Effects of carrots. Carrots are a very common vegetable in life, the nutritional value of carrots is very good, suitable for many people to eat, often eat carrots on the body benefits, but eat carrots there are some need to pay attention to, to see the efficacy of carrots.
Carrot effect 1
Carrot cooked to eat β-carotene absorption rate doubled
The main nutrient in the carrot is β-carotene, which exists in the cell wall of the carrot, and the cell wall consists of cellulose,
The human body is unable to directly digest, the only way to make it through the shredding, cooking and so on, so that its cell wall broken, β-carotene The only way to release the beta-carotene is to break the cell wall by chopping and cooking. The fact that beta-carotene and other nutrients remain intact has a great deal to do with the way we eat and cook.
Researchers studied eight men to compare the absorption of beta-carotene between raw and cooked carrots. The subjects, aged between 24 and 41,
consumed 200 grams of raw and cooked carrots, respectively. The results of the study showed that after six hours, the beta-carotene concentration in the blood of those who consumed cooked carrots was, on average, 1.4 times higher than that of the subjects who consumed raw carrots, and after eight hours it reached 1.6 times higher.
Anti-cancer
Carrots can enhance the body's immunity, have anti-cancer effects, and can reduce the reaction of cancer patients to chemotherapy, and have a protective effect on a variety of organs. Women eating carrots can reduce the incidence of ovarian cancer.
Prevention of cardiovascular disease
Carrots contain potassium hyaluronate, which helps to prevent vascular sclerosis, reduce cholesterol, and have a certain effect on the prevention and treatment of hypertension.
Beauty and anti-aging
Carotene can increase the activity of red blood cells. Peroxide free radicals can accelerate the aging of the human body, people figuratively called the body's "garbage". The beta-carotene can neutralize the peroxide radicals in the body, which plays a role in slowing down the aging process.
Treatment of skin diseases
VA is necessary to maintain the integrity of all epithelial tissues, and β-carotene can be converted into VA in the body, so the intake of a certain amount of β-carotene, to maintain a normal body surface, digestive tract, respiratory tract, genitourinary tract, endocrine tract commodities is important,
Can avoid skin flaky, keratinized, epidermal cells, hard scaly, hyperkeratotic blood, and so on. Scleroderma, polykeratosis haematomatosa skin dryness and other skin diseases. beta-carotene also has a good effect on the stability of cell membranes. It can also be used to treat the inflammatory condition "solar lentigines" caused by sun exposure.
Improve digestion and sterilization
The optic rod cells in the retina contain optic violet and have the function of dark vision. The right amount of β-carotene can promote the normal content of optic violet, thus avoiding the lack of vitamin A caused by the slow adaptation of dark field,
also avoid the dark field after the emergence of bright light on the eyes caused by the damage. It also prevents night blindness, dry eye, corneal ulcers, and corneal softening.
Carrot effect2
1, carrot effect
(1) enhance immune function
Carotene into vitamin A, helps to enhance the body's immune function, in the prevention of epithelial cell cancer process has an important role. Lignin in carrots can also improve the body's immune mechanism, indirectly eliminating cancer cells.
(2) Benefit the liver and eyesight
Carrots contain a lot of carotene, the molecular structure of this carotene is equivalent to two molecules of vitamin A, into the body, in the liver and the mucous membrane of the small intestine after the enzyme, 50% of which into vitamin A, there is a complementary role of the liver and eyesight, can be the treatment of night blindness.
(3) diaphragmatic bowel
Carrots contain plant fibers, absorbent, in the intestinal tract volume is easy to expand, is the intestinal tract in the "filling material", can strengthen the peristalsis of the intestinal tract, so that diaphragmatic bowel, laxative anti-cancer.
(4) sugar and lipid
Carrots also contain glucose-reducing substances, is a good food for diabetics, and some of the ingredients it contains, such as unremitting cortex, mountain standard phenol can increase coronary artery blood flow, lowering blood lipids, and promote the synthesis of adrenaline, and antihypertensive, cardiac effects, hypertension, coronary heart disease patients with dietary therapy good products.
