Carrot is a very common vegetable. Some people think carrots are sweet and love to eat them. Carrots are rich in vitamin C and carotene. How can you eat them without wasting them?
Precautions for eating carrots
1. Carrots should not be washed with water or soaked in water for a long time after being chopped.
2. Carrots should not be eaten when taking hydrochlorothiazide.
3. When eating carrots, do not add too much vinegar; to avoid the loss of carotene.
5. The chewing time for eating carrots should not be too short.
7. Do not eat with white radish at the same time, because do not mix radishes: carrots contain ascorbic acid enzyme, which will destroy the vitamin C in white radish, greatly reducing the nutritional value of both radishes.
8. It is not advisable to eat with vegetables rich in vitamin C (such as spinach, rape, cauliflower, tomato, pepper, etc.), or fruits (such as citrus, lemon, strawberry, jujube, etc.) at the same time, which will destroy vitamin C and reduce nutritional value.
9. Raw food is forbidden (Although carrots are vegetables, their carotenoids are more stable only after cooking. According to our stir-fry methods, 76% to 94% of the nutrients can be preserved. Therefore, eating carrots raw, carotenoids are difficult to absorb without fat, resulting in waste.
10. For female friends, the intake of carrots should be moderate, otherwise, menstrual disorders and infertility may occur. This is because long-term excessive intake of carotene will affect the synthesis of progesterone in the ovaries, and some may even cause amenorrhea, anovulation, or menstrual disorders.