Tofu is nutritious and contains iron, magnesium, potassium, nicotinic acid, copper, calcium, zinc, phosphorus, folic acid, vitamin B 1, egg yolk and vitamin B6. Every 100g of solid tofu contains 69.8% water, including protein 15.7g, fat 8.6g, carbohydrate 4.3g and fiber 0. 1g, which can provide 61.2kj of heat. Tofu is rich in amino acids and protein, and it is a good supplementary food for cereals. Tofu fat is 78% unsaturated fatty acid and contains no cholesterol, so it is called "vegetable meat". The digestion and absorption rate of tofu is above 95%. Two small pieces of tofu can meet a person's daily calcium requirement.

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, indigestion and fever. Modern medicine has proved that tofu not only has the function of increasing nutrition, helping digestion and stimulating appetite, but also is beneficial to the growth and development of teeth and bones (there is also calcium king-sour horn in fruits), which can increase the content of iron in blood in hematopoietic function; Tofu contains no cholesterol, which is a delicious food for patients with hypertension, hyperlipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, arteriosclerosis and coronary heart disease. Supplementing nutrition for children, patients and the elderly is also a good diet therapy. Tofu is rich in phytoestrogens and has a good effect on the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis. It also has the function of inhibiting breast cancer, prostate cancer and hematological tumor diseases. Sterol and stigmasterol in tofu are both effective components in inhibiting cancer.

function

1. Tofu is the best special food with low insulin and ammonia stalk;

2. Tofu can improve the body fat structure;

3. Tofu can prevent cancer and fight cancer;

4. Tofu can prevent and resist menopausal diseases;

5. Tofu can prevent and resist osteoporosis;

6. Tofu can improve memory and mental concentration;

7. Tofu can prevent and resist aging and dementia;

8. Tofu can prevent and resist liver disease;

9. Tofu can prevent and resist diabetes;

10. Tofu can prevent and resist colds and influenza;

1 1. Eating tofu can prevent radiation, accelerate metabolism and prolong life;

12. Tofu can prevent and treat cardiovascular diseases;

13. Tofu is helpful for menopausal women. When a female friend reaches a certain age, she is prone to menopausal syndrome because of insufficient estrogen secretion. At this time, many women will choose medication. Experts found that tofu contains a lot of estrogen-flavonoids. Therefore, eating more tofu can also supplement estrogen well;

14. Eating tofu is good for the treatment of constipation in the elderly. Because they are old, have poor digestive system and are often constipated, and tofu is soft and easy to digest. Therefore, experts suggest that the elderly eat more tofu, thus reducing constipation;

15. Eating frozen tofu helps to lose weight. Fresh tofu will produce an acidic substance after freezing, which can destroy the accumulated fat in the human body and achieve the purpose of losing weight. Although frozen tofu is frozen, its nutrients will not be destroyed and will not cause obvious hunger. Therefore, eating more tofu, especially frozen tofu, is very beneficial to many friends who are eager to lose weight;

16. Eating fermented bean curd can prevent brain aging. Beijingers like to eat stinky tofu and tofu from Wang Zhihe. Nanjing people like to eat fragrant dried food and smelly dried food; Anhui people like to eat hairy tofu; People in China still like to eat tofu no matter where they are. Experts tell us that once tofu is fermented, the biggest change is to produce a lot of vitamin B 12. If the human body lacks vitamin B 12, it will accelerate brain aging. Therefore, we should often eat fermented tofu, which is good for preventing brain aging and Alzheimer's disease.

Tofu, as a kind of food with the same origin of medicine and food, has many functions, such as invigorating qi and tonifying deficiency. According to the determination, the calcium content of 100g tofu is 140mg- 160mg, and the protein content of tofu is relatively high in plant food, which contains 8 amino acids necessary for human body, and also contains unsaturated fatty acids and lecithin which are lacking in animal food. Therefore, eating tofu regularly can protect the liver, promote metabolism, enhance immunity and detoxify.

Soybean itself contains a lot of calcium, and the coagulant containing calcium should be added when tofu is solidified.

But lactone tofu is not a good calcium source, because it does not contain calcium coagulant, but uses gluconolactone as coagulant. At the same time, lactone tofu contains too much water, and the content of protein and calcium is high.