The benefits of mushroom corn porridge

Do you remember the effects of mushroom and corn porridge? Let me give you a detailed introduction below, I hope you like it.

Can lower cholesterol in the human body

American researchers also found in their research that regular consumption of corn husks and corn oil is very beneficial to lowering cholesterol in the human body. They selected 70 elderly people with an average age of 55, including 50 men and 20 women. These people had relatively high cholesterol levels and had been hospitalized for more than 2 years without satisfactory results. When these people were tested, the researchers finely ground the corn, added garlic powder, black pepper, celery and other ingredients, and mixed it with tomatoes or soup to make food. Each person ate 20 grams per day for one and a half months before the test, and 40 grams per day for the next one and a half months. After three months of examination, it was found that the triglycerides in the blood of 70 people had decreased, and the cholesterol of 60 people had decreased.

Shiitake mushrooms are the fruiting bodies of the fungus shiitake mushrooms of the phylum Fungi, belonging to the Agaricaceae family of the class Basidiomycetes, and are one of the world's famous edible mushrooms. They contain a unique aromatic substance: shiitake essence, which forms a unique mushroom aroma, so they are called "shiitake mushrooms".

Due to its rich nutrition, refreshing aroma and delicious taste, it is known as the "king of mushrooms", "queen of mushrooms" and "crown of vegetables". It is not only ranked above straw mushrooms and oyster mushrooms, but also known as the "queen of plants" and one of the "mountain treasures".

The cap of shiitake mushrooms is umbrella-shaped, 3-6 cm in diameter, and appears yellowish brown or dark brown. The gills are white, the stipe is yellow, and there are cotton-like white scales, which are not obvious after drying.

Shiitake mushrooms have the nutritional characteristics of high protein, low fat, polysaccharides, multiple amino acids and multiple vitamins. Because shiitake mushrooms contain agaric acid and mushroom acid, which are rare in general foods, they taste particularly delicious.

Shiitake mushrooms grow in winter (from the beginning of winter to before Qingming Festival of the following year). They are mainly produced in the mountainous areas of Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangxi, Anhui and other provinces. Shiitake mushrooms are delicious and fragrant, and are excellent edible fungi.