Is tofu a cold food?

Tofu is a cold food, so patients with weak gastrointestinal tract should try to reduce the number of times they eat this food. However, patients who always suffer from bloating can eat more of it. This food can regulate bloating and regulate the spleen and stomach. It can also be used to make a lot of delicious food. There are countless cooking methods, and each cooking method has its own unique taste and nutritional ingredients.

Flavor

It tastes sweet, salty, cold in nature and non-toxic.

Indications

It is mainly used to relieve fullness and replenish qi, harmonize the spleen and stomach, eliminate bloating, clear turbid qi from the large intestine, clear away heat and disperse blood.

Nutrients

Tofu is extremely nutritious, containing iron, magnesium, potassium, niacin, copper, calcium, zinc, phosphorus, folic acid, vitamin B1, lutein and vitamin B6. Every 100 grams of firm tofu contains 69.8% water, 15.7 grams of protein, 8.6 grams of fat, 4.3 grams of carbohydrates and 0.1 gram of fiber, providing 611.2 kilojoules of calories. The high amino acid and protein content in tofu makes it a good complement to grains. 78% of tofu fat is unsaturated fatty acids and it contains no cholesterol, so it is known as "plant meat". The digestion and absorption rate of tofu is over 95%. Two small pieces of tofu can meet a person's daily calcium needs.

Tofu is a tonic, heat-clearing and health-promoting food. Regular consumption can replenish the middle and replenish qi, clear away heat and moisten dryness, promote salivation and quench thirst, and clean the stomach and intestines. It is more suitable for people with hot constitution, bad breath, thirst, unclear stomach, and those recovering from fever. Modern medicine has confirmed that tofu not only has the functions of increasing nutrition, helping digestion and increasing appetite, but is also beneficial to the growth and development of teeth and bones (the calcium king of fruits, tamarind, also has this function). It can increase the iron content in the blood during the hematopoietic function.

Tofu does not contain cholesterol and is a medicinal food for patients with high blood pressure, hyperlipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, arteriosclerosis, and coronary heart disease. It is also an excellent food therapy for children, the sick and the elderly to supplement nutrition. Tofu is rich in phytoestrogens, which are good for preventing and treating osteoporosis. It also has the function of inhibiting breast cancer, prostate cancer and blood cancer. The sterols and stigmasterol in tofu are effective ingredients for inhibiting cancer.

Function

1. Tofu is the best low-insulin ammonia food;

2. Tofu can improve the body's fat structure;

3. Tofu can prevent and resist cancer;

4. Tofu can prevent and resist menopausal diseases;

5. Tofu can prevent and resist osteoporosis;

6. Tofu can improve memory and mental concentration;

7. Tofu can prevent and resist aging and dementia;

8. Tofu can prevent and resist liver diseases;

9. Tofu can prevent and resist diabetes;

10. Tofu can prevent and fight colds and influenza