Carrot juice is a very nutritious food.

The main nutrients of carrot juice are protein, fat, sugar, iron, provitamin A, vitamins, vitamin B, vitamin C, and calories.

It also contains pectin, starch, inorganic salts and various amino acids.

1. Carrot juice is a vegetable juice squeezed from fresh carrots as the main raw material. Because carrots are rich in carotene and other nutrients, it has many nutrients such as improving eyesight and beautifying the skin. value.

2. Therapeutic value

Carrots are rich in carotene, which can be converted into vitamin A needed by the human body through the action of enzymes in the intestines. The human body lacks vitamin A and is prone to Suffering from dry eyes and night blindness can easily cause dry skin and reduce the anti-infection ability of the eyes, respiratory tract, urinary tract, and intestinal mucosa. Vitamin A deficiency in children can also affect tooth and bone development. Modern pharmacological research has proven that carrots contain an ingredient that can lower blood sugar. That is, after extracting carrots with petroleum ether, an amorphous yellow substance can be obtained, which has obvious blood sugar lowering effects on animals and humans. In addition, if people take carrot juice three times a day, it can lower blood pressure and have anti-lung cancer effects. Riddall, chairman of Cancer Research UK, believes that smokers who often eat carrots will have a significantly lower cancer incidence than those who don't eat carrots.

3. Carrot juice can improve eyesight

Carrots contain a variety of nutrients that have a protective effect on eye health. In particular, the rich carotene is converted into vitamin A after being absorbed and utilized. Vitamin A and protein can be combined to form rhodopsin, which is an important substance for the rod cells of the retina of the eye to sense weak light. At the same time, vitamin A can also cause epithelial cells to secrete mucus to prevent dry eye disease.

4. Beauty value

Crush fresh carrots and squeeze out juice, take 10-30 ml. After washing your face every morning and evening, pat your face with fresh juice and wait until dry. Gently pat your face with hands coated with vegetable oil. In addition, drinking 1 cup of carrot juice every day also has the effect of removing freckles. Because carrots are rich in provitamin A. Provitamin A can be converted into vitamin A in the body. Vitamin A has the function of smoothing and strengthening the skin, and can prevent and treat rough skin and freckles.