Porphyra is rich in vitamins and minerals, especially vitamins B 12, B 1, B2, A, C, E, etc. It contains about the same protein as soybean and six times as much as rice. Vitamin A is about 67 times that of milk, riboflavin is 9 times that of mushrooms, and vitamin C is 70 times that of cabbage. It also contains choline, carotene, thiamine, nicotinic acid, vitamin C, iodine and so on. It has many functions, such as clearing heat and diuresis, tonifying kidney and nourishing heart, lowering blood pressure and promoting human metabolism.
Porphyra is rich in EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) and DHA (docosahexaenoic acid), which can prevent human aging; It contains a lot of taurine, which can reduce harmful cholesterol and is beneficial to protect the liver. 1/3 of laver is dietary fiber, which can keep the intestines healthy and excrete carcinogens, especially beneficial to the prevention of colorectal cancer. The trace polysaccharide it contains proves that it has the effect of inhibiting cancer. Because laver is rich in choline, eating laver often can improve memory decline.
Porphyra has been eaten in China for over a thousand years. Porphyra is commonly used as a postpartum emulsion for women; Patients suffering from lung abscess and spitting foul sputum can often chew dried laver; Eating more laver in summer can relieve summer heat and replenish the body.
Whether you can lose weight or not, eating laver is very good for your health.