What are the nutritional components of nuts such as pistachios, hazelnuts, cashews and pine nuts? What are the benefits of eating it?
Hazelnut:
1. Hazelnut itself is rich in oil (mostly unsaturated fatty acids), the content of which reaches 60.5%, which makes the fat-soluble vitamins contained more easily absorbed by the human body and has a good nourishing effect on people who are weak, weak after illness and prone to hunger;
2. Its vitamin E content is as high as 36%, which can effectively delay aging, prevent arteriosclerosis and moisturize skin;
3. Hazelnut contains anticancer chemical taxol, which can treat ovarian cancer, breast cancer and other cancers and prolong the life of patients;
4. Hazelnut itself has a natural aroma, which has an appetizing effect, and rich cellulose also helps digestion and prevents constipation;
5. Hazelnut also has the function of lowering cholesterol, avoiding the harm of saturated fatty acids in meat to the body and effectively preventing the occurrence of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases;
6. The contents of trace elements such as magnesium, calcium and potassium are high for a while, and long-term use is helpful to regulate blood pressure.
7. People who work in front of the computer every day eat more hazelnuts, which has a certain health care effect on their eyesight.
Cashew nuts:
Cashew kernel is a precious dried fruit and high-grade dish. The protein content is 265,438+0%, the oil content is 40%, and it contains many vitamins.
1. False fruit is a fleshy fruit formed by receptacle, also known as "pear fruit", which has a gyro shape, a flat diamond shape, an oval shape, and bright red, orange and yellow-green variegated colors. The pulp is crisp and juicy, with water content of 87.8%, carbohydrate 1 1.6%, protein 0.2%, fat 0. 1%, and also contains various vitamins and mineral elements such as calcium, phosphorus and iron. It tastes sweet and sour and is an ideal fresh fruit. In addition to raw food, it can also be processed into fruit juice, jelly, jam and candied fruit, which can be used for brewing wine. It is beneficial to dehydration, dehumidification and swelling reduction, and can prevent and treat gastrointestinal diseases and chronic dysentery.
2. The true fruit is a kidney-shaped nut planted at the top of the false fruit, about 25mm long, ranging in color from blue-gray to yellow-brown, with a hard shell and seeds inside. This is what we often call "cashew nuts". It is rich in nutrients, with fat as high as 47%, protein 2 1.2%, carbohydrate 22.3%, vitamins and minerals such as A, B 1, B2, especially trace elements such as manganese, chromium, magnesium and selenium. It has antioxidant, anti-aging, anti-tumor and anti-cardiovascular effects. However, most of the fats contained are unsaturated fatty acids, of which oleic acid accounts for 67. 4%, of which linoleic acid accounts for 19. 8%, which is a good food for patients with hyperlipidemia and coronary heart disease. Whether it is fried, salted or preserved, it is delicious and has a unique flavor.
3. Chinese medicine believes that cashews are sweet, flat and non-toxic. Can be used for treating cough, vexation and thirst. "Supplement to Materia Medica" said: cashew kernel "cures thirst, moistens the lungs, and eliminates annoyance and phlegm." "Herbs of Haiyao" also said: "The main symptoms are irritability, stuffy heart, excessive phlegm, typhoid fever, and cough against the qi. 」
Because cashew nuts are delicious and have certain dietotherapy effect, they are quite popular and like to eat. But eating too much often leads to some allergic symptoms, such as abdominal pain, nausea, edema of lips and eyelids, itchy throat, itchy eyes, ears and nose, sneezing, runny nose, dizziness and palpitation; In severe cases, children have systemic wheezing and adults have anaphylactic shock; The most dangerous is respiratory edema. If the larynx is edema, it will cause wheezing and suffocation, and failure in rescue will lead to death. Especially for people with original bronchial asthma, the condition will be more serious. When asthma attacks, bronchial sensitivity to irritants increases. Some components in cashew nuts can cause type I allergic reaction in asthma patients, and then a series of clinical allergic symptoms appear.
Pine nuts are flat and sweet. It has the functions of invigorating kidney and qi, nourishing blood and moistening intestine, relaxing bowels, moistening lung and relieving cough. Pine nuts have high nutritional value. Every100g of pine nut meat contains protein16.7g, fat 63.5g, carbohydrate 9.8g, mineral calcium 78mg, phosphorus 236mg, iron 6.7mg and unsaturated fatty acid.
Pine nuts contain a lot of unsaturated fatty acids. Eating pine nuts often can strengthen the body, especially for the elderly, low back pain, constipation, dizziness, children's growth retardation and so on, which has the functions of tonifying kidney and benefiting qi, nourishing blood and moistening intestines, nourishing and strengthening the body. Treat dry cough, hematemesis, constipation and other diseases. "Rihuazi Materia Medica" contains "dispelling wind and cold, deficiency and qi deficiency, tonifying deficiency, moistening skin and nourishing five internal organs". "Yu Yao Bo Jie" has the theory of "moistening lung to relieve cough, moistening intestine to relieve constipation, switching off arthralgia, nourishing skin and promoting hair growth". It can be seen that eating pine regularly can prolong life, beauty beauty. Loose stool due to spleen deficiency, nocturnal emission due to kidney deficiency and severe wet phlegm should not eat more.