Many people like to eat mushrooms. Yes, mushrooms have high nutritional value. Scientists have found that shiitake mushrooms have anti-tumor and anti-viral effects. Japanese doctors have discovered that eating shiitake mushrooms regularly can promote metabolism, make people energetic and less likely to catch colds.
Eating shiitake mushrooms can help prevent colds because shiitake mushrooms have the dual effects of antiviral and enhancing the body's resistance. According to measurements, shiitake mushrooms are rich in nutrients such as protein, vitamins, and linoleic acid, as well as a large amount of calcium, iron, copper and other minerals. They also contain eight kinds of amino acids necessary for the human body, and all of them are physiologically active and easily absorbed and utilized by the body. of L-type amino acids. The fatty acids contained in shiitake mushrooms have a high proportion of unsaturated fatty acids, and the large amount of ergosterol contained in them can be converted into vitamin D under ultraviolet irradiation.
Research also found that the mushroom ribonucleic acid contained in shiitake mushrooms can stimulate the body to produce and release interferon, and interferon can eliminate viruses in the human body and enhance the body's resistance to influenza viruses. In addition, the purine contained in shiitake mushrooms also has strong antiviral properties. Therefore, eating mushrooms regularly can not only increase nutrition, but also enhance the body's disease resistance.
In addition, shiitake mushrooms have high calcium content and have always been considered as a good product for calcium supplementation and resistance to rickets. But the calories it produces are only 1/7 of rice, 1/8 of soybeans, 1/4 of meat, and 1/3 of eggs. It is very suitable for patients with high blood sugar, high blood pressure and hyperlipidemia.
However, it should be noted that if mushrooms are not washed properly, their effective nutrients will be destroyed, so they cannot be over-soaked and washed.
When soaking shiitake mushrooms, you can first wash away the dust on the surface with water, then soak them in an appropriate amount of warm water for about an hour, then stir them in one direction with your fingers or shake the shiitake mushrooms with their pedicles facing down in the water. , causing the sediment to sink to the bottom of the bowl. After removing the impurities that have sunk to the bottom, the water used to soak the mushrooms can also be added to the dish to make a sauce. In order to soak the mushrooms as quickly as possible, some people choose to soak them in boiling water or add sugar. This will cause a large amount of water-soluble components, such as precious polysaccharides and excellent amino acids, to dissolve in the water, destroying the nutrition of the mushrooms.