Chinese Vegetarian Recipes

Top 10 Vegetarian Ingredients (Part 2)

For the first 4 vegetarian ingredients in this Top 10, please go to this post for the part 1. Where you will find some truths and facts about soybean, cauliflower, tomato and spinach.

5. Nuts

Nuts refer to the seed foods that are rich in vegetable fat and oil, such as peanut, sesame, walnut, cashew nut, acorn, melon seeds, almond, pistachio and so forth.

Nuts

The rich content of oil and fat in nuts is mainly unsaturated fatty acids and large amount of Vitamin E. There’s no cholesterol, which is good for the health.

Nuts also contain rich Vitamins of Group B and minerals such as magnesium, copper, manganese, selenium and so on.

These elements not only regulate the physiological functions of the human body, but also are critical for the composition of yeast antioxidants in it.

6. Oats

Oats are rich in Vitamin Bs and Zinc, which regulate the metabolism of sugars and fats and effectively eliminate the cholesterol in the human body.

oats

Oats play a preventative role when it comes to cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases if they are consumed oftentimes.

The vegetable fiber and Vitamin B1/B12 can regulate the functions of the digestive system.

In addition, oats can also improve the blood circulation and alleviate the pressure in life and work.

The minerals contained in oats, including calcium, phosphorus and zinc can prevent the occurrence of osteoporosis, accelerate the healing of wounds, and prevent anemia.

7. Strawberry

Strawberry contains nutrients that help with the growth of the human body, including amino acids, fructose, sucrose, glucose, citric acid, malic acid, pectin, carotene, Vitamin B1/B2, niacin, as well as minerals such as calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, iron and so on.

Strawberry

These nutrients are beneficial to children and elderly people.

Scientists found that the active ingredients contained in the strawberry can prevent the cancerous cells from growing.

Eating some strawberries after dinner enables the decomposition of fats, helping with the digestion.