Characteristics: carrots are taproot vegetables, in addition to planting, there are wild; there are varieties of red, purple-red, orange, turmeric and so on. Red radish sugar content is higher than the general vegetables, the sugar contained in the sugar belongs to sucrose, most of them are directly absorbed by the human rest, it is rich in carotene, after ingesting into the body into the A-vitamins, red radish body contains two kinds of vitamins, proteins, fats and some minerals.

Use: carrots as vegetables to eat, can also be made into dried vegetables or processed into powder, but also pickled pickles, sauerkraut. Carrot contains a kind of vitamins can maintain the eyes and skin health, the pediatric chondromalacia also has therapeutic effect; carrot is also a Chinese medicine, often as a nutritional stomach agent; due to the good nutrition of carrots, known as the "small ginseng", can be treated for night blindness, malnutrition, loss of appetite, eye dryness, etc., the carrot in the potassium salt of succinate, is to lower the blood pressure of the effective ingredients.

Carrots are a crunchy, flavorful, nutritious home vegetables, Li Shizhen boasted it to the home (the most vegetables). The latest research by American scientists confirmed: eat two carrots a day, can make the blood cholesterol reduced by 10% to 20%; eat three carrots a day, on the prevention of heart disease and tumors have a miraculous effect. A study in the Netherlands found that with the intake of beta-carotene-containing healthy eating habits of the elderly, the risk of heart failure is lower.

So, how should carrots eat more reasonable? People are not very clear. The customary way of eating carrots is to eat them raw, cut them into julienne strips and fans and eat them cold, or cut them into slices and fry them with other vegetables. I don't know, this is not in line with the principle of nutrition. Because the main nutrient in the carrot is β-carotene, which exists in the carrot cell wall, and the cell wall is composed of cellulose, the human body can not be directly digested, the only way through the chopping, cooking and chewing, etc., so that the cell wall is broken, β-carotene can be released for the human body to be absorbed and utilized.

Experiments have shown that if a pressure cooker is used for cooking, because it reduces the contact between carrots and air, the preservation rate of beta-carotene can be as high as 97%. Experiments also show that β-carotene in the body of the digestive absorption rate and the amount of fat used in cooking is closely related to the amount of cooking oil cooked with sufficient cooking oil, β-carotene in the body of the digestive absorption rate of up to 90%. Because, β-carotene is a fat-soluble substance, it is only soluble in oil, not in water.

While carrots are rich in beta-carotene, but to maintain its nutrition, and can be truly digested, absorbed and utilized by the body, and our consumption and cooking methods have a great relationship. Scientific and reasonable way of consumption is: carrots should be cooked and eaten, to maintain its nutritional best cooking method has two points, one is to cut carrots into cubes, add seasonings, fried with sufficient oil; the second is to cut carrots into cubes, add seasonings, and pork, beef, lamb, etc. together with a pressure cooker stewed for 15 to 20 minutes. But according to the United States Johns Hopkins School of Medicine study found that excessive carotene will affect the ovary's luteinizing hormone synthesis, secretion is reduced, and some may even cause no menstruation, no ovulation, or menstrual disorders. Therefore, female friends should pay attention to the amount of consumption.