Nutritional components and health-care effects of wax gourd

Winter melon is a very good vegetable. Regular consumption has certain effects. Today I will tell you about the nutritional value of winter melon:

Nutritional analysis

1. Diuretic and detumescent: Winter melon contains more vitamin C, high potassium salt content and low sodium salt content. Patients with hypertension, kidney disease, edema, etc. can eat it to reduce swelling without hurting their health.

2. Weight loss: The succinic acid contained in winter melon can effectively inhibit the conversion of sugars into fat. In addition, winter melon itself does not contain fat and has low calories, which is of great significance for preventing the body from gaining weight and can also help to shape the body.

3. Clearing away heat and relieving summer heat: Winter melon is cold in nature and sweet in taste. It can clear away heat and promote the production of body fluid, and it can dispel summer heat and relieve restlessness. It is especially suitable for consumption in summer.

Nutritional Information

[6] Every 100 grams contains 0.4 grams of protein, 2.4 grams of carbohydrates, 1.1 grams of ash, 19 milligrams of calcium, 12 milligrams of phosphorus, and 0.3 milligrams of iron.

grams, carotene 0.04 mg, vitamin C 16 mg, thiamine 0.01 mg, potassium 135 mg, sodium 9.5 mg. In addition, there are vitamin B2, niacin, succinic acid, etc.

Dietary effects

1. Diuretic and detumescent winter melon contains more vitamin C and high potassium content and lower salt content. It can be eaten by patients with hypertension, kidney disease, edema, etc. who need food supplements to reduce swelling without hurting their vital energy.

2. The succinic acid contained in winter melon for weight loss can effectively inhibit the conversion of sugars into fat. In addition, winter melon itself does not contain fat and has low calories, which is of great significance for preventing the body from gaining weight and can help to keep the body fit.

3. Clearing away heat and relieving summer heat. Winter melon is cold in nature and sweet in taste. It can clear away heat, promote salivation, relieve summer heat and eliminate restlessness. It is especially suitable for consumption in summer.

Healthy Recipes

1. Stir-fried winter melon with garlic sprouts 300g winter melon, 100g garlic sprouts, 50ml vegetable oil. First wash the garlic sprouts and cut them into 2cm long segments, peel and remove the winter melon, wash and cut them into cubes; then put the wok on the fire, add oil to heat it to 60%, add the garlic sprouts and stir-fry briefly, then add the winter melon cubes, and when they are cooked, add appropriate amount of seasoning, starch to thicken the sauce, and finally add MSG. This dish has the effect of benefiting the lungs and reducing phlegm, and is suitable for patients with phlegm in the lungs, cough and asthma caused by poor lung qi.

2. Winter melon and spinach soup: 300g winter melon, 200g spinach, 30g mutton, appropriate amount of ginger and scallion. First, peel and pulp the winter melon, wash and cut into cubes, select and wash the spinach, cut into 4cm long segments, slice the mutton, slice the ginger, and slice the scallion; then put the wok on the fire, add oil to heat, add chopped scallion, stir-fry the mutton slices, then add scallion segments, ginger slices, spinach, and winter melon cubes, stir-fry for a few times, add fresh soup, boil for about 10 minutes, add salt, soy sauce, and MSG, and finally pour in the wet starch juice and mix well. This soup is delicious and has the effects of replenishing deficiency and swelling, losing weight and strengthening the body. It is suitable for women with edema during pregnancy and obese people.

3. Winter melon and Tremella soup 250 grams of winter melon, 30 grams of Tremella. First, peel the winter melon, remove the flesh, and cut into slices; soak the Tremella in water and wash it; put the pan on the fire and add oil to heat it, pour the winter melon into it and stir-fry for a while, add soup and salt, and when the winter melon is almost cooked, add Tremella, MSG, and rice wine and mix well. This soup has the effect of clearing heat, promoting body fluid, diuresis and reducing swelling, and is suitable for patients with hypertension, heart disease, nephritis and edema.

4. Winter melon porridge 60g winter melon, 30g rice. First, remove the pulp of the winter melon, wash it with the skin, cut it into small pieces, wash the rice, put it in a pot, add 1000ml of water, boil it over high heat, then simmer it over low heat until the melon is rotten and the rice is cooked and the porridge is thick. This porridge has the effect of clearing heat and promoting diuresis, and losing weight. It is suitable for summer heat, edema, lung heat cough and other symptoms, and can play a role in clearing heat and promoting diuresis.

5. Winter melon soup 50g of winter melon. First remove the pulp of the winter melon, wash it with the skin, cut it into thin slices, put it into a pot and add 200ml of water, cook for about 10 minutes, remove the winter melon and take the soup instead of tea. Regular drinking can play a role in diuresis and fat elimination, and is suitable for obesity, edema and other diseases.

6. Sugar-coated wax gourd 1000 grams of wax gourd. Peel the fresh and fine wax gourd, remove the inside and seeds, and cut it into 4-5 cm thick rectangular blocks. Put it in boiling water for 5-10 minutes. When the wax gourd flesh is transparent, take it out, rinse it in clean water, squeeze out the water, and put it in the moonlight until it is half dry. Mix it with white sugar, soak it for half a day, and then dry it for 3 days. Sugar-coated wax gourd is sweet and delicious, rich in nutrition, has the effect of clearing heat, promoting body fluid and quenching thirst, and is suitable as a snack in the hot summer.

Precautions

Winter melon is cold in nature, so people with weak spleen and stomach and prone to diarrhea should use it with caution; people with long-term illness or yang deficiency and cold limbs should avoid eating it.