Nutritional value and medicinal value of corn

Corn is not only the main source of food for human beings, it has become a popular health food, often appearing on the table, so what are the nutritional value and medicinal value of it, come to learn about it!

1. Vitamin content is very high

The vitamin content of corn is very high, for rice, wheat 5 to 10 times, and the nutritional value of special corn is higher than ordinary corn.

2. Rich in plant cellulose

The rich plant cellulose contained in corn has the property of stimulating gastrointestinal peristalsis and accelerating fecal excretion, which can prevent and control constipation, enteritis, intestinal cancer and so on.

Can bind and impede the absorption of excess glucose, play a role in inhibiting the rise of blood sugar after meals; cellulose can also inhibit fat absorption, reduce blood lipid levels, prevent and improve the occurrence of coronary heart disease, obesity, gallstones.

3. Rich in selenium and magnesium

Corn contains selenium and magnesium anti-cancer effect, selenium can accelerate the decomposition of peroxides in the body, so that the malignant tumors do not get the supply of molecular oxygen and inhibited.

Magnesium on the one hand can also inhibit the development of cancer cells, on the other hand, can promote the body's waste discharged from the body, which also has an important significance to the prevention of cancer.

The medicinal value of corn

Modern research has confirmed that corn is rich in unsaturated fatty acids, especially linoleic acid content of up to 60% or more, it and the corn germ in the synergistic effect of vitamin E, can reduce the concentration of blood cholesterol and to prevent it from being deposited in the blood vessel wall. Therefore, corn on coronary heart disease, atherosclerosis, hyperlipidemia and hypertension have certain preventive and therapeutic effects. Vitamin E can also promote human cell division and delay aging. Corn also contains a longevity factor ---- glutathione, which is involved in selenium to generate glutathione oxidase, with the function of restoring youth and delaying aging. Corn contains selenium and magnesium have cancer prevention and anti-cancer effects, selenium can accelerate the decomposition of peroxides in the body, so that malignant tumors do not get the supply of molecular oxygen and inhibited. Magnesium on the one hand can also inhibit the development of cancer cells, on the other hand, can promote the body's waste discharge, which is also important for cancer prevention. The glutamic acid it contains has a certain brain function.

A study by the German Association for Nutritional Health showed that corn has the highest nutritional value and health effects of any staple food.

Can prevent heart disease and cancer, in the study, which lasted a year, experts on corn, rice, wheat and other staple foods, the nutritional value and health effects of the various indicators of comparison. The results found that the vitamin content of corn is very high, for rice, wheat, 5?10 times.

At the same time, corn contains a large number of nutritional health care substances also surprised experts. In addition to containing carbohydrates, proteins, fats, carotene, corn also contains riboflavin, vitamins and other nutrients. These substances are very beneficial in the prevention of heart disease, cancer and other diseases.

Studies have also shown that the nutritional value of specialty corn is higher than that of regular corn. For example, the protein, vegetable oil and vitamin content of sweet corn is 1?2 times higher than ordinary corn;? Life element? Selenium content is 8?10 times higher; it contains 17 kinds of amino acids, 13 kinds of higher than ordinary corn. In addition, fresh corn moisture, active substances, vitamins and other various nutrients are also much higher than the old mature corn, because in the storage process, the nutrient content of corn will decline rapidly.

Corn is coarse grains in the health care products, on the human body's health is quite favorable: corn in the vitamin B6. niacin and other components, with the stimulation of gastrointestinal peristalsis, accelerated baked stool excretion characteristics, can prevent and control constipation, enteritis, intestinal cancer and so on. Corn is rich in vitamin C, etc., have longevity, beauty effect. Corn germ tip contains nutrients have enhanced human metabolism, adjust the function of the nervous system. Can play to make the skin tender and smooth, inhibit and delay the wrinkle effect. Corn has adjusted the stomach and lower blood fat, lower serum cholesterol effect. Central American Indians are not easy to suffer from high blood pressure and they mainly eat corn related.

Eat corn should be eaten corn kernels of the embryonic tip of all eaten, because many of the nutrients of corn are concentrated here. Corn is better when eaten cooked, and cooking gains higher antioxidant activity that is more nutritious, despite the fact that it loses some of the vitamin C.

Corn mold can produce carcinogens, so moldy corn should never be eaten, so be sure to use products produced by large manufacturers.

Eating corn (staple food) will lead to malnutrition, is not good for health, if it is eaten as a snack, because corn is coarse grains, naturally help gastrointestinal peristalsis, good health, as for weight loss, it is certainly very little effect.

The therapeutic value of corn

Corn oil is rich in multiple unsaturated bonds fatty acids fats, is a cholesterol absorption inhibitors, to reduce plasma cholesterol and prevent coronary heart disease has a certain role.

[Properties] Taste sweet, sex flat. It can regulate the stomach and diuretic.

[Reference] Containing protein, fat, starch, calcium, phosphorus, iron, vitamin B1.B2.B6, niacin, pantothenic acid, carotene, quercetin and other components.

[Usage] Used for spleen and stomach, loss of appetite, reduced diet; water-dampness stagnation, urinary incontinence or edema; hyperlipidemia, coronary heart disease.

[Usage] Decoction, boiled food, or powdered porridge.

[Appendix]

1, corn and prickly pear soup: 30g of corn, prickly pear 15g. add water to the decoction or tea.

This product and prickly pear with, have the stomach and digestion and clear the summer effect. Used for spleen and stomach is not healthy, dyspepsia, diet reduction or diarrhea, and summer heat is particularly suitable.

2, corn tea: 30g of corn, cornhusk 15g. Add the right amount of water, decoction tea.

Corn, corn, corn husk are diuretic effect, to corn husk stronger, so with the application. Mainly used for chronic nephritis, edema, urinary incontinence.

Corn food cooking

Tricolor corn

Ingredients: corn shoots, asparagus, carrots

Seasoning: butter, salt

Preparation:

1. Wash and cut the carrots into wide strips.

2. Put the processed asparagus into the pot to cook, fish out and drain.

3. Add butter to the skillet and fry the corn shoots until golden brown, then add the asparagus and carrots and sauté together, season with salt and serve.