Kelp is rich in nutrition: every 100 grams of dried kelp contains 8.2 grams of crude protein, 0.1 grams of fat, 57 grams of sugar, 9.8 grams of crude fiber, 12.9 grams of inorganic salt, 2.25 grams of calcium, 0.15 grams of iron, 0.57 mg of carotene, 0.69 mg of thiamine (vitamin B1), 0.36 mg of riboflavin (vitamin B2) and 16 mg of niacin, which can emit 262 dry calories.
Kelp is so rich in nutrients. What are the benefits of eating kelp? Let's read down with questions and find out what benefits eating kelp can bring us.
Kelp silk benefits of eating kelp:
1. Beauty, weight loss and anti-aging:
Kelp juice can beautify and beautify the skin. Bathing with kelp soup can moisturize the skin and make the skin fresh, smooth, bright and beautiful; Kelp contains a lot of dietary fiber, which can increase the sense of satiety of obese people. Moreover, kelp has very low fat content and low calories. It is a food for obese people to lose weight; Kelp is rich in calcium and iodine, which contributes to the synthesis of thyroxine. The combination of these two foods can not only beautify, but also delay aging.
2. Hair care:
Kelp is extremely rich in iodine. It is the main raw material for the synthesis of thyroxine in the body, and the luster of hair is formed due to the role of thyroxine in the body.
3. Improve immunity and inhibit tumor:
Kelp can improve the body's humoral immunity and promote the body's cellular immunity. Kelp is also rich in anti-cancer star selenium, which has the effect of anti-cancer.
4. Reduce blood pressure and lipid, prevent cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases:
Kelp ammonia, potassium salt and calcium can reduce the absorption of cholesterol and reduce blood pressure; At the same time, kelp contains a large amount of unsaturated fatty acids and food fiber, which can remove cholesterol attached to the blood vessel wall, smooth the intestines and stomach, and promote the excretion of cholesterol. In addition, kelp contains a large amount of polyunsaturated fatty acid EPA, which can reduce the viscosity of blood and reduce the hardening of blood vessels. Therefore, eating kelp often can prevent cardiovascular diseases.
5. Prevention and treatment of goiter:
Kelp contains iodine and iodide, which can prevent iodine deficiency goiter.
6. Diuresis and detumescence:
Kelp is often attached with a layer of white powder mannitol, which is a valuable medicinal substance. Modern scientific research has proved that mannitol can reduce blood pressure, diuresis and detumescence.
7. Brain tonifying:
Kelp contains taurine, which can play a very important role in children's brain development and growth. The brown surface of kelp also contains glutamate to promote children's development, which is 30 times higher than liver oil. It can strengthen the brain and help children develop healthily.
8. Gastrointestinal "scavenger":
Kelp is rich in cellulose, which can timely clear the waste and toxins in the intestine. Therefore, it can effectively prevent the occurrence of rectal cancer and constipation.
Refreshing kelp knowledge expansion: the price of kelp: there are many coastal cities and it is cheaper. It is divided into dry kelp and wet kelp. Dry kelp is generally 10 yuan / kg, which is more expensive in other places.
How to choose kelp:
1. See if there is white frost: see if there is white frost on the surface of dry kelp. The kelp with white frost is good kelp, and the quality of no kelp is poor. White frost is mannitol produced after phytoalkali weathering. It is nutritious.
2. Look at the color: grayish green and natural color is good kelp. Don't choose emerald green.
3. Observe the appearance and texture: good kelp leaves are wide and thick, thick green or purple and slightly yellow, without dead leaves. The tied dry kelp shall be carefully inspected, and the one without sediment, mildew and tidiness shall be selected. Touch the non stick surface with your hand.
4. Choose to buy in regular shopping malls: the quality of kelp in regular shopping malls is relatively guaranteed. Choose one marked with "QS". Such kelp has been strictly examined and is relatively safe.
5. Cleaning: the bought kelp shall be cleaned with clean water. If the water has abnormal color after washing, it shall be returned immediately and shall not be eaten. If there is no abnormality, you can cook delicious kelp after soaking your hair.
Warm tips of cold kelp silk: making skills:
1. Kelp is a kind of delicious food, which can be used as cold mix and soup. But before eating, you should wash it first, then soak it, and then put the soaked water and kelp into the pot to make soup. In this way, mannitol and some vitamins dissolved in water can be avoided from being discarded, so as to preserve the effective components in kelp.
2. Soak in water for 2 ~ 3 hours before cooking, and change the water several times in the middle.
3. In order to ensure that the kelp is fresh, tender and delicious, boil it with water for about 15 minutes, and the time should not be too long.
Edible notes:
1. It is especially suitable for people with insufficient energy, iodine deficiency, insufficient Qi and blood, cirrhotic ascites and neurasthenia.
2. Pregnant women and nursing mothers should not eat too much kelp. Because iodine in kelp can enter the fetus and infant with blood circulation, causing thyroid dysfunction.
3. People with deficiency cold of spleen and stomach should eat with caution. People with deficiency cold of spleen and stomach and patients with excessive iodine in hyperthyroidism should avoid eating.
4, suitable for iodine deficiency, thyroid enlargement, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, coronary heart disease, diabetes, arteriosclerosis, osteoporosis, malnutrition anemia and thinning hair can be eaten more.
5. Patients with hyperthyroidism should not eat kelp, because kelp is rich in iodine, which will aggravate the disease.