Pay attention to the nutritional components of black sesame. Potassium content is high and sodium content is low. Eating black sesame seeds usually helps the body maintain a healthy blood pressure and plays a good role in promoting the health of blood vessels and heart. From another perspective, black sesame is also rich in "unsaturated fatty acids". Eating it usually helps to reduce the content of "bad cholesterol", regulate blood lipid levels and reduce the risk of dyslipidemia.
Black sesame is rich in unsaturated fatty acids, especially linoleic acid, which can regulate cholesterol. Vitamin E contained in black sesame seeds can prevent the skin from being damaged by lipid peroxidation, and offset or neutralize the accumulation of harmful substances free radicals in cells. Therefore, it can delay aging, maintain skin and prevent all kinds of skin inflammation. Dietary fiber in black sesame can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis and play a role in moistening intestines and defecating. Black sesame is rich in fat. Although it is an unsaturated fatty acid, you can't eat too much at a time because black sesame has high energy.
However, black sesame seeds are not suitable for eating too much. It is high in calories and fat. If you eat too much, it may lead to high blood lipid and obesity. Fortunately, black sesame is similar to most nuts, and its fat is rich in unsaturated fatty acids that the human body cannot synthesize. A series of polyunsaturated fatty acids play an important role in maintaining brain intelligence and preventing heart disease.
However, it is recommended to eat black sesame directly. If a spoonful of black sesame is chewed slowly and made into a paste, it will destroy its rich dietary fiber components, which will make the original starch more easily decomposed into glucose and absorbed, and the blood sugar will rise faster. It is recommended to grind the batter. If black sesame paste is processed, more sucrose or other starch components will be added. After eating, blood sugar will soar, especially those with hyperglycemia and diabetes. For those who suffer from chronic enteritis, we should pay attention to diet and eat less black sesame seeds to avoid the deterioration of the disease.