Nutritional components of okra
In recent years, okra has become popular all over the world, which is related to its low fat and sugar and rich in various healthy ingredients. The tender pods of okra are rich in vitamin A, carotene, vitamin C, vitamin E and so on. Especially vitamin a and carotene. These two organic compounds are beneficial to the physical and mental health of retina, protecting eyes and preventing cataracts.
In addition, the unique region of okra depends on the sticky taste produced by its unique sticky juice, which is actually the sugar in okra. It can not only enhance human body's resistance, maintain the moisturizing effect of articular cartilage and serosa, but also maintain the moisturizing effect of digestive system and respiratory system, promote the discharge of bile solids and other substances, reduce the accumulation of lipid components in arterial wall thickness, maintain the ductility of blood vessels, and avoid hoof aging and collagen diseases of liver and kidney function.
Taking okra regularly can relieve fatigue, enhance physical strength, recover quickly, and the practical effect of fatigue relief experiment is remarkable. It has become the first choice for athletes in many countries, so it is also called "Olympic fruits and vegetables, emerald ginseng" and so on. It is worth mentioning that okra is a seasonal food in autumn. It is rich in vitamin C, zinc, selenium and so on. , can make the skin tender and whiter. So eating okra in dry winter is also good for your skin.
Health care function of okra
Okra can be said to be the treasure of the whole body, and its roots, leaves, flowers and seeds can be used as medicine, which has the functions of clearing throat and benefiting throat, destroying breast and regulating menstruation. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that okra is sweet, cold and slippery, and can treat spleen and stomach weakness, constipation due to intestinal dryness, sores and furuncles. Contemporary research shows that the content of flavonoids in okra is 2.8%, which is much higher than the total content of soybean isoflavones in soybean. It has the effects of maintaining cardiovascular system, digesting and absorbing, invigorating stomach and promoting digestion, removing liver toxins and enhancing human immune function. The seeds of okra are rich in unsaturated fatty acids, which play a key role in basic metabolism. In addition, the phenolic compounds in okra seeds have antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial and other physiological activities and cell biological characteristics.
At present, the key foods developed and designed with okra as raw materials in the sales market include okra cereal bars, canned okra fruits, okra vegetable oil, okra herbal tea and other production and processing commodities; In the development and design of health care products, Abelmoschus esculentus capsule has the health care function of reducing energy fatigue, and its effective components are crude polysaccharide and total flavonoids.