(5) strengthen the spleen in addition to chancre
Vitamin A is an essential substance for the normal growth and development of bones, contributing to cell proliferation and growth, is an element of the body's growth, and is of great significance to the promotion of the growth and development of infants and young children.
2, carrot eating taboos
1, carrots, white carrots do not eat together although carrots, white carrots have a lot of benefits to the human body, the two together will make the two nutrients reduced.
2, carrots are afraid of acid fried do not put vinegar carrots contain a lot of carotene, eat carrots best oil fried or stewed with meat. Carotene is afraid of acid, eat carrots avoid putting vinegar.
3, carrots, chili peppers should not be eaten together. In addition to a large number of carrots, carrots also contain vitamin C decomposition enzyme, while chili peppers are rich in. Vitamin C,
So carrots should not be eaten raw with chili peppers, otherwise it will reduce the nutritional value of chili peppers. However, vitamin C decomposition enzyme is not heat-resistant, 50 degrees Celsius can be destroyed, so do not have to worry about cooked food.
4, white radish because it contains a variety of enzymes, mustard oil, lignin, interferon inducer, etc., showing a good digestive, anti-cancer, anti-viral infections, improve immunity, produce interferon and other effects. However, all of the above substances are not heat-resistant and are destroyed at a high temperature of 70 degrees Celsius.
Carrots are the opposite of carrots, carrots are rich in beta-carotene, eaten raw, more than 70% of the carotene can not be absorbed, with cooking oil will be fried after eating, in order to improve the absorption of carotene utilization. In addition, carrots contain vitamin C decomposition enzyme, the two mixed food, will destroy the white radish in the vitamin C.
3, carrots how to eat the most nutritious
1, choose the color of the deep carrots
Carrots, the darker the carrot color, it is rich in carotene is more. Avoid carrots that are cracked and split.
Choose carrots that are dark in color
2, pay attention to carrot freshness
Cut off the green part of the top of the carrots before putting them in the refrigerator. Put the carrots in a plastic bag (this is to prevent water loss), place them in the coldest compartment of the freezer and keep them away from the vicinity of ripening fruits and vegetables such as apples, pears, potatoes, and other fruits and vegetables that release ethylene.
3, cooked carrots
Unlike some vegetables, carrots are more nutritious when cooked. This is because beta-carotene exists in the cell wall of the carrot, and the cell wall is composed of cellulose,
The human body can not be directly digested, the only way to make its cell wall broken by chopping, cooking, etc., the beta-carotene can be released for the human body to be absorbed and used. 4. sliced or grated carrots
As mentioned above, this may help the body's absorption of carotenoids.
5. Add a little fat
If it's Chinese food, then it's easiest to sauté it in oil; if it's western food, you can dip it in a little vegetable oil or olive oil, butter or salad dressing. The reason for this is what I said at the beginning, vitamin A is fat-soluble, and you can't absorb much of it raw.
6, do not eat with white radish
Many people like to put what seems to be a family together. For example, green beans and red beans, such as white radish and carrot. In fact, they are not like each other ha, we do not mess with the lovebirds.
Carrots contain vitamin C decomposition enzyme, the two mixed, will destroy the white radish in the vitamin C. Although harmless to the body, but a little waste of nutrients.
7, carrot juice
Drinking carrot juice is also a healthy choice. However, it is best to be freshly squeezed, some of the drinks claimed to be carrot juice in fact, the added ingredients are much higher than the original carrot juice content, they are basically on the supplemental vitamin A does not have much effect.
8, moderate intake
Like to eat carrots should also pay attention to moderation. Vitamin A because it is fat-soluble, when it is in excess in the human body will not be excreted with the urine but stored in the liver and fat, resulting in vitamin A poisoning.
Besides symptoms like nausea, vomiting, headaches, dizziness, blurred vision and loss of muscle coordination, it can also turn your skin carrot-colored!