The main production process of tofu is pulping, that is, soybean is made into soybean milk; The second is solidification, that is, soybean milk solidifies into a gel containing a lot of water under the action of heat and coagulant, which is tofu.
Tofu contains a variety of trace elements necessary for human body, and is also rich in high-quality protein, which is known as "vegetable meat". The digestion and absorption rate of tofu is above 95%.
Tofu is a nourishing, heat-clearing and health-preserving food. Regular eating can tonify the middle energizer, clear away heat and moisten dryness, promote fluid production to quench thirst and clear the stomach. It is more suitable for people with heat constitution, bad breath, thirst and indigestion. Tofu not only has the function of increasing nutrition, helping digestion and stimulating appetite, but also is quite beneficial to the growth and development of teeth and bones. Tofu is sweet and cool, and has the effects of invigorating qi, harmonizing middle energizer, promoting fluid production, moistening dryness and clearing heat.
Tofu recipe
Tofu fish soup:
This is a very common diet, which is not only delicious, but also gives full play to their nutritional value. Tofu contains less methionine, while fish is very rich. The content of phenylalanine in fish is relatively low, while that in tofu is relatively high. In this way, when we eat together, we can learn from each other, supplement each other and improve the nutritional value. Because tofu contains high calcium content and fish is rich in vitamin D, the absorption rate of calcium in human body can be improved many times with the help of vitamin D in fish.
Tofu cook the meat or egg tofu:
Although it is rich in protein, it has no essential amino acid-methionine. If mixed with other foods containing high-quality protein, such as meat and eggs, the nutritional utilization rate of protein in tofu can be improved.
Boiled kelp with tofu:
Kelp is rich in iodine. Cooking with tofu can supplement calcium and iodine at the same time. Rich in nutrition and low in price, it can supplement high-quality protein, lecithin, linoleic acid, vitamin B 1, vitamin E, calcium, iron and so on.
Boiled radish with tofu:
Tofu is a plant protein. If you eat too much, you will get indigestion. Radish, especially white radish, has a strong digestive function. If mixed with tofu, it is beneficial to the absorption of tofu, and people will not be troubled by indigestion.