Chinese Vegetarian Recipes

Top 10 Vegetarian Ingredients (Part 3)

8. Apple

“An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” Apples have high nutritional and medical value.

The fresh apple meat contains rich nutrients such as sugars, proteins, thick fiber, potassium, calcium, phosphorus, iron, carotene, Vitamin B1/B2, niacin, zinc, sorbitol, aromadendrin, Vitamin C etc.

Researches show that apple juice has a strong capacity of killing contagious virus. The chances of catching cold are much lower for those that eat apples oftentimes.

Therefore, some scientists and doctors call the apple as the “comprehensively nutritional fruit”.

9. Papaya

Papaya contains not only more than 17 types of amino acids and elements such as calcium and iron, but also nutrients like papain, carpaine, rennin, carotene etc.

Studies have shown that the carpaine which is uniquely contained in papaya has the anti-cancer function.

Additionally, the carpaine can also prevent the synthesis of the nitrosamine, a carcinogen. This substance is proven to show strong tendency of resist the lymphatic leukemia cells.

Papaya can eliminate the peroxide toxins in the body, purify the blood, have preventative and healing effects for liver dysfunction, hyperlipemia and hypertension.

The papaya enzyme that is distinctive for papaya can help with the digestion and prevent constipation.

Moreover, papaya can balance and strengthen the physiological metabolism of the hormones of pregnant women, alleviate the emergence of specks, patches and pimples, moisturize the skin and enlarge the breasts.

10. Onion and Garlic

Garlic has a great function of prevent heart diseases. It can not only lower the cholesterol levels, but also purify the blood. Its disinfecting function is also highly recommended.

Garlic

The secondary metabolites of garlic can prevent the produce of thrombus.

Onion contains such compounds as cycloallin and methionine which accelerate the melting of the thrombus.

Onion contains nearly zero fat, which can refrain the cholesterol levels from increasing due to the high-fat dieting, and help alleviate the atherosclerotic arteries.