Chicken contains water, protein, fat, calcium, phosphorus, iron, carotene, sugar, niacin, ash and other nutrients.
Contains rich protein and a variety of nutrients, can be supplemented for the human body, strong body, enhance physical strength; can promote the growth and development of infants and adolescents, to alleviate the state of sub-health, to improve the body's immunity;
Also contains phospholipids, linoleic acid and linolenic acid, can reduce the content of low-density lipoproteins, cholesterol, and play a role in the protection of cardiovascular.
Nutritional value of chicken
1, chicken and pork, beef comparison, its protein content is higher, lower fat content.
In addition, chicken protein is rich in essential amino acids, the content of which is very similar to the amino acid profile in eggs and milk, so it is a source of high-quality protein.
The protein content of chicken varies according to the part of the body, skinned and unskinned, with skinless chicken, breast meat, and thigh meat ranking roughly from highest to lowest.
The skin of chicken meat exists in large amounts of lipids, so chicken with skin should never be considered a low-calorie food.
2, chicken is also a good source of phosphorus, iron, copper and zinc, and is rich in vitamin B12, vitamin B6, vitamin A, vitamin D and vitamin K.
3, chicken lipids and beef, pork comparison, contains more unsaturated fatty acids - linoleic acid and linolenic acid, can reduce the body's health is not conducive to the content of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.
Effects of chicken
1, enhance physical strength
Chicken has a high digestibility, it is easy to be absorbed by the body to utilize, there is to enhance physical strength, strong body effect.
2, improve human immunity
Modern society is busy every day, often in a state of sub-health of the white-collar workers would be best to eat some, in order to enhance immunity, reduce the chance of disease.
Chicken has the effect of warming the middle and benefiting the qi, tonifying the essence and filling the marrow, benefiting the five viscera, and replenishing the deficiency loss, which is used to treat the symptoms of deficiency and thinness, deficiency in the middle and less food, diarrhea, dizziness and palpitations, menstrual disorders, postpartum breast milk, thirst, and oedema.
3, enhance digestion
Has antioxidant and certain detoxification effect. It is even better in improving heart and brain function and promoting the intellectual development of children.