Barley

The staple food of the general public is always rice-based, in fact, many cereals are not only more than the nutrient content of rice a lot, there are also a lot of health effects, for example, Job's tears is a therapeutic and can be combined with a variety of food good food.

According to the nutritional analysis, barley contains carbohydrates, proteins, fats, dietary fiber, vitamins, potassium, calcium, iron and other nutrients. If you compare it with rice, barley contains about twice as much protein as rice and more than three times as much dietary fiber as rice, so the nutrient content is quite rich.

C薏仁有抗癌作用，能抑制癌症细胞的增殖和转移，而所含的单元不饱和脂肪酸相当多，有降低胆固醇的功效，因此薏仁对於癌症、心血管疾病的预防，都有一定的贡献。 According to animal experiments, brown Job's tears (commonly known as red Job's tears) can also adjust the immune function and have an anti-allergic effect.

The calorie content of Job's tears is similar to that of cereals, but for those who want to lose weight, they should pay attention to the amount of food they consume. Many people will always warn pregnant women not to eat Job's tears, although there is no actual experimental proof, pregnant women eating Job's tears will become miscarriage, but before eating or consulting a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner's opinion will be safer.

The barley on the market, mostly large particles, the color of the white barley, rather than brown barley, because these barley has been removed from the bran, containing the active ingredients will be reduced, some imported barley only a few brown barley, most of them are white barley, pearl barley.

Imported Job's tears are of varying quality, and if stored improperly, they are susceptible to contamination by Aspergillus flavus toxin, which may lead to cancer. Therefore, you should buy the brown Job's tears produced in your own province, which not only contain more nutrients, but also have better quality.

Barley is one of the ingredients in the Four Gods soup, and can be added to congee on weekdays or used to braise pork ribs. Barley can be cooked with green beans, red beans or yams, and is a tasty and therapeutic after-dinner snack. Currently, Job's tears have been ground into powdered products on the market, and you can mix Job's tears with warm water first, then add milk or yogurt to drink, so you can often eat, to achieve the effect of preventive health care.