The efficacy of carrot vitamins

It is said that carrots are a vegetable rich in vitamins, but what vitamins are they rich in? Whenever I am asked this question, do I feel speechless? Faced with such a familiar vegetable variety, there is actually a lot we can do. As the saying goes, only by knowing yourself and your enemy can you win a hundred battles. Knowing the characteristics of a vegetable and understanding the structure of carrot vitamins are the key to absorbing the nutrients contained in carrots.

Carrot is a common vegetable that is crisp, delicious and nutritious. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that it can replenish the vital energy, strengthen the stomach and aid food, strengthen the primordial yang, and calm the five internal organs. It has a good effect in treating indigestion, chronic diarrhea, cough, night blindness, etc., so it is known as the "Oriental Little Ginseng". After being fried in oil and eaten, it can be converted into vitamin A in the human body, which can enhance the body's immunity and indirectly kill cancer cells. The latest research by American scientists has confirmed that eating two carrots a day can reduce blood cholesterol by 10% to 20%; eating three carrots a day can help prevent heart disease and cancer.

The main nutrient in carrots is beta-carotene, which exists in the cell walls of carrots. The cell walls are made of cellulose and cannot be directly digested by the human body. Only by chopping, cooking and chewing can the cell walls be broken and the beta-carotene can be released and truly digested, absorbed and utilized by the human body. Preserving nutrients such as beta-carotene intact has a lot to do with our eating and cooking methods. [2]

According to measurements, the carotene content in carrots is 30-40 times higher than that in white radishes and other vegetables. After carotene enters the human body, it can be converted into rich vitamin A under the action of a series of enzymes, and then absorbed and utilized by the body, thus making up for the deficiency of vitamin A. Vitamin A has the functions of promoting normal growth and reproduction of the body, maintaining epithelial tissue, preventing respiratory infections, maintaining normal vision, and treating night blindness and dry eyes. Natural vitamin A converted from carotene is much more effective than synthetic drugs. Carotene can remove free radicals that cause aging. In addition to vitamin A, the signature nutrients it contains, such as B vitamins and vitamin C, also have the effect of moisturizing the skin and anti-aging. The aromatic smell of carrots is caused by volatile oils. It can improve digestion and has a bactericidal effect.

Carrots can enhance human immunity, have anti-cancer effects, reduce chemotherapy reactions in cancer patients, and have a protective effect on multiple organs. Women who eat carrots can reduce the incidence of ovarian cancer. Carrots contain potassium borate, which helps prevent arteriosclerosis, lowers cholesterol, and is effective in preventing and treating high blood pressure.

The method of using chemically synthesized drugs to treat malignant tumors is called chemotherapy, or chemo for short. However, after receiving chemotherapy, most cancer patients experience a variety of symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, and a sudden decrease in white blood cell count, and some even develop other infections. Medical researchers have found that because vitamin A has a protective effect on multiple internal organs, vitamin A in the body can reduce the toxic reactions of cancer patients during chemotherapy and reduce the toxic side effects of anti-tumor chemotherapy drugs. Ensure that the planned chemotherapy plan is successfully completed and achieve more ideal therapeutic effects.

The intestine is the largest reservoir of bacteria and endotoxins in the human body. How does the intestine play the role of a barrier? Chinese scientists have successfully developed the world's first intestinal microecological regulator based on carrot juice. The regulator contains functional components such as carotenoids, bifidobacterium factors, nucleic acid substances, etc., which lay a material foundation for proliferating intestinal probiotics, protecting intestinal mucosa, improving the living environment of bifidobacteria, and reducing oxygen free radical damage, and can effectively prevent and treat the occurrence of endotoxemia.

You see, the carrot that you are most familiar with can also appear in forms that you are not familiar with. Do you know that carrots are rich in vitamins and nutrients? You must have never thought that the most common carrots that are often overlooked in your life are so magical!