First, the nutritional value of adzuki bean
The content of protein in adzuki bean seeds is about 23%, and the content of 8 essential amino acids is between 0.2% and 2.0%.
The starch content is about 54%, the fat content is below 1%, and the cellulose content is 5%-7%.
The content of protein is 2-3 times that of cereal.
In addition, adzuki beans are also rich in B vitamins and minerals, each100g contains 0.26-0.43mg of vitamin B and 0/8-2.1mg of vitamin B; Calcium 67-356 mg, phosphorus 305-478 mg, iron 4.5- 1 1. 1 mg, etc.
Second, adzuki bean tastes good.
Adzuki bean not only has high nutritional value, but also has large starch granules, good taste, easy melting, rich sand and unique flavor, and is a high-quality raw material for food processing industry.
Chinese people have the habit of eating adzuki beans since ancient times, and often process adzuki beans into bean paste or bean stuffing, and then make them into various main and non-staple foods, cakes or cold drinks.
Such as adzuki bean soup, adzuki bean soup, adzuki bean buns, adzuki bean cakes, adzuki bean cakes, adzuki bean spring rolls, coffee and chocolate, as well as adzuki bean popsicles and adzuki bean ice cream, are very popular among people.
Third, the edible taboos of adzuki beans
1, people with yin deficiency and not damp-heat and elderly people with clear urine should not eat adzuki beans.
2, adzuki bean juice has a strong ability to promote digestion, swelling and lactation is very effective.
But eating adzuki beans for a long time will make people black and thin and dry.
Fourthly, there are Heilongjiang, Liaoning, Hebei, Inner Mongolia, Shandong, Shanxi, Tianjin and other provinces and cities with large adzuki bean planting area in China.
According to the different farming systems in different planting areas, adzuki beans in China can be roughly divided into three planting areas.
1. Spring adzuki bean area in the north: This area includes Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Inner Mongolia and the northern parts of Hebei, Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces. Generally, seeds are sown in May and June, mainly with early-maturing varieties;
The second is the northern summer bean area: this area includes central and southern Hebei, Henan, Shandong, southwestern Shanxi, Beijing, Tianjin, Anhui, southwestern Shaanxi and northern Jiangsu. Generally, winter wheat is replanted with adzuki beans after harvest, mainly late-maturing varieties;
Iii. Southern adzuki bean area: This area includes southern provinces and belongs to the main non-adzuki bean producing area. The farming system in this area is complicated, and there are three sowing methods: spring, summer and autumn.