Fruit and Vegetable Rankings: Are You Eating Them?

Introduction: We all know that fruits and vegetables can increase the body's excretion and metabolism, thus being beneficial to health. The fiber in fruits and vegetables is good for the skin, and their main nutritional supply is vitamins. Eating more fruits is good for health, while vegetables can regulate the intestines and stomach, and adjust the body's constitution. Vegetables can also give us a greater sense of satiety. Let's take a look at this year's fruit and vegetable ranking list.

Papaya Coconut Milk Jelly

These 6 fruits are highly recommended! Papaya, Cherry, Tangerine, Orange, Strawberry, Banana　

No1 Papaya

Papaya can be considered a dark horse in this year's list. It has defeated the apple, which has held the top spot for three consecutive years, and taken first place. Papaya's position is due to the recent reaffirmation of the value of papain. Papain is found in the milky juice of papaya and helps the body break down meat protein. If you occasionally have indigestion, gastroenterology experts suggest eating a small amount of papaya after a meal to help the intestines digest hard-to-absorb meat. Moreover, papaya is also effective in preventing gastric ulcers, gastroenteritis, and indigestion. In addition, because papain helps break down and remove cells from the stratum corneum on the skin's surface, it is increasingly being used in skincare products. Of course, papaya's breast-enhancing effect has been recognized for a long time, which is indeed good news for women.

Stewed Papaya with Milk

No2 Cherry

Cherry being ranked second on the fruit list is not surprising—the iron content in cherries is excellent for blood enrichment. It is said that when Queen Elizabeth of the UK was young, she would eat at least half a pound of cherries every day during her period. Now, many brands of lipsticks and lip glosses add cherry ingredients because cherry red makes lips look more vibrant and moist.

Cherry Jelly

No3 & No4 Tangerine & Orange

Tangerine and her "sister" orange took the third and fourth places on the list, respectively. Western nutritionists believe that the vitamin content in tangerines and oranges is even higher than that of papaya, but Eastern nutrition experts have some reservations about their selection. Because in traditional Chinese medicine, excessive consumption of these two fruits is believed to disrupt the body's yin-yang balance, causing qi and blood disorders and leading to "internal heat". This is also why they did not win the championship or runner-up positions this time.

Orange Chicken Cubes

No5 Strawberry

The sweet, juicy, and cancer-fighting strawberry ranked fifth. The latest research has found that strawberries also help strengthen gums, freshen breath, and moisten the throat. Drinking tea made from strawberry leaves has been popular in Arab countries for a long time, and now this refreshing and healthy drink is also becoming increasingly popular in Europe and America.

Strawberry Yogurt Salad

No6 Banana

Banana is one of the fruits that appears most frequently in health magazines, but its ranking on the list has always been lukewarm. Bananas contain a large amount of fiber, which can increase your metabolic rate and help enhance your weight loss results. More importantly, bananas contain a protein called Lectin, which is very beneficial for the regeneration of dermal tissue. Skin research experts at Waseda University in Japan pointed out that bananas should be eaten often in late summer because they can effectively repair sun-damaged skin, making your skin smoother and reducing oil production. However, bananas are not perfect. They contain a large amount of potassium, and when the intake of potassium is excessive, it can inhibit the cardiovascular system. Therefore, medical experts do not recommend that people with poor heart function eat bananas as a daily fruit.

Banana and Chinese Yam Porridge

These 3 vegetables are most recommended by WHO! Corn, Sweet Potato, Bitter Melon

No1 Corn

It's not surprising that corn ranks first on the vegetable list; this is the third time it has held this position since the list was created. In recent years, corn has been called "one of the best foods in the world". In five famous longevity regions around the world, residents in three of them rely on corn as their main food. Corn contains a large amount of glutathione and unsaturated fatty acids, which interact to produce a strong antioxidant effect, greatly improving your immunity. However, the nutritional and food quality of corn is highly related to its place of origin. Generally speaking, corn from the United States has large kernels and sweet juice, and the richest content of glutathione.

Corn Juice

No2 Sweet Potato

Sweet potato's ranking has been on the rise in recent years, and it surprisingly ranks second this year. Experts explain that this is because the chemical substance content in sweet potatoes has decreased, while the fiber content has increased significantly in recent years. The heat produced by 100 grams of sweet potato is one-third lower than that of rice, and the content of vitamin B1 and B2 is 6 times and 3 times higher than that of rice, respectively. Especially rich in lysine, sweet potatoes can quickly increase satiety. The Institute of Nutritional Sciences at Stanford University also pointed out that a substance similar to estrogen in sweet potatoes helps protect the skin and delay aging. Therefore, many Western women regard sweet potatoes as their first choice for beauty and weight loss.

Sweet Potato Pancakes

No3 Bitter Melon

Bitter melon, which ranked first last year, fell to third place. A bitter melon contains 0.4% high-energy lipase, a rare ingredient often used in weight-loss pills. Eating 500-600 grams of bitter melon provides the body with an amount of high-energy lipase equivalent to the medicinal effect of one weight-loss capsule. The reason for bitter melon's drop in position this year is the doubt expressed by Asian medical experts. Because bitter melon is considered a "cold" food, eating too much at once can make people's hands and feet cold and lower their body temperature. Japanese women once used bitter melon as a summer cooling food, but it has been proven that eating too much bitter melon can disrupt the body's yin-yang balance and even cause menstrual cramps. This is not a big deal for Western women with a "hot" body constitution, but it is a major taboo for Asian women with a "cold" body constitution. Therefore, nutritionists repeatedly remind Asian women not to eat more than 3 bitter melons a day, and try to avoid eating them 3 days before menstruation!

Cold-dressed Bitter Melon