Nutritional value of mushrooms

Other names of winter mushrooms: winter mushrooms, fragrant mushrooms, claw mushrooms, flower mushrooms, fragrant mushrooms, fragrant mushrooms, fragrant letters, and northern mushrooms. Winter mushrooms are tender, smooth, and sweet. Dried mushrooms are delicious and fragrant. They are suitable for cooking, boiling, frying, and stir-frying. They can be a delicacy with meat and vegetables. Winter mushrooms are a favorite side dish for Hong Kong people and are also world-famous edible mushrooms. Winter mushrooms have a special fragrance. They are soft and smooth with mushroom flavor. The best is the white flower mushroom. Winter mushrooms are not the bigger the better. Those as big as fragrant letters are too big and useless, and the price is very low. The best winter mushrooms are neither too big nor too small, and it is best to eat one in one bite.

Dried mushrooms have an aromatic smell, but fresh ones do not. Because of their rich nutrition, tender meat and unique flavor, mushrooms have long been known as "mountain delicacies". High-quality mushrooms and flower mushrooms have large caps, thick and round meat, complete cap edges, bright colors, and strong aromas. The cut of the mushroom stem is thick and round and close to the bottom of the mushroom cap. The surface of the mushroom cap is less wrinkled, and the mushroom cap of the flower mushroom has fewer cracks.

The efficacy and function of mushrooms:

Winter mushrooms are sweet, flat and cool in nature; they affect the liver and stomach meridians.

It has the effects of nourishing the liver and kidney, strengthening the spleen and stomach, replenishing qi and blood, improving intelligence and calming the mind, and beautifying the face. It can also resolve phlegm and regulate qi, benefit the stomach and harmonize the middle, detoxify, fight tumors, and support acne.

It is mainly used to treat symptoms such as loss of appetite, physical weakness, urinary incontinence, constipation, obesity, tumors and ulcers.

Nutritional value of mushrooms:

Winter mushrooms are rich in protein and a variety of trace elements necessary for the human body. Winter mushrooms are tender, smooth and sweet, and dried mushrooms are delicious and fragrant. They are suitable for cooking, boiling, frying and stir-frying. They can be a delicacy with meat and vegetables. Winter mushrooms are also a health food that can prevent colds, lower cholesterol, prevent liver cirrhosis and have anti-cancer effects.

Rich in copper, copper is an indispensable trace nutrient for human health. It has an important influence on the development and function of blood, central nervous and immune systems, hair, skin and bone tissue, as well as internal organs such as the brain, liver and heart.

Winter mushrooms are fungal foods that are high in protein, low in fat, and contain polysaccharides, multiple amino acids and multiple vitamins.

1. Improve the body's immune function: Winter mushroom polysaccharide can improve the phagocytic function of mouse peritoneal macrophages, promote the production of T lymphocytes, and enhance the killing activity of T lymphocytes;

2. Delaying aging: The water extract of winter mushrooms has a scavenging effect on hydrogen peroxide and has a certain effect on eliminating hydrogen peroxide in the body;

3. Anti-cancer: The cap of winter mushroom contains double-stranded RNA, which will produce interferon with anti-cancer effect after entering the human body;

4. Lowering blood pressure, blood lipids and cholesterol: Mushrooms contain purine, choline, tyrosine, oxidase and certain nucleic acid substances, which can lower blood pressure, cholesterol and blood lipids, and prevent diseases such as arteriosclerosis and cirrhosis of the liver.

5. Winter mushrooms also have a therapeutic effect on diabetes, tuberculosis, infectious hepatitis, neuritis, etc., and can also be used for indigestion, constipation, etc.

Instructions for making mushrooms:

1. The soaked mushrooms should be kept in the refrigerator to avoid loss of nutrients;

2. Do not discard the water used to soak the mushrooms, as many nutrients are dissolved in the water;

3. Soak the mushrooms in water and tap them gently with chopsticks, and the mud and sand will fall into the water;

4. If the mushrooms are relatively clean, simply rinse them with clean water to preserve their fresh flavor.

Winter mushrooms are suitable for people:

It is edible for general population.

1. Suitable for people with anemia, low immunity, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, arteriosclerosis, diabetes, cancer, and nephritis;

2. Patients with spleen and stomach cold and dampness, qi stagnation or itchy skin diseases should avoid eating it.

Dietary effects:

1. Remove fat and lower blood pressure: It can soften and protect blood vessels, and reduce blood lipids and cholesterol in the human body.

2. Nourishing the liver: It can help maintain and repair the liver structure and function. Suitable for patients with liver disease.

3. Anti-cancer and anti-tumor: prevent cancer and reduce the incidence of cancer.

4. Other effects: Prevent and treat colds, lower cholesterol, prevent liver cirrhosis, and fight cancer.