4hw.com.cn: we all know that we need to blanch before eating bitter melon, so that we can eat better health and taste better. And the practice of balsam pear is also a variety of, eat the most is stir fried balsam pear. Do we need to go to seed when we eat balsam pear? Let's learn how to eat balsam pear!
Should balsam pear be seeded
Some people can get rid of it if they are not used to it.
Balsam pear seed, the seed of balsam pear, is an annual climbing herb. The seed is oval, flat, 10-15mm long, with angular teeth at both ends, uneven stripes on both sides, and wrapped in red fleshy false seed skin. Balsam pear seed is rich in fiber, carbohydrate and fat oil. It also contains balsam pear element and protein.
Can bitter melon seeds be eaten
Balsam pear seeds are edible. When the bitter gourd is fully ripe and no longer green, the inner pulp of the bitter gourd will turn red completely. At this time, the bitter gourd seeds can be eaten. If the bitter gourd is not fully ripe, then the bitter gourd seeds will be some bitter at this time. The bitter melon seeds are not bitter, but sweet. But it's better not to eat more. Balsam pear seeds have certain properties.
What are the advantages of bitter gourd
1. Promote diet, antiphlogistic and antipyretic: momordoside and bitter element in Momordica charantia can increase appetite, strengthen spleen and appetizer; quinine, an alkaloid, has the effect of diuresis, promoting blood circulation, antiphlogistic and antipyretic, clearing heart and eyesight.
2. Cancer prevention and anti-cancer: Momordica charantia protein composition and a large amount of vitamin C can improve the immune function of the body, so that the immune cells have the effect of killing cancer cells; Momordica charantia juice contains a certain protein composition, which can strengthen the megaphagocytic ability, and is clinically effective for lymphosarcoma and leukemia; Trypsin inhibitor extracted from Momordica charantia seeds can inhibit the protease secreted by cancer cells, and prevent malignant tumors Growth.
3. Hypoglycemia: the fresh juice of Momordica charantia, which contains momordoside and insulin like substances, has a good hypoglycemic effect and is an ideal food for diabetics.