What is the nutritional value of mulberry leaves? Can it be used for cooking?
Mulberry leaves contain many vitamins and minerals, amino acids, carbohydrates and plant fibers. Modern science shows that mulberry leaf is a good functional food, which can lower blood pressure, reduce blood fat, resist aging, increase endurance, lower cholesterol, inhibit fat accumulation, inhibit thrombosis, inhibit the proliferation of harmful bacteria in intestinal tract, inhibit the generation of harmful oxides, and the most prominent role is to prevent diabetes. \x0d\ According to modern research, dried mulberry leaves contain 25-45% of crude protein, 20-25% of carbohydrates and 5% of crude fat, and are rich in potassium, calcium, vitamin C, B 1, B2 and A, and various trace elements such as copper, zinc, boron and manganese. Mulberry leaves contain ecdysterone, lupinone, target glycoside, morin and other amino acids, vitamins, tapestric acid, folic acid, fumaric acid, racemic creatine, phytoestrogen and other human substances, which have the functions of anti-stress, anti-aging, enhancing body endurance and regulating adrenaline function. \ x0d \ x0d \ In the fourth national census in the 1990s, it was found that there were many people living in a county in Xinjiang for a long time. One of the main reasons was that mulberry trees were widely planted here, and local people used to drink mulberry leaves instead of tea, and they also ate mulberries all the year round. Mulberry leaves contain more folic acid, each gram of mulberry leaves contains folic acid 105 microgram, which is a kind of medical raw material, participates in the synthesis of nucleic acid, has the functions of resisting various anemia and promoting growth, and can be used to treat gastric cancer, gastrointestinal disorder, anorexia, malnutrition, rash dermatitis, etc. It is of great significance to human health. \x0d\\x0d\ 1。 Braised crucian carp with fresh mulberry leaves \x0d\ This soup is made by boiling fresh mulberry leaves, but the cooking method is little known. \x0d\ Mulberry leaves contain hypoglycemic substances, which have antipyretic, antibacterial and hypoglycemic effects. They are cold, sweet and slightly bitter, and have the effects of dispelling wind and clearing heat, clearing lung and moistening dryness, clearing liver and improving eyesight. Braised crucian carp with fresh mulberry leaves, the soup is clear and delicious, and has the effects of clearing liver, improving eyesight, quenching thirst and promoting fluid production, which is suitable for men, women and children. \x0d\ Materials: fresh mulberry leaves 150g, crucian carp 1, soybean kernels 50g, lean pork 250g and 5 slices of ginger. \x0d\ Cooking: Wash things separately. Wash crucian carp, fry until slightly yellow, and splash a little water. Put it into a casserole with ginger, add 2500ml (8 bowls) of water, and after the fire is boiled, change it to slow fire 1 hour, and add appropriate amount of salt. This amount can be used by 3 to 4 people, and crucian carp and lean pork can be picked up and mixed with soy sauce for dinner. \x0d\ 2。 Stewed pork trotters with fresh mulberry leaves \x0d\ Material: 5g fresh mulberry leaves, 60g pork trotters, half candied dates, ginger 1 tablet. \x0d\ Practice: Wash pork tenderloin and cut it into large pieces. Rinse fresh mulberry leaves with water, then put all the ingredients in a stew pot and stew for 3 hours, adding salt to taste when drinking. \x0d\ Note: Mulberry leaves are freshest from March to May, so don't miss them. Young leaves can be cooked and eaten. If you stew soup, old leaves can do no harm. \x0d\ Comments: This is the first time I have seen such a match. Mulberry leaves can retain fresh and tender color after stewing, and taste sweet and delicious. The fragrance left in the soup is the fresh fragrance of trees sprouting in spring. \x0d\ 3。 Stewed pig with fresh mulberry leaves \x0d\ Practice: \x0d\ 1. Wash mulberry leaves and hair roots, and cut into sections; \x0d\ 2。 Wash the pig exhibition, cut it into large pieces and dip it in water; \x0d\ 3。 Boil the water, pour it into the saucepan, add all the ingredients, cover and stew for two hours, and season with salt. \x0d\ Efficacy: \x0d\ clearing away heat and toxic materials, inducing diuresis, clearing liver and improving eyesight. Not suitable for people who have a cold, light mouth and cough with thin and white phlegm. \x0d\ 4。 Fresh mulberry leaves can be used as soup, such as fresh mulberry root stew pig exhibition, fresh mulberry root soy sauce crucian carp, fresh mulberry leaf fried egg soup, fresh mulberry leaf candied dates pig bone soup. In addition, fresh mulberry leaves can also be used for cooking. Choose the tender mulberry steamed meat pie, or make soup, soft and smooth. However, after May, the mulberry leaves will get old. If you want to eat, do it now!