Water chestnut has high nutritional value. Every 100g fresh water chestnut meat contains 3.6g of protein, 0.5g of fat, 24g of carbohydrate, 0.7g of crude fiber, 9mg of calcium, 49mg of phosphorus and 0.7mg of iron, and it also contains amino acids, nicotinic acid, riboflavin and vitamins. Water chestnut pulp is thick, sweet and delicious. Raw food can be used as fruit and cooked food can be used as food.

Ling is a cool food. The ancients thought that eating more ling can tonify the five internal organs, eliminate all diseases and make the skin light, that is, lose weight. It is recorded in Compendium of Materia Medica that water chestnut can tonify spleen and stomach, strengthen legs and knees, strengthen physical strength and benefit qi. Water chestnut porridge is good for gastrointestinal tract, which can relieve internal heat, and it is good for the elderly to eat it often. According to modern pharmacological experiments, water chestnut has a certain detoxification effect, and it has a certain auxiliary effect on the prevention and treatment of esophageal cancer, gastric cancer and uterine cancer. Therefore, Ling is regarded as the fruit of health preservation and the best medicated diet for autumn tonic.

Tip: Although water chestnut has a great health care function, you should be careful not to overdo it or cook it with pork, otherwise it will easily cause abdominal pain.