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Cauliflower is a common vegetable in our life, it is white, green two. Cauliflower is rich in protein, phosphorus, vitamin B2 and vitamin C, vitamin A and other nutrients, its nutritional value is high, is the main reason why it has high popularity in the vegetables.

We usually eat broccoli, but for its nutritional value, efficacy and effect, cooking notes know little. Xiao Bian in this particular collection for everyone, and then follow the Xiaobian together, a detailed look at it.

Nutritional value, cauliflower

Cauliflower is rich in nutrients. It is the fourth largest health food recommended by time magazine. Cauliflower is rich in protein, fat, carbohydrates, dietary fiber, vitamins and minerals. Among them, vitamin C content is higher, every 100 grams contain vitamin Cp85-100 mg, 4 times higher than Chinese cabbage, carotene content is 8 times of Chinese cabbage, vitamin B2 content is 2 times of Chinese cabbage. White, green, two kinds of cauliflower nutrition, the role is basically the same, green, white carotene content is higher. Cauliflower tender meat, sweet and delicious, easy to digest and absorb after eating. The ancient Westerners discovered that cauliflower often had the effect of soothing the throat, opening tone, moistening lung and relieving cough, so they called cauliflower "heaven sent medicine" and "poor doctor"".

Two, the effect and role of cauliflower

1. build up your physique

High vitamin C content of cauliflower, not only conducive to people's growth and development, more important is to improve the body's immune function, promote liver detoxification, enhance human health, increase disease resistance, improve the immune function of human body. Especially in the prevention and treatment of gastric cancer, breast cancer, the effect is better.

2. anti-cancer

Cauliflower contains antioxidant, anti cancer trace elements, long-term consumption can reduce breast cancer, colorectal cancer and cancer of the stomach and other cancer incidence. According to the American Cancer Society, in many vegetables and fruits, cauliflower and Chinese cabbage have the best anti-cancer effect.

3. clearing vessel

Cauliflower is one of the largest food containing flavonoids, flavonoids can prevent infection, or the best vascular cleaning agent, can prevent the oxidation of cholesterol, prevent platelet clumping, thus reducing the risk of heart disease and stroke.

4. detoxify the liver

Eat cauliflower more, but also to strengthen the blood vessel wall, it is not easy to rupture. Rich in vitamin C, the cauliflower can enhance liver detoxification, and can improve the body's immunity, can prevent colds and scurvy.

5. rich dimensional K

Some people's skin becomes black and blue once they are touched and hurt by a small lack of vitamin K in the body. The best way to supplement it is to eat more cauliflower.

6. biological activity

According to American nutritionists, there are a variety of indole derivatives in cauliflower, which can reduce estrogen levels in the body and prevent breast cancer. In addition, the research showed that an enzyme extracted from cauliflower can prevent cancer, this substance called sulforaphen, improve carcinogen detoxification enzyme activity; in addition cauliflower also contains two thiophenol thione, can reduce the formation of melanin enzyme and prevent the formation of skin pigment spots, often edible can smooth appetizer have a good whitening effect on skin.

7. lose weight

Since cauliflower contains more than 90% water, it contains less calories (23~32 kcal per cup), so for people who want to lose weight, it can fill the belly, and not make you fat.

Note three, cooked cauliflower

1. making cold dishes with soy sauce, soy sauce if you prefer the taste, can add a little soy sauce;

2. cauliflower are rich in nutrition, but often have pesticide residues, also prone to worms, so before eating, cauliflower can be placed in brine soak a few minutes, the food ran out, can also help remove pesticide residues;

3., eat a few times to chew, so that it is more conducive to nutrient absorption;

4. blanch cauliflower, broccoli, should be put into the boiling water in the cool cool, remove and Lek net water reuse;

5., boil and salt time should not be too long, it will not lose and destroy cancer, anti-cancer nutrients.