Black-bone chicken, also known as black-bone chicken and medicinal diet chicken, originated in Wushan area of Taihe County, Jiangxi Province, so it is called "Taihe Black-bone Chicken", which is a unique resource in China. Black-bone chicken is light and peculiar in appearance, with black skin, meat and bones, white feathers and a crest on its head, so it is called "Bai Fenghuang".
Black-bone chicken, as a tonic with homology of medicine and food, has a long history of application in China and enjoys a high reputation at home and abroad. It can be eaten alone or used as medicine. China ancient medical books Compendium of Materia Medica, Compendium of Materia Medica, Annals of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Annals of Medicinal Animals all have their functions.
Nutritional value of black-bone chicken;
Black-bone chicken has very high nutritional value, and is rich in protein, creatinine, B vitamins, trace elements and other nutrients. Among them, the contents of protein, unsaturated fatty acids, essential fatty acids, calcium, phosphorus, iron, zinc and potassium are higher than those of ordinary chickens, and the contents of cholesterol and fat are lower. Black-bone chicken is rich in eight essential amino acids, and the total and essential amino acids are higher than those of pheasant, duck, fish, pig and other animals.
The content of DHA and EPA in black-bone chicken is more than twice that of ordinary chicken, and they are all highly unsaturated fatty acids. Black-bone chicken is called black-bone chicken not only because its skin and meat are black, but also because its bones are black, which is an extremely rare and unique phenomenon in biology.