Sihaiwang: okra is rare in the south, but it is not a northern dish. It comes from Ethiopia, India and West Africa in Africa. Okra is also a popular food in recent years. There are a lot of nutrients in okra, such as protein, zinc, selenium and other trace elements, which are helpful to enhance human immunity, protect eyesight and provide a lot of nutrients needed by human body. Besides, okra can also promote gastrointestinal peristalsis and help digestion. The mucus in okra can also protect the stomach wall Effect.
Nutritional value of Okra
As a vegetable, okra is rich in vitamins and minerals. There are 52 & mu; G vitamin A in every 100g of okra, and carotene is more pleasant. There are 310 & mu; G carotene in every 100g of okra. In the future, I want to add carotene. I have another choice. Besides carrots, I can also eat okra.
In addition, as a vegetable, it is also a high potassium food, containing 95mg potassium per 100g okra, 45mg calcium per 100g okra and 29mg magnesium per 100g okra.
In addition to these conventional nutrients, what surprises do foreign okra bring to us?
People who have eaten okra know that there is a lot of mucus in it, and many people like it or not. Do you know what those are? Those are actually polysaccharides.
Function of Polysaccharides
Although polysaccharide is also called sugar, it has many magical effects.
Because polysaccharide is not easy to be absorbed by the human body, it will pass through the intestines and take away some garbage in the intestines, so it can help the intestines peristalsis.
Although the polysaccharide passes through the intestines, it leaves beneficial bacteria, helps nourish the intestines environment and keep the intestines healthy;
It can absorb a certain amount of cholesterol and bring it out of the body to reduce the total cholesterol.
How to make okra delicious?
Such a good okra is also super simple to eat.
Okra
Blanch the whole Okra in water, then cut it into oblique pieces;
Drench Shanghai fresh juice, vinegar and sugar juice directly, and eat them as cold dishes.
Fried eggs with okra
Do not cut okra, directly blanch, and then cut into pieces for use;
Break up the eggs, sprinkle with a little salt and mix well.
Put oil in the hot pot and fry the eggs now. When the eggs are ready, put in the okra and stir fry.
Add a small amount of salt, stir fry and mix well, then leave the pot.