Hawthorn can also strengthen the heart and prevent angina pectoris by enhancing myocardial contractility, increasing cardiac output, dilating coronary blood vessels, increasing coronary blood flow and reducing myocardial oxygen consumption. So, can diabetes eat hawthorn? What are the nutritional functions of hawthorn? First of all, modern medical research also shows that hawthorn has high nutritional value and specific pharmacological effects. According to the latest determination by the Center for Heart Disease and Food Safety of China Center for Disease Control and Prevention, hawthorn contains a lot of vitamins. Based on100g pulp, the content of vitamin C in fruits is only lower than that of fresh dates and kiwifruit. The content of vitamin E ranks first among fruits; The content of carotene is among the best in Rosaceae fruits. Vitamins C, E and carotene are antioxidants, which can improve human immunity and strengthen the body. Therefore, eating hawthorn regularly can prevent aging, beauty, cancer and arteriosclerosis. How do diabetics eat hawthorn? Hawthorn can be eaten raw, made into preserved fruit, hawthorn cake (roll), red jam, salad, hawthorn juice (wine), canned food, Sugar-Coated Berry and other snack foods, and made into delicious dishes such as shredded hawthorn, snack stuffing and hawthorn cake. Hawthorn is loved by people because it can prevent and treat diseases and is a good health product. Through the above introduction, we can know that people with diabetes can eat hawthorn, so what are the nutritional functions of hawthorn? Nutritional efficacy of hawthorn: Hawthorn slices contain vitamins, tartaric acid, citric acid, maslinic acid, malic acid and so on. , also contains brass, lactone, sugar, protein, fat and minerals such as calcium, phosphorus and iron, and the lipolytic enzyme contained in it can promote the digestion of fatty foods. Promote the secretion of gastric juice and increase the function of enzymes in the stomach. Chinese medicine believes that hawthorn has the effects of eliminating food stagnation, astringing and stopping dysentery, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. Indications are food stagnation, chest tightness, hernia, blood stasis and amenorrhea. Hawthorn contains triterpenoids and brass, which has obvious functions of dilating blood vessels, lowering blood pressure, strengthening myocardium, resisting arrhythmia and regulating blood lipid and cholesterol content.