dried carrot

The nutritional value of carrots Carrots only rich in vitamins, sugar, starch, potassium, calcium, phosphorus, iron and other nutrients and inorganic salts. Particularly high content of carotene per 100 grams of fresh carrot contains 1.67 to 2.70 mg carotene, 6 times as tomato, cabbage, celery 19 times, in which the body is indispensable for β-carotene vitamin A predecessor and, upon digestion, it hydrolyzed into vitamin A. Vitamin A to combat night blindness, lung disease, dry eye, skin diseases such as follicular keratosis important nutrients. Recent studies have found that carrots also contain an element of lowering blood glucose for diabetic patients with a Jiashu medicine. Carrot of "succinic acid potassium salt" composition, the treatment of high blood pressure, kidney disease have a certain effect. The lignin can enhance immune function, disease prevention fitness quite beneficial. Because vitamin A and Mao Faguang the skin moist, so it is classified as healthy food.