The weight-reducing effect of carrot is firstly because carrot itself contains a lot of plant fiber, which has strong water absorption after entering the human body and is easy to swell in the intestine, so that the human body will not feel too hungry, and it can strengthen the peristalsis of the intestine, thereby relaxing bowels and slimming.
Carrot is a crispy and nutritious home-cooked dish, which is known as "Little Ginseng". Carrots are rich in sugar, fat, volatile oil, carotene, vitamin A, vitamin B 1, vitamin B2, anthocyanin, calcium, iron and other nutrients.
Every 100g carrot contains about 0.6g of protein, 0.3g of fat, 7.6-8.3g of sugar, 0.6mg of iron, 0.35-17.25mg of provitamin A and 0/0.02-0.04mg of vitamin B.
It also contains pectin, starch, inorganic salts and various amino acids. Among all kinds of varieties, the content of carotene in deep orange is the highest. American scientists have confirmed that eating two carrots a day can reduce blood cholesterol10% ~ 20%; Eating three carrots a day helps to prevent heart disease and tumors.
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Carrots (scientific name: Daucus carota? Alfalfa), also known as carrot or Ganxun, is a variety of wild carrot (scientific name: Daucus carota l.var. Carota). The difference between this variety and the original variety is that the root is fleshy, rectangular and conical, thick and fat, red or yellow.
Biennial herb, height15-120cm. The stems are solitary, all with white coarse bristles. Basal leaves membranous, rectangular; The petiole is 3- 12 cm long; Cauline leaves subsessile with leaf sheath. Compound umbel, peduncle 10-55 cm long, with coarse hair; The involucre has many bracts, which are leaflike and pinnately divided; There are many spokes, and as a result, the outer spokes bend inward; Involucral bracts 5-7, linear; Flowers are usually white and sometimes reddish; Petals are unequal in length, 3- 10 mm long. The fruit is ovoid, 3-4 mm long and 2 mm wide, with white bristles on the edge. Flowering period may-July.
China, Sichuan, Guizhou, Henan, Hubei, Jiangxi, Anhui, Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. Widely planted all over the country. Distributed in Europe and Southeast Asia.
References:
Baidu encyclopedia-carrot