Introduction of big root fruit
Carya cathayensis, also known as longevity fruit, belongs to Carya genus of Juglandaceae, also known as thin-shell Carya cathayensis or long Carya cathayensis, and its English name is Pecan or Hickory. Carya cathayensis is native to the United States and northern Mexico, and has become one of the world's dried fruit trees.
Carya cathayensis is a pure wild fruit and a healthy green food. The shell of fried pecans is brittle and easy to peel. After peeling, the pulp is like walnut, with large nucleolus, crisp and delicious pulp, fragrant aftertaste, and the meat quality is between big walnut and small walnut. Because it is not only delicious, easy to peel, but also rich in nutrition, it has become one of people's favorite dried fruits.
Carya cathayensis fruit has big tip, middle tip and small tip; Big round, medium round and small round, the kernel is rich in protein, amino acids, vitamins and other nutrients, which has the effects of strengthening the brain, strengthening the body and reducing blood fat, and is a rare delicious dried fruit.
What's the difference between pecan and walnut?
1, origin
The origin of walnut is mainly distributed in Central Asia, West Asia, South Asia and Europe, and it is planted in Xinjiang, Gansu, Shaanxi, Hebei, Yunnan, Shanxi and Sichuan in China. Carya cathayensis is the fruit of Carya cathayensis, which is abundant in Australia, North America and other countries. The main producing area in China is only Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, and Zhejiang Province has also started a small amount of trial planting.
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The shape difference between pecan and walnut is very obvious. The shape of walnut is round, the shell is thick and hard, and it is difficult to open. The pulp of walnut looks more like a human brain. Carya cathayensis fruit is oval in shape, longer than walnut, and its shell is not only thin but also brittle and easy to open.
3. Nutrition
Both kinds of nuts are rich in nutrition, but the contents of mineral elements and trace elements such as sodium, magnesium, phosphorus, iron, zinc and manganese are more than those of domestic walnuts, and their natural and wild characteristics make them more nutritious than walnuts.
Which is better, pecan or walnut?
Compared with walnuts, pecans have higher nutritional value.
Nutritional value of pigeon fruit
1. Carya cathayensis fruit is rich in protein and unsaturated fatty acids necessary for human body, which is suitable for tonifying kidney, tonifying middle warmer, strengthening brain and benefiting qi, and is suitable for mental workers, students, teenagers, white-collar workers and pregnant women.
2. Areca catechu has the liver protection function of lowering cholesterol and preventing arteriosclerosis; In addition, diabetics have therapeutic effects, and cancer patients can relieve pain.
3. Areca nut contains a lot of vitamins, which can moisturize and blacken hair when eaten frequently, and make skin moist, smooth and elastic when eaten frequently;
4. Chewing betel nut can relieve fatigue and stress. Carya cathayensis fruit is extremely nutritious, containing 40-50% oil, protein, carotene, crude fiber, calcium, phosphorus, iron and so on. The trace elements contained in nuts are beneficial to the nutritional supplement of the brain, and regular consumption has the effect of strengthening the brain and improving intelligence.
Nutritional value of walnut
The nutritional value of walnuts is also extremely high. Walnut is rich in flax oleic acid, protein, unsaturated fatty acids, copper, potassium, magnesium, phosphorus, folic acid, vitamin B 1, vitamin B2 and other components. They have the effects of nourishing brain, moistening black hair, resisting pressure and decompression, and preventing cancer, which are very similar to the nutritional value of hickory fruit.
People with poor spleen and stomach can't eat more walnuts, which is easy to cause indigestion. On the contrary, people with yang deficiency or poor spleen and stomach are more suitable for eating pecans. Compared with walnuts, pecans have lower relative calories, while walnuts are higher. Choose the right nuts according to your physical fitness!
I want to remind you that you can't eat too much pecans or walnuts. Just take five or six pills a day. Eating too much will make you angry and get fat. Autumn and winter tonic is the most suitable. Bigen kernel has good dietotherapy and health care function. Keep eating for a long time, and your body will be healthier!
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Effects of walnut sesame soybean milk, walnut red dates and rice paste on pecan fruit
1, antioxidant
Carya cathayensis fruit is rich in antioxidants, heart-healthy fats and many essential vitamins and minerals, which is very important for human health. All nuts are good for health, and hickory stands out because its antioxidant content is the highest among all nuts.
2. Lower blood pressure
65,438+0 ounces of hickory fruit contains only 65,438+096 calories, 2.7 grams of dietary fiber and 9 vitamins and minerals including A and E, calcium, potassium and zinc. Studies have shown that eating some pecans every day can reduce the level of "bad" cholesterol, help lower blood pressure and protect heart health. Therefore, Carya cathayensis has many unique nutritional characteristics and health care effects of other nuts.
3, the best food collocation
In addition to its high health care function, its soft texture and creamy flavor make it the best choice for leisure snacks and raw materials. In addition, its delicacy adds rich and delicious flavor to cakes, salads, desserts and delicious and exquisite entrees. This flavor can be matched with many foods, and pecan fruit can be processed into various flavors, from original flavor to sweet, salty and spicy. Muffins, cookies, cakes and ice cream can all be added with crispy characteristics to enhance the contrast and highlight the chewy taste.