The nutritional value of kale and the benefits of eating kale

Chinese kale is a vegetable that everyone is familiar with. People often eat it in daily life, but do you know about Chinese kale head? Do you know its nutritional value? Chinese kale head is a spherical Chinese kale, native to Europe, and later introduced to my country. It has high nutritional and health benefits. I will tell you its nutritional value in detail in a while. Friends who are interested can take a closer look.

Nutritional value of kale

1. Kale can supplement vitamins

Chinese kale is a vegetable with a particularly high vitamin content, especially vitamin C, which is higher than that of amaranth and spinach. In addition, Chinese kale also contains a large amount of carotene, which can be converted into vitamin A after entering the human body. Therefore, after people eat Chinese kale, it can play an important role in supplementing vitamins.

2. Kale can prevent cancer

There is a natural glycoside in Chinese kale, which is glucosulfide. This property can be converted into sulforaphane after entering the body, which can increase the activity of human cells, reduce the damage of viruses to human cells, and thus inhibit the formation of cancer cells. In addition, Chinese kale can also remove excess fat in the human body, inhibit the formation of cholesterol, and has good effects on protecting cardiovascular and cerebrovascular systems and preventing thrombosis.

3. Kale can relieve cough and reduce phlegm

Kale is not only nutritious, but also contains a certain amount of alkaline ingredients. After entering the human body, it can promote diuresis and resolve phlegm, detoxify and dispel wind. It has a good relieving and therapeutic effect on human cough, phlegm, urination problems, and body edema. Although kale is good, it should not be consumed in excess, otherwise it will cause the loss of the human body's true qi and the adverse symptoms of sexual dysfunction, which is not good for physical and mental health.