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Can amaranth be eaten raw

It is not recommended to eat it raw

Generally, amaranth can be eaten raw, but it is not recommended to eat it raw. Although eating raw amaranth can maximize the retention of its nutrients, but the body absorption rate may be lower than cooked food, and also easy to cause gastrointestinal discomfort and other symptoms.

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The disadvantages of eating raw amaranth

1, affect the absorption of calcium:

Amaranth leaves are rich in calcium that can be easily absorbed by the human body, but they also contain a certain amount of oxalic acid, so if you eat them raw, it's easy for oxalic acid to combine with calcium to form insoluble calcium oxalate, which affects the absorption of calcium in the human body.

2, lead to gastrointestinal discomfort:

Amaranth is a cool food, it is easy to lead to the spleen and stomach cold, aggravate the body's cold, and eaten raw, it is more to increase the stimulation of the gastrointestinal tract, easy to indigestion, bloating, diarrhea and other discomfort symptoms.

3, infected with parasites:

Amaranth in the growth process, there may be parasites or bacteria breeding, just simple cleaning is difficult to wash it clean, then eat it raw, it may lead to infection with parasites. And in the process of planting amaranth, it may be sprayed with pesticides, and if eaten raw, the residual pesticides may be eaten together, which is unfavorable to the health of the body.

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How to eat amaranth

Amaranth soup

1, Ingredients:

400 grams of amaranth.

2, practice:

After cleaning the amaranth, pour sesame oil in the pot, burn hot, then put the amaranth into it, stir fry for a few moments with a strong fire, and then add soup simmering hot, get up the pot into the bowl can be.

Garlic amaranth

1, ingredients:

Amaranth, garlic.

2, practice:

Amaranth from the tip down into small sections, tear off the tendons, remove the old part of the texture, and clean. Peel and wash the head of garlic, cut into garlic paste.

Heat the pan and pour in cold oil, put the garlic paste in and sauté, then put in the amaranth and sauté together, and when the amaranth becomes soft, you can add salt to taste, and then out of the pan.

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