Cauliflower is great! Meet four health care needs at one time
Hong Ruopu, a nutritionist at Xiao Zhong Branch of Taipei United Hospital, said that in Taiwan Province Province, cauliflower can be eaten almost all year round. Cauliflower is a cruciferous vegetable, and its nutritional content ranks 1 among similar vegetables, so it is known as the "king of vegetables". In fact, cauliflower is an out-and-out super food with excellent health care effect, especially in the following four aspects:
1. Helps to lose weight: cauliflower is low in calories and rich in dietary fiber. Take Chinese cabbage flower as an example, there are only 19 calories per100g, but the dietary fiber is 2g. Compared with the same weight of white rice 182 calories and 0.6 grams of dietary fiber, it can not only increase satiety, but also not increase the burden on the body. No wonder.
2. Improve constipation: cauliflower is rich in dietary fiber, which can not only increase satiety, help stabilize blood sugar and control weight, but also promote intestinal peristalsis, help feces and excessive waste in the body to be excreted smoothly, get rid of the trouble of defecation, and reduce subsequent symptoms such as abdominal distension, abdominal protrusion and chronic inflammation, and even colorectal cancer.
3. Anti-cancer and anti-cancer: Cauliflower contains a precious mineral-selenium. Scientists have found that proper selenium supplementation from food can enhance immunity, enhance the body's anti-aging ability, prevent cancer and prevent hypertension and heart disease. In addition, cauliflower also contains a variety of anticancer substances with strong antioxidant capacity, such as indole, sulforaphane, beta carotene, aromatic isothiocyanate, etc., which is helpful to inhibit the growth of cancer cells or induce cancer cells to apoptosis.
4. Beauty: cauliflower is rich in dithizone, which can inhibit the formation of melanin and prevent the formation of skin pigmentation. Maintaining a certain concentration in the body is helpful for whitening. In addition, cauliflower is also a kind of vegetable rich in vitamin C, even higher than some fruits. According to the food ingredient database of Food and Drug Administration, the average content of vitamin C in broccoli is about 75.3 mg100g, which is 2. 1 times that of lemon and nearly 30 times that of apple. Vitamin C has a strong antioxidant capacity, which can block the production of melanin, promote the synthesis of collagen, and help the skin keep white and elastic.
Eating more cauliflower is healthier, and only people with kidney disease and flatulence should avoid it.
Although cauliflower has many benefits to health, nutritionist Hong Ruopu reminds "patients with kidney disease and people who are prone to flatulence" to eat it in moderation! The ability to metabolize potassium ions in patients with nephropathy is poor. Eating too much high-potassium food can easily lead to hyperkalemia, causing muscle weakness, finger paralysis, chest tightness, and even arrhythmia. Cauliflower is high in potassium, so it is recommended to eat less or blanch with boiling water before cooking, which will help reduce potassium intake.
The flatulence is mainly due to the dithioketone and indole in cauliflower, which easily hinder digestion and lead to flatulence. Therefore, if people often have flatulence, it is not recommended to take a large amount of cauliflower and stop using it appropriately.
In addition, ordinary people should also master some tips when cooking, avoid boiling for a long time, and try to cook by steaming or scalding, so as to retain more complete nutrients and really eat healthy!
Cauliflower is a cruciferous vegetable, and its nutritional content ranks 1 among similar vegetables, so it is known as the "king of vegetables". As far as possible, cauliflower can be cooked by steaming or scalding, which can retain more complete nutrients.