Broccoli also known as green cauliflower, broccoli, is a Brassica brassica varieties. Its edible parts are green young flower stems and buds, rich in nutrients, containing protein, sugar, fat, vitamins and carrots. The nutrients are among the top of the same vegetables, and are known as the "crown of vegetables." Broccoli has a superior taste, crisp and refreshing, delicious flavor, fresh fragrance, stir-fried, cold, and soup. It is a fine product of vegetables.
Nutritional value
Broccoli is rich in nutrients, containing protein, fat, phosphorus, iron, carotene, vitamin B1, vitamin B2 and vitamin C, vitamin A, etc., especially rich in vitamin C, containing 88 milligrams per 100 grams, second only to chili. The highest content in vegetables; 3.5 grams to 4.5 grams of protein, 3 times that of cauliflower and 4 times that of tomato. Its texture is delicate, sweet and delicious, easy to digest, and beneficial to protect the blood.
The function and effect of broccoli
Heat and thirst to quench the lungs and cough.
Cauliflower nutrition is more abundant than ordinary vegetables. It contains proteins, fats, carbohydrates, dietary fiber, vitamins A, B, C, E, P, U and minerals such as calcium, phosphorus, and iron. Cauliflower is delicate in texture, sweet and delicious, easily digested and absorbed after eating, its tender stalk fiber is soft and delicious after cooking, suitable for middle and old aged people, children, and those with weak spleen and stomach and weak digestive function. Especially in the heat, thirst, golden yellow urine, hard stool or not smooth, 30 grams of decoction with cauliflower, frequent Beverage Service, not only have heat and thirst, diuretic effect, but also cool throat, Open tone, lungs, cough effect.
Play a role in strengthening the blood vessel wall
Some people will become green and blue once they have suffered minor collisions and injuries. This is because of the lack of vitamin K in the body. The best way to supplement is to eat more broccoli, so that the blood vessel wall is strengthened and the blood vessels are not easily injured and broken.
Helps increase body resistance.
Eating cauliflower often enhances the detoxification of the liver and improves the body's immune system, preventing colds and scurvy.
Good anti-cancer effect.
Cauliflower contains “sofaflafenâ€, a type of enzyme that stimulates cells to produce beneficial enzymes for the body. This enzyme, which has a very strong anti-cancer activity, allows cells to form a membrane that resists the erosion of external carcinogens and plays a positive role in preventing a variety of cancers. Animal experiments have shown that it can increase the activity of aromatic hydroxylase in the liver of mice by 54-fold and increase the activity in the intestinal mucosa by 30-fold, thus enabling microsomal multifunctional oxidase system in somatic cells (especially liver cells). Has the ability to decompose carcinogens and other harmful compounds that enter the human body so that the human body is in a virtuous cycle for a long time. Long-term consumption of cauliflower can reduce the incidence of cancers such as breast cancer, rectal cancer, and gastric cancer. According to reports of the American Cancer Society, cauliflower and Chinese cabbage have the best anti-cancer effects among numerous fruits and vegetables. Broccoli has a magical effect on killing the pylorus that causes stomach cancer.
Good blood vessel cleansing effect.
Broccoli is one of the foods containing the most flavonoids. In addition to preventing infections, flavonoids are also the best vascular cleansing agents that can prevent cholesterol oxidation and prevent platelet aggregation, thereby reducing the risk of heart disease and stroke.