Chinese Vegetarian Recipes

Top 10 Favorite Vegetarian Ingredients (Part 1)

Vegetarian Ingredients

1. Soybean and soybean Products

Soybean is the one crop that is the richest in protein which is also of the highest quality.

According to official measurements, the protein content of the dried soybean is up to 40%. The soybean of higher quality even contains up to about 50%.

This content of protein is equivalent to twice of that in lean meat, thrice of eggs, and 12 times of milk.

soybean seeds

The Chinese soybean products include tofu, soya-bean milk, soybean sprouts, etc.

It would be much easier for the protein to be digested after the soybean is processed into tofu or bean curd.

Tofu can then be further processed into dried tofu, bean curd sheet etc.

Soybean milk is a good substitute for milks because it is rich in protein, lipid, carbohydrates, and a certain amount of iron, calcium and Vitamin B.

Soybean sprouts contains rich Vitamin C and free amino acid, valuable in nutrition.

2. Cauliflower

Research indicates that cauliflower is very rich in carotene and Vitamin C.

The chance of getting breast cancer, rectal cancer and gastric cancer can be reduced if people consume cauliflower often.

Cauliflower

Osteoporosis can also be effectively prevented by long-term consumption of cauliflower.

Therefore, cauliflower is regarded as a superior ingredient to a longer life.

3. Tomato

Lycopene is the most important and the richest nutrient contained in tomatoes.

In the recent years, scientists have proven that tomato has a special ability of anti-oxidation. This means that tomatoes can get rid of the free radicals in the human body that lead to aging and diseases.

Red Tomato

This also means that tomatoes can prevent cardiovascular diseases and avoid the development of prostate cancer, rectum cancer, pancreatic cancer, cancer of the throat, oral cancer, breast cancer etc.

4. Spinach

Spinach is rich in carotene, vitamins, iron, phosphorus and riboflavin. Among them, the Vitamin B content in the spinach is the highest in the green leaf plants.

Eating spinach often can effectively prevent cardiovascular diseases and amaurosis.

Spinach

What’s more, spinach almost has no calories at all. So those that are closely monitoring their weight can eat it without worry.