Brief introduction of white radish and carrot
White radish, root vegetables, Cruciferae radish, is widely planted in China. It is a common vegetable, which can be eaten raw or cooked. White radish has high water content and low calorie, and the calorie per 100g of white radish is only 2 1 kcal. In addition, it also contains vitamins such as vitamin C and vitamin E. In addition, mustard oil, amylase and crude fiber contained in white radish can delay food absorption, promote digestion, enhance appetite and accelerate gastrointestinal peristalsis.
Although carrots and white radishes have similar names, they belong to different kinds of vegetables. Carrot is a member of the genus Carrot in Umbelliferae, and its appearance is very different from that of white radish. Its color is mostly red and orange. The fleshy root is one of the main vegetables on the daily table, and it also enjoys the titles of "Little Ginseng" and "Golden Bamboo Shoots". Carrot is also very rich in nutrients, and its carotene content is as high as 4130μ g/100g [1], which is one of the best in root vegetables. Carotene can be converted into vitamin A for human use under appropriate conditions.
Therefore, white radish and carrot are both nutritious foods in isolation.
Food is "untenable"
So can white radish and carrot be eaten together? First of all, there is no scientific basis for food interaction. 20 18 CCTV 3. 15 consumption warning says that the saying that food is similar is a rumor, and paying too much attention to food will affect the diversity of our food intake. We all know that every food has its own ingredients and functions. After the ingredients of food enter the stomach, they will first react physically and chemically under the action of digestive enzymes and digestive juice, instead of the ingredients of the two foods reacting first to cause food poisoning. In order to verify that "food is similar to food", a professor of Nanjing University has conducted many experiments on animals and humans, and observed the situation of experimental animals and people, and found no abnormalities.
But how to explain some people's discomfort? First of all, unclean food, overeating, physical allergies and so on. A few people will have adverse reactions such as diarrhea and itchy skin. Secondly, due to the lack of thinking and testing of causality, predecessors often blame "food" for some uncomfortable eating problems.
It is said that carrots and white radishes can't be eaten together, mainly because white radishes contain vitamin C, and carrots contain an oxidase that can destroy vitamin C, which will never cause a large loss of vitamin C and reduce its nutritional value. However, we should know that vitamin C decomposing enzymes are not resistant to high temperature. Carrots will be easily inactivated after heating, and will not have much impact on vitamin C at all. Secondly, food entering the gastrointestinal tract is definitely not the interaction of two food ingredients. The activity of digestive enzymes and digestive juice is much higher than that of food. So, don't worry too much that carrots and white radishes can't be eaten together.
abstract
White radish and carrot are common foods, so far there is no scientific experimental basis to prove that they can't be eaten together, so don't worry too much. Instead of worrying about which foods can't be eaten together, we should pay more attention to the quality and safety of food, so as to ensure our healthy diet.