"Come on, do back turns, hot yoga sit-ups, spinning Pilates, soak wolfberry in a thermos cup." In the past two years, the song "Calories" was sung crazily by everyone, and many people I have been brainwashed by this song, and I will hum a few lines when I have nothing to do.

With the continuous improvement of people's living standards, everyone is no longer satisfied with having enough food and clothing, and more people are beginning to pay attention to health preservation. It is common to hear some young people making fun of themselves by soaking wolfberry in a thermos cup because they are old and their body can no longer bear it.

As a food with both medicinal and food uses, wolfberry is often used to make soup or porridge in addition to being soaked in water for drinking. Regular consumption of wolfberry can improve people's immunity. At present, the most famous wolfberry in my country comes from Ningxia. Wolfberry is rich in polysaccharides, betaine and wolfberry pigments, and has extremely high medicinal value.

Usually what we see are red wolfberries. However, many people say that black wolfberry has higher nutritional value and is also very expensive. So what is the difference between red wolfberry and black wolfberry? Which one has higher nutritional value? This article makes it clear.

In terms of color, red wolfberry is red and black wolfberry is black. In terms of shape, red wolfberry is elongated, while black wolfberry is round and has a small stem. In terms of efficacy, red wolfberry is rich in wolfberry polysaccharide. It is a water-soluble polysaccharide that can be dissolved in water after being soaked in water, making it easier for the body to absorb. Moreover, wolfberry polysaccharides can also enhance immunity, have anti-fatigue and anti-tumor effects. It can also enhance the antioxidant capacity of pancreatic islet cells in the human body, lower cholesterol, and prevent arteriosclerosis. For patients with cardiovascular disease, regular consumption of wolfberry can alleviate the condition.

In addition, the carotene contained in red wolfberry can be converted into vitamin A in the body, which plays a very good role in human vision. For some office workers who often use their eyes, drinking some wolfberry water can clear the liver and improve eyesight. The betaine contained in it can also play a role in fat metabolism and anti-fatty liver.

For female friends, the lycopene and vitamin C contained in red wolfberry have a certain antioxidant effect. Long-term drinking of wolfberry water can delay aging and improve skin condition. For male friends, wolfberry can also nourish the kidneys. Regular consumption of wolfberry can improve men's kidney function.

What is the difference between black wolfberry and red wolfberry? In fact, the difference between the two is not big. Both sides have the nutritional value listed above. As for the reason why many people are pursuing black wolfberry, it is because businesses vigorously promote black wolfberry, because black wolfberry contains very rich anthocyanins. Anthocyanins have a very good antioxidant effect. After entering the human body, they can neutralize waste in the blood, protect blood vessels, and delay aging.

However, although black wolfberry contains rich anthocyanins, it is not the only black wolfberry that contains this pigment. Black and purple foods such as blueberries and grapes contain this kind of anthocyanin, which can play an antioxidant role in the human body after consumption. Therefore, there is no need to choose black wolfberry specifically for anthocyanins. The nutritional value of red wolfberry is also very high.

Moreover, black wolfberry is particularly popular among people because it is vigorously promoted by merchants. At present, the price of black wolfberry has been raised to 10,000 yuan per catty, while the price of red wolfberry is only a few hundred yuan per catty. Another reason why black wolfberry is more expensive than red wolfberry is that it is rare. Things are rare and valuable. Black wolfberry mostly grows in barren mountains and ridges, making it difficult to cultivate artificially. Red wolfberry has very low requirements for the growing environment, and can even grow freely on the roadside. Therefore, most of the current red wolfberry is cultivated artificially, and the yield is higher than that of black wolfberry.

Therefore, if we normally eat wolfberry, we can just choose red wolfberry. There is no need to spend a lot of money to choose black wolfberry, because the nutritional value difference between the two is not big.