The History of Carrots Carrots originated in the cold and dry plateau areas of Europe, and were introduced to China from Europe via West Asia in the Ming Dynasty. At that time, China called West Asia "Hu", so this radish was named "Hu". Carrots are rhizomatous vegetables with well-developed spacing between fleshy root cells and rich in carotene. It is insoluble in water, but soluble in fat. Cold carrots cannot be fully absorbed by the human body, but are excreted by the body.
The absorption rate of nutrients that can be absorbed by eating raw carrots is only 65,438+00%, and the absorption rate of carotene after eating carrots is only 30%. Some people take the method of juicing to drink, not only the juice yield is low, but also the absorption rate is very low. ?
Carrots are rich in carotene (provitamin A), folic acid, vitamin B, vitamin C, protein and various trace elements. Good varieties of carrots contain carotene 100 mg per 100g, which is 10 times higher than ordinary fruits and vegetables. After the human body absorbs beta-carotene, most of it is converted into vitamin A, and some of it is directly absorbed in the form of beta-carotene. This part of β -carotene has a completely different function from vitamin A, and it has an antioxidant effect in the body, which can effectively eliminate and clean up reactive oxygen species and free radicals that are extremely harmful to human health.
These reactive oxygen species and free radicals can lead to oxidative denaturation of lipids, protein and DNA in vivo. Causes various functional disorders in the body. β -carotene has antioxidant function, which can make human body have anti-aging and enhance immune function. On the other hand, the Bifidobacterium growth factor in carrot can obviously promote the growth of three kinds of Bifidobacterium in human body. Bifidobacterium is non-toxic and harmless, and has no side effects on human body. It is an extremely important beneficial flora absorbed by intestinal tract in vivo, which can enhance or decrease the nutritional level, immune function, tumorigenesis, bacterial infection and aging process of human body, and is closely related to human health.
But there is no need to worry about the problem of excessive intake of beta-carotene, because beta-carotene increases with the increase of intake in a certain concentration range, and when it reaches a certain concentration, the concentration in the body will no longer increase. An American expert suggested that the amount of β -carotene needed by human body is 9mg per day, which is equivalent to less than 100g of carrots. ?
At present, the carrot juice and all kinds of carotene-containing drinks with fruit juice and vegetable juice on the market are all made of high-quality carrots irrigated by snow water in Tianshan Mountain, Xinjiang. Because of the special temperature, the temperature difference between day and night is large, and the temperature is high during the day, the branches and leaves absorb nutrients; At night, the temperature is low, and nutrients are transported to the roots, which makes carrots bigger, brighter and more nutritious. Huiyuan carrot juice mixed drink adopts high-quality raw materials and strengthens dietary fiber, which can achieve nutritional and health care effects if it is drunk frequently. ?
Eating carrots regularly is good for the liver and eyesight: carrots are a very nutritious vegetable, which contains a lot of carotene, which is an essential substance to form vitamin A. We know that vitamin A is very important to the human body and can help us relieve eye fatigue, nourish the liver and improve eyesight. Eating more at ordinary times can treat night blindness.
Plant fiber helps to lose weight: like most vegetables, carrots also contain a lot of plant fiber. Friends who often cook can know that carrots contain some fibers that are also needed, that is, plant fibers. Can promote the excretion of annoying fat from the body, so as not to stay in the intestines waiting to gain weight. Whether eaten raw or cooked, it can effectively fight fat.
Blood-enriching function: According to the traditional dietary concept of "shape-supplementing", carrots are as red as blood, so they have the function of blood-enriching. Carrots contain a lot of vitamins such as carotene, folic acid, liquid alkaloids, etc. After being absorbed by the human body, they can promote the increase of heme and play a better role, and also improve blood concentration. Carrots have a unique blood-enriching effect and can be better absorbed by the human body, for people with poor gastrointestinal digestive function. The dietary fiber contained in carrots has the functions of clearing stomach and helping digestion.