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Warm weather, the face of fresh crisp vegetables, many people will choose raw, because they believe that some nutrients contained in vegetables, such as vitamin C and B vitamins, it is easy processing and cooking in the destruction, so raw conducive to the preservation of nutrients. However, not all are suitable for raw vegetables, some of the best vegetables in boiling water about Billy eat, and some vegetables are not eaten raw.

In Europe and the United States, raw vegetables, the phenomenon is more common, such as onions, celery, carrots and sweet pepper can be used raw. Because vegetables contain a number of physiologically active substances can easily be destroyed in the cooking, but raw vegetables can maximize access to its nutritional value. However, according to Chinese eating habits, raw vegetables are difficult to adapt to some, then, like to eat vegetables in the end how it is the most scientific?

Nutrition research shows that most vegetables contain agents called interferon induced immune substances that the role of the interferon genes in human cells to produce interferon, a human cell "health guardian." That interferon can inhibit carcinogenesis of human cells and anti-virus infection. Because of this immune substances can not heat, so only raw vegetables in order to play its role. Therefore, if the vegetables can be eaten raw, it is best eaten raw; If you can not be eaten raw, it is best not to cook too familiar, in order to minimize nutrient losses.

The following is the optimal fit to be eaten raw are:

(1) cucumber

Cucumber contains vitamin C, B vitamins and trace elements, raw taste Ganliang crisp. Many ways cucumber eaten raw, either whole root when the fruit to eat, it can be sliced, wire, block, and various condiments like vermicelli, shredded chicken, tofu skin, etc. all kinds of cold dishes paired.

From the nutritional point of view, cucumber skin nutrient rich raw should be retained. In order to prevent pesticide residues on cucumber harm the human body, before the raw cucumber, cucumber should be about 20 minutes before regeneration in 清水中浸泡 eat. In addition, make cold dishes with cucumber, marinated immediate consumption should not place too long, or will lead to vitamin loss.

(2) tomatoes

Vitamin A rich tomato, eye protection and skin protection against very good. Sweet tomato Weisuan, when coupled with raw sugar, will taste more delicious.

As the vitamin on the protective effect of cardiovascular, hypertension, heart disease and the elderly can eat two or three tomatoes a day, if would be helpful health. But can not eat not flush skin turned blue tomatoes.

(3) celery

Celery is rich in crude fiber, vitamin PP, vitamin B: and so the protective role of vascular and blood pressure. Celery can be eaten raw can be cold, but also with the carrots I, cabbage, coriander and other dishes made with very tasty.

Suitable for summer eating celery, you can help people laxative, potassium and sodium balance regulation; vitamin PP on the skin, nervous system and have a certain influence on appetite, vitamin B, supplementary unable to prevent fatigue and mouth ulcers.

(4) Chinese cabbage

Raw cabbage can get rich in vitamin C and vitamin A, help control digestion was ulcer. Eat more fresh cabbage, and the beauty of the eye benefit. Raw cabbage many ways, such as sweet and sour cabbage, cabbage mixed with noodles, add to tofu skin, cooked pork, will taste even more delicious dishes. However, Chinese cabbage stored for too long, nutrition losses will be many, should not eat.

(5) radish

Raw carrot not only get vitamin C, there is oily solution, the effectiveness of digestion. There are many ways raw carrot, such as the Tang Ban radish, pink Siluobusi so, you can peel when the fruit to eat, sweet and delicious fragrance. Although raw vegetables absorb more nutrients, but not all vegetables are suitable to be eaten raw:

① vegetables are rich in starch

Such as potatoes, yams, taro, etc., as rich in starch, and starch grains not easy to break, to be cooked to eat, or can not digest.

② vegetables contain a toxin

Some vegetables, grain legumes, there is a toxic protein called agglutinin, if eaten raw, red blood cells within the body's blood gathered, causing nausea, vomiting and diarrhea, severe cases may be fatal. But the food is done, the toxic protein will lose toxicity, can be safe to eat.

③ contains more oxalic acid in vegetables

Such as spinach and green onions and long-term raw these things affect how the body of calcium, magnesium, iron, zinc and other mineral elements absorption, resulting in trace element deficiency, caused by degeneration of the skin, nails and a series of white lesions of Health.

Need to be reminded to do the best vegetable dish salad is fresh, put some vegetables in the refrigerator too long, it will lose its sweet taste and some nutrients are no longer suitable as cold dishes. Do a good job of cold dishes as perishable, it is best eaten the same day.