Carrots contain 1.67-12.1 mg carotene per 100 g fresh weight, which is 5-7 times higher than that of tomatoes. After eating, carrots are digested and decomposed into vitamin A, which can prevent night blindness and respiratory diseases. It can be fried, boiled, eaten raw, pickled and pickled, and can be stored. It is distributed all over the world. It is cultivated in the north and south of China, and its output occupies the second place of root vegetables. It can fight cancer and is called "small ginseng" underground.
Carrot is a kind of delicious and nutritious vegetable. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that it can replenish the Central Qi, strengthen the stomach and digestion, strengthen the Yuan Yang, and calm the five viscera. It has a good effect on indigestion, chronic dysentery, cough, and night blindness. Therefore, it is known as "Oriental ginseng". When cooked with oil, it can be converted into vitamin A in the human body, improve the body's immunity and indirectly eliminate cancer cells. The latest research of American scientists has confirmed that eating two carrots a day can reduce blood cholesterol by 10% ~ 20%; Eating three carrots a day helps prevent heart disease and cancer.
The main nutrients in carrots are: β- Carotene, which exists in the cell wall of carrots, is composed of cellulose and cannot be directly digested by the human body. It can only be broken by chopping, cooking and chewing, β- Carotene can be released and truly digested, absorbed and utilized by the human body. Intact β- Carotene and other nutrients have a great relationship with our eating and cooking methods.
It is determined that the carotene contained in carrots is 30-40 times higher than that of white radish and other vegetables. When carotene enters the human body, it can be converted into rich vitamin A under the action of a series of enzymes, and then absorbed and utilized by the body, thus making up for the deficiency of vitamin A. Vitamin A can promote the normal growth and reproduction of the body, maintain the epithelial tissue, prevent respiratory tract infection and maintain normal vision, and treat night blindness and xerophthalmia. Natural vitamin A, which is converted from carotene, plays a better role than synthetic drugs. Carotene can remove the free radicals that cause aging. In addition to vitamin A, the B vitamins and vitamin C and other brand nutrients also have the effect of moisturizing skin and anti-aging. The aroma of carrots is caused by volatile oil. It can improve digestion and has bactericidal effect.
Carrots can enhance human immunity, have anti-cancer effects, and can reduce the chemotherapy reaction of cancer patients, and have a protective effect on various organs. Women who eat carrots can reduce the incidence rate of ovarian cancer. Carrots contain potassium hyaluronate, which helps to prevent vascular sclerosis, reduce cholesterol, and have a certain effect on the prevention and treatment of hypertension.
