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Which nutritional value is higher, water bamboo or carrot?
Efficacy and function of Zizania latifolia;

Carrot.

Nutritional value of carrots;

1. Carrots can provide abundant vitamin A, and have the functions of promoting normal growth and reproduction, maintaining epithelial tissue, preventing respiratory tract infection and maintaining normal vision, and treating night blindness and dry eye. At the same time, it can also enhance human immunity and anti-cancer effect, reduce the chemotherapy reaction of cancer patients, and protect various organs. Eating carrots for women can reduce the incidence of ovarian cancer. In addition, potassium succinate contained in carrots helps to prevent arteriosclerosis, lower cholesterol and has a certain effect on the prevention and treatment of hypertension. Carotene can remove free radicals that cause aging, and the B vitamins and vitamin C contained in it also have the effect of moistening skin and resisting aging. In addition, its aromatic smell is caused by volatile oil, which can improve digestion and have bactericidal effect.

2. The fresh weight contains carotene1.67 ~12.1mg, which is 5 ~ 7 times higher than that of tomato. After eating, it is decomposed into vitamin A, which can prevent night blindness and respiratory diseases and promote the growth and development of children. In addition, it also contains more minerals such as calcium, phosphorus and iron. Eating two carrots every day can reduce blood cholesterol10% ~ 20%; Eating three carrots every day has a miraculous effect on preventing heart disease and tumors. Carrots have high nutritional value, most of which are nitrogen-free extracts, containing sucrose and fructose, so they are sweet and have more protein than other tubers. Carotene is particularly rich, which is beyond the average forage. Carrots also contain a lot of potassium salts, phosphorus salts and iron salts.

Nutritional value of Zizania latifolia;

Water bamboo is sweet and slightly cold, and has the effects of clearing heat, promoting fluid production, quenching thirst, diuresis, dehumidification and diuresis. It is mainly used to treat abdominal pain due to summer dampness, moderate scorching fever, polydipsia, adverse stool, alcoholism, hypogalactia, etc. Zizania latifolia is rich in vitamins with hangover relieving function. The organic nitrogen of tender Zizania latifolia exists in the form of amino acid, and can provide sulfur, which is delicious and has high nutritional value and is easily absorbed by human body.