trotters can also promote the growth of hair and nails, and keep the skin soft and delicate and the nails shiny. Regular consumption of pig's trotters can also effectively prevent progressive malnutrition, have a certain effect on gastrointestinal bleeding and hemorrhagic shock, and improve systemic microcirculation, thus preventing or alleviating coronary heart disease and ischemic encephalopathy. For the elderly after operation and recovering from serious illness, it is beneficial to the recovery of normal physiological functions of tissues and cells, accelerate metabolism and delay the aging of the body.

Pig's trotter soup also has the function of lactation, which can play a dual role in lactation and beauty. However, pig's trotters are high in fat, and patients with chronic hepatitis, cholecystitis and gallstones had better not eat them.