Almost everyone knows that carrots are very nutritious, rich in carotene, can prevent night blindness and respiratory diseases, and have anti-cancer effects. Some people say that carrots need to be cooked to make full use of their nutritional value. Others say that eating raw carrots will not destroy the nutritional value. Is it better to eat raw or cooked carrots?
First of all, we must understand whether carrot nutrition is easy to absorb, mainly refers to the carotene. Carotene is fat-soluble, so it needs fat to help it absorb it. Generally speaking, when cooking dishes, we will put oil, so cooked carrots usually have oil, so from this level, cooked carrots are indeed very nutritious.
However, in recent years, more and more people like to eat raw vegetables. It is enough to eat raw foods with oil at the same time as raw foods. For example, eat raw peanuts or raw walnuts while eating raw carrots. In this case, peanuts And the oil in walnuts can help absorb carotene.
In this way, the nutritional value of raw carrots and cooked carrots seems to be the same. However, cooked carrots still have a unique advantage. After the food is heated, the cell wall of the food will rupture and dissolve, which is beneficial to the β-carrots in the cells. The element dissolves out and is absorbed by the body after extensive contact with oil.
In general, carrots are best eaten cooked and cooked with a small amount of cooking oil. If they are eaten raw, such as shredded radish in a cold salad, adding a proper amount of sesame oil to stir will increase the absorption rate of carotene.
