Commonly known as baby cabbages, the shape is consistent with cabbage, but the size is only equivalent to one-fourth to one-fifth of the size of cabbage, so it is known as baby cabbages, and it is planted in all parts of the country. It is rich in vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin B, potassium and selenium. It helps gastrointestinal motility, promotes bowel movement, and has the effect of relieving dryness and diuresis when eaten in the fall and winter seasons.

1. Thirsty and diuretic

Dollar vegetables contain a lot of water, eating has the effect of quenching thirst. Calories are also low, contains β-carotene, iron, magnesium, can enhance the calcium absorption of the necessary components, in addition to the baby vegetables in the potassium can be salt out of the body has a diuretic effect.

2. The bowel movement

Baby lettuce contains a large amount of crude fiber, can promote the intestinal wall peristalsis, help digestion, prevent dry stools, promote defecation, dilute intestinal toxins, both treatment of constipation, but also help the absorption of nutrients.

3. Enhance the immune

Baby lettuce is beautiful and refreshing, appetizing and spleen, containing protein, fat, a variety of vitamins and calcium, phosphorus, iron and other minerals, often eat to help enhance the immune function of the body, weight loss and bodybuilding is also of significance.

4. Skin care and beauty

The baby vegetables are rich in vitamin C, not only for the body to supplement vitamin C, prevention and treatment of scurvy, but also antibacterial and anti-inflammatory, to promote the body of toxin discharge, light spots, beauty, a good skin care and beauty effects.

5. Anti-cancer

Baby lettuce contains the active ingredient indole-3-methanol, experiments have proved that this substance can help the body to decompose the estrogen related to the occurrence of breast cancer, if a woman eats about 500 grams of baby lettuce every day, the incidence of breast cancer can be reduced. In addition, it contains trace elements "molybdenum" can inhibit the body's absorption of amine nitrite, synthesis and accumulation, so there is a certain anti-cancer effect.

Nutritional value

The nutritional value of baby vegetables is similar to that of cabbage, which contains protein, fat, sugar, dietary fiber, calcium, phosphorus, iron, carotene, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, niacin, vitamin C and so on.

1. Doll's lettuce is rich in isothiocyanate, this sulfide has anti-tumor activity.

2. Baby vegetables contain high calcium content, almost equal to the cabbage content of 2-3 times; is the prevention and treatment of vitamin D deficiency (rickets) of the ideal vegetable.

3. Doll's lettuce has a sweet taste and is slightly more expensive than ordinary cabbage; its nutritional value is almost the same as that of doll's lettuce, which is rich in vitamins and selenium, and has a high content of chlorophyll, which is of rich nutritional value.

4. Baby lettuce is also rich in fiber and trace elements, which also helps prevent colon cancer.

5. The pectin contained in baby vegetables can help the body eliminate excess cholesterol. What's more, baby vegetables also contain trace amounts of molybdenum, which can inhibit the generation and absorption of amine nitrite in the human body and play a certain role in cancer prevention.