Compared with beef and pork, chicken has higher protein quality and lower fat content. In addition, chicken protein is rich in all essential amino acids, and its content is very similar to that in eggs and milk, so it is a high-quality source of protein.
According to different locations, the protein content of chicken is skinned and skinless, and the order from high to low is skinless chicken, breast and thigh. Compared with other meats, skinless chicken has the characteristics of low calorie. But there are a lot of lipids in the skin, so chicken with skin can never be called low-calorie food.
Every100g skinless chicken contains 24g of protein and 0.7g of lipid, which is a high-protein food with almost no fat.
Chicken is also a good source of phosphorus, iron, copper and zinc, and is rich in vitamin B 12, vitamin B6, vitamin A, vitamin D, vitamin K and so on.
Compared with beef and pork, chicken contains more unsaturated fatty acids-oleic acid (monounsaturated fatty acid) and linoleic acid (polyunsaturated fatty acid), which can reduce low-density lipoprotein cholesterol harmful to human health.
Effects on disease and health
Chicken has a high content of protein, many kinds of amino acids, high digestibility, easy to be absorbed and utilized by human body, and has the functions of strengthening physical strength and keeping fit.
Chicken contains phospholipids which play an important role in human growth and development, and it is one of the important sources of fat and phospholipids in the dietary structure of China people.
Chicken has a good therapeutic effect on malnutrition, chills, fatigue, irregular menstruation, anemia and physical weakness.
Chinese medicine believes that chicken has the effects of warming the middle warmer, benefiting qi, tonifying deficiency and essence, strengthening the spleen and stomach, promoting blood circulation and strengthening bones and muscles.
Chicken breast contains more B vitamins, which can restore fatigue and protect skin. Thigh meat contains more iron, which can improve iron deficiency anemia; Wing meat is rich in collagen, which has the functions of strengthening blood vessels, muscles and tendons.
Diet should be avoided.
Chicken is more nutritious than chicken soup. Don't just drink chicken soup without eating chicken.
Chicken butt is the place where lymph is most concentrated, and it is also a warehouse for storing bacteria, viruses and carcinogens. It should be discarded.
Gout patients should not drink chicken soup, because the high content of purine in chicken soup will aggravate the condition.
Methods of purchase, preservation and consumption
Fresh chicken is closely arranged, the color is clean, pink and shiny, the skin is beige, shiny and tense, and the hair follicles are prominent. Don't choose chicken with dry skin, or chicken with plenty of water and loose fat.
Chicken is easy to deteriorate in meat products, so it should be refrigerated immediately after purchase and can be eaten later or the next day. Don't eat the rest of the chicken raw, but cook it well. Chicken can be stewed, steamed and boiled alone, or fried, stewed and fried with other vegetables and meat.