Okra is also known as okra, coffee, sunflower, croissant, and tomato. The origin of okra is in India, and it is mainly cultivated in the tropics and subtropics. In China, the main cultivation areas are in Shandong, Hebei, Jiangsu, Yunnan, Hubei, South China, and Guangdong. Okra's growth cycle is relatively short, heat and drought, need plenty of light, usually from July to October harvest and a large number of market, so now is the season of consumption of okra.
Okra is divided into two types, red and green. Okra, which is often seen in daily life, is mostly green. Okra has the reputation of “vegetable kingâ€. Okra is rich in nutrients and has high nutritional value. When you cut okra, there will be a lot of mucus, which has a special fragrance. Mucus is rich in nutrients such as arachican, pectin, milk polysaccharide, and calcium oxalate. , Protein, rhamnose, etc., and pectin contained therein are soluble fibers that contribute to human gastrointestinal health. The following Xiaobian specifically introduces what nutrients are contained in okra.
The nutritional content of 100 grams okra is as follows:
Carbohydrates: 76.6g
Protein: 7.6 g
Dietary fiber: 8.3 g
Fat: 0.4g
Carotene: 16910 micrograms
Vitamin A: 2818 micrograms
Thiamin: 0.23 mg
Riboflavin: 0.18 mg
Vitamin C: 846 mg
Vitamin E: 6.05 mg
Niacin: 4 mg
Potassium: 1443 mg
Magnesium: 145 mg
Calcium: 130 mg
Phosphorus: 106 mg
Sodium: 26 mg
Iron: 7.4 mg
Zinc: 1.65 mg
Copper: 1.17 mg
Manganese: 0.84 mg
Selenium: 3.01 micrograms
Calories: 307 kcal
The effect and function of okra
1. Kidney
In addition to the reputation of the king of vegetables, okra is also known as the “plant Viagra,†referring to the nutrients contained in okra to nourish kidney.
2. Increase resistance
Okra is rich in nutrients, as can be seen from the above nutrients, and okra is also known as "vegetable king", so eating okra can enhance the body's resistance.
3. Calcium supplementation
Although okra is a plant, the quantity of calcium in okra is also high, and the body's absorption rate of calcium in okra is as high as 50% to 60%, so consumption of okra can supplement calcium.
4. relieve fatigue
Musk in okra is rich in nutrients, and its nutrients can eliminate human fatigue and restore physical strength. Therefore, consumption of okra can relieve fatigue.
5. hypoglycemic
Okra mucilage contains water-soluble fiber pectin and mucin. These substances can slow down the body's absorption of sugar, thereby reducing the body's demand for insulin, which in turn reduces blood sugar. Okra is rich in carotenoids. Carotene helps to maintain the secretion of insulin in human body to balance blood sugar.
6. Protect gastrointestinal
Okra contains water-soluble fiber pectin and cow's milk polysaccharide. These substances can help the body to digest and absorb, protect the gastric mucosa, promote gastric secretion, increase appetite, promote gastrointestinal motility, relieve indigestion, stomach ulcers, gastritis and other symptoms. .
7. Beauty
Okra is rich in vitamins, including carotene, vitamin A, vitamin C, and vitamin E. Both carotene and vitamin A can protect the skin. Both vitamin C and vitamin E are available. Strong anti-oxidation, can clear the body's free radicals, play an anti-aging effect, and can also inhibit the deposition of melanin in the skin, whitening the skin, so edible okra can beauty beauty.
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