Nutritional value and health effect of walnut The nutritional value of walnut
Walnut nutrient-rich, is the world "four" one of dried fruit. According
to the determination of hectogram containing protein 14.9 grams, 58.8
grams of fat, walnut 71% of the fat linoleic acid, 12% linolenic acid,
9.6 grams of carbohydrates, 9.6 grams of dietary fiber, carotene 30
micrograms, vitamin E 43.21 Mg, potassium 385 mg, manganese 3.44 mg, calcium 56 mg, phosphorus 294 mg, iron 2.7 mg, selenium 4.62 μg, zinc 2.17 mg. Nutritional
value of comparison, walnut nutritional value is 8.5 times the soybean,
peanut 6 times, 12 times the eggs, milk, 25 times (1 kg of walnut
equivalent of 5 kg of eggs or 9 kg of milk nutritional value) Class of 10 times. Walnut contains a lot of calcium, phosphorus, iron, not only can
emollient, and prevention of premature hair white and fall off effect.
The health benefits of walnut
Walnut
in the promotion of human health, is an important proprietary Chinese
medicine materials, there is Shun Qi and blood, cough phlegm, lungs and
kidney, nourish the skin and other functions. According
to the information recorded in the history of many old birthday and
vegetarian is also the health of eating walnut as the main fruit repair. In recent years, some cancer patients, regular consumption of
walnuts, or walnut processing of food to pay, obviously have the
positive effect of control of cancer spread; modern medicine has proved
that regular consumption of walnuts have lower blood cholesterol and
soften blood vessels.
Walnut is a good diet. Walnut contains a lot of fat and protein can easily be absorbed by the body. It
contains the protein contains the lysine is extremely important to the
human body, the brain nerve nutrition is extremely useful. Whether good or bad health of the body, often eat walnuts, both strong body, but also drive away disease problems. Walnut has a unique nourishing, nutrition, health effects. Chinese
medicine that walnut warm liver, kidney, brain, gluten, strong bone
function, eat walnuts can not only nourish the blood, increase appetite,
black hair, but also the treatment of sexual dysfunction, neurasthenia,
memory decline, Run Intestinal catharsis, kidney stones.
1, promote blood circulation: walnut can prevent arteriosclerosis and
arteriosclerosis complications, hypertension, heart disease, heart
failure, renal failure, cerebral hemorrhage.
2,
improve the digestive system function: Walnut contains a lot of
polyunsaturated fatty acids, rich in vitamin A, D, E, F, K and carotene
and other fat-soluble vitamins and antioxidants and other ingredients,
and cholesterol- And thus the body's digestion and absorption rate is extremely high. It has reduced gastric acid and prevent the occurrence of gastritis
and duodenal ulcer disease and other functions; and can stimulate bile
secretion, the activation of pancreatic enzyme activity, so that oil
degradation, intestinal absorption is to reduce the incidence of
cholecystitis and gallstones.
3,
protect the skin: Walnut rich in skin affinity and excellent squalene
and essential fatty acids, rapid absorption, and effectively maintain
skin elasticity and moisturizing; walnuts contained in the rich
monounsaturated fatty acids and vitamin E, K, A, D and other phenolic antioxidant substances, can eliminate facial
wrinkles, prevent skin aging, skin care and hair care and prevention of
hand-footed chap and other effects, can "eat" beauty skin care products.
4, to improve endocrine system function: Walnut can improve the body's metabolic function. The latest research results show that healthy people eat walnuts, the body's glucose content can be reduced by 12%.
5,
the benefits of the skeletal system: Walnut in the natural antioxidants
and omega-3 fatty acids contribute to the body's absorption of minerals
such as calcium, phosphorus, zinc, etc., can promote bone growth,
another ω-3 fatty acids help to maintain Bone density, reduce free radicals (high activity of molecules) caused by osteoporosis.
6,
anti-cancer effect: As walnuts are rich in monounsaturated fatty acids
and polyunsaturated fatty acids, polyunsaturated fatty acids in which
ω-3 fatty acids can reduce the amount of linoleic acid extracted from
the blood of cancer, the cancer Swelling in addition to a very much needed nutrients. 7,
the role of radiation: Walnut contains polyphenols and
lipopolysaccharide composition, so walnut also has the function of
radiation protection, so walnut food is often used to make astronauts
food. Often use the computer more as their health care skin care to share.
8,
anti-aging effect: many components of walnut, carotenoids and
chlorophyll to give walnut golden yellow, and chlorophyll from the
metabolism, promote cell growth, accelerate wound healing. But also help to beautify the appearance of people, reduce wrinkles.
9, prevention of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases: walnut it can protect the cardiovascular system from many aspects.
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