Peanuts are one of the most common foods in daily life, and for many, they hold fond memories from their childhood. There has always been a folk belief that peanuts are good for the stomach. Perhaps because they are so common, when we think about it carefully, we might not have a complete understanding of peanuts. We can ask ourselves: Do you love eating peanuts? Do you know the health benefits of peanuts? Do you know who should avoid eating peanuts? Can you answer these questions fluently? So, what are the conditions for which we must avoid peanuts once we contract them?
The Nutritional Value of Peanuts
Peanuts belong to the order Rosales. In traditional Chinese culture, peanuts have a very auspicious meaning. On the wedding night, it is customary to prepare peanuts, longans, and red dates, symbolizing the wish for "an early and noble birth." Peanuts are not just for show; the reason they are so highly praised is mainly due to their rich nutritional value.
1. Peanuts are a "Longevity Fruit"
Peanuts contain a high amount of aspartic acid, which helps to relieve fatigue. The fructose in peanuts is levulose, which has a high hydroxyl content. It can be stored in the liver and effectively digested and absorbed by the body without forming fat accumulation. Therefore, many women can choose to eat them more often. Of course, peanuts are also rich in vitamin E, which has strong antioxidant properties. It can prevent unsaturated fatty acids from being oxidized, eliminate the main culprit of aging, "free radicals," and effectively combat aging.
2. Peanuts are a "Remedy" for Memory
Memory decline is not a patent for the elderly; it also often happens to many young people due to increased work intensity or many trivial matters in life. After all, our brain's memory ability can be affected by many uncertain factors. Glutamic acid is the main amino acid needed for brain memory, and the content of glutamic acid in peanuts is relatively high. Glutamic acid is also the main source of substances that excite and inhibit nerve cells. Moreover, the content of lecithin in peanuts is considerable. After being converted into choline by intestinal enzymes, it enters the brain and combines with acetic acid to become acetylcholine, an important substance for memory. This is beneficial for active brain thinking and improving and strengthening brain memory function.
3. Treating Bleeding Disorders
Bleeding disorders are mainly caused by functional defects in clotting factors, which fail to work in time after bleeding. We know that eating peanuts raw is more effective because the peanut skin has anti-fibrinolytic properties, can promote the bone marrow to produce platelets, help strengthen capillary contraction, and help adjust and improve clotting factor defects. Therefore, when bleeding occurs, clotting factors can work in time to effectively stop the bleeding.
4. Peanuts have the best beauty effects
Peanuts are not only a delicacy but also have gained more female fans because of their beauty benefits. This is because the unsaturated fatty acids and sterols in peanut fat can make the skin moist and delicate, and make the hair abundant and shiny.
Some people must stay away from peanuts
Although peanuts are good, not everyone has the fortune to enjoy them. The nutritional components of peanuts are actually a double-edged sword, with both advantages and disadvantages. So, who is not so fortunate?
1. Gallbladder removed
The gallbladder is a relatively silent organ in our body. Although it does not produce bile, it can store bile. Bile is very important for the digestion and absorption of food. Under normal circumstances, after food enters the stomach, the gallbladder automatically contracts and releases bile into the duodenum to help with digestion and absorption, especially for high-protein and high-fat foods, which strongly stimulate the gallbladder. However, once the gallbladder is removed, bile becomes homeless, which affects the digestion and absorption of fat in peanuts and their oils.
2. Dieters should not eat them
The most important point of weight loss is to control intake. As the saying goes: "control your mouth and move your legs," which is an important principle for weight loss. Especially high-calorie foods are the main targets of control. The calories and fat content of peanuts are relatively high. The nutritional food composition table shows that two liang of fried peanuts (shelled) is equivalent to nearly 600 calories of energy. If compared with steamed buns, it is equivalent to the calories of five and a half liang of steamed buns. It can be imagined that after eating them, the road to weight loss will be far away. So friends who want to lose weight should temporarily stay away from them.
3. Patients with gastrointestinal diseases
Our stomach and intestines are the place to hold food, and also the main site for digestion and absorption. However, many times, our bad eating habits and living habits can harm them, causing some digestive tract diseases, such as: gastric ulcer, chronic gastritis, chronic enteritis, etc. The diet of such people is mainly light and soft food. However, peanuts are classified as nuts, and their hardness is considerable. Moreover, the protein and fat content are too high, making them difficult to digest and absorb. Therefore, many doctors and scholars do not recommend that this group of people eat them.