Introduction: The fruits, tender stems and leaves, tendrils and underground roots of Chaenomeles can all be used as dishes, which are truly pollution-free vegetables. Chaenomeles can be used not only for cooking, but also as raw fruit, and the fruit shape is beautiful, suitable for garden planting, for viewing and shading. Let's take a look at the benefits of eating bergamot with Xiaobian.

Chaenomeles, also known as "Yingrengua", "An Pumpkin" and "Shougua", is a kind of Cucurbitaceae Chaenomeles, which is native to Mexico, Central America and the West Indies. It was introduced to China in 19 15, and is planted in the south of China, with Yunnan, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong and Taiwan Province as the most.

Finger citron is tender, and its fruit contains 90-92g of water, 0.9-/kloc-0.2g of protein, 2.6-7.7g of carbohydrate, 0/2-22mg of vitamin C/kloc-0, and 20g of carotene. The content of potassium is high, which can reach 190 mg, riboflavin 0. 1 mg, calcium 500 mg, phosphorus 320 mg, iron 40 mg, sodium 10 mg, copper 0.03 mg, magnesium 7 mg, zinc 8.35 μ g and selenium 2.3 μ g. In addition, it also contains folic acid, pantothenic acid, nicotinic acid and so on. The seedlings of fingered citron are also nutritious vegetables. Every hundred grams of fresh seedlings contain protein1.8g, 0.5g of fat, 4.3g of carbohydrate, 20mg of calcium, 0/0mg of phosphorus14mg of iron100g, especially the selenium content is 30.50g.

First, the benefits of eating bergamot

1, the selenium content of fingered citron seedlings is as high as 30.58-53.0 1 microgram per100g, which is incomparable to many vegetables. Modern medicine has proved that selenium is an indispensable trace element in human body, and the daily intake of each adult should be 30-50 micrograms. Selenium has strong antioxidant effect and can protect the structure and function of cell membrane from damage.

2. Chaenomeles is rich in nutrients in melons and vegetables, and regular eating is beneficial to enhance the body's ability to resist diseases.

3. The selenium content of fingered citron seedlings is as high as 30.58-53.0 1 microgram per100g, which is unmatched by many vegetables. Modern medicine has proved that selenium is an indispensable trace element in human body, and the daily intake of each adult should be 30-50 micrograms. Selenium has strong antioxidant effect and can protect the structure and function of cell membrane from damage.

4. Zinc has a great influence on children's intelligence. Children with zinc deficiency have low intelligence. Eating Fodogua with more zinc can improve their intelligence.

5. Chinese medicine believes that it has the functions of regulating qi, soothing the liver and relieving cough, and is suitable for people with dyspepsia, chest tightness, flatulence, vomiting, liver and stomach gas pain and bronchitis, cough and phlegm.

6. Chaenomeles has a good effect on male and female infertility caused by nutrition, especially on male sexual function decline.

Second, other matters needing attention

1, Because Chaenomeles belongs to warm food, people with yin deficiency, body heat and weak constitution should eat less.

2. When purchasing, if there are a small number of thorns on the skin of the melon, and when the hands are infested, it is obvious that the small thorns have become hard, and the seeds at the bergamot stand out from the surface, indicating that they are ripe, these bergamot.