Shiitake Mushroom is one of the famous edible mushrooms in the world, which contains a unique fragrance substance - lenthionine, which forms a unique mushroom fragrance, so it is called Lentinus Edodes. It was the earliest cultivated in China, and has a history of more than 800 years.It is a medicine and food homology, and has high nutritional, medicinal and health care value. With the development of modern medicine, studies have shown that it has many biological functions such as anti-virus, anti-bacterial, anti-tumor and regulating immune function.
1. Nutritional Information of fresh Shiitake
1) Carbohydrates
Most of its calories come from carbohydrates, 3 grams of which are from beneficial fiber. With a glycemic index between 10 and 15, so it is a low-sugar food.
2) Fat
It has a little fat, almost no.
3) Protein
It contains some protein, althought they are not the main source of this macronutrient, they do provide all the essential amino acids.
4) Vitamins and Minerals
It contains many vitamins and minerals. It is high in vitamin D, then that is a useful source of this important vitamin. It also naturally contains zinc, manganese, and several B vitamins. They are a particularly good source of copper.
2. Anti-cancer first ingredient
The average life expectancy of the Japanese is the longest in the world, one of the main reasons proven by medical scientists is to eat shiitake mushrooms every day. The Japanese call it “The Pinnacle of Plant Food”. Its main active ingredient- Lentinan, can produce interferon after entering the body, it can resist many negative factors that affect human lifespan, such as resistance to malignant tumors.
American scientists found that it contain β-glucosidase, which can strengthen the body‵s anti-cancer effect. The tests have shown that its anti-cancer rate is 80% ~ 95%, and it have significant curative effect for various malignant tumors such as Leukemia, esophageal cancer, Stomach cancer, Colorectal cancer, Lung cancer, Liver cancer, etc. In addition, in the early stage of cancer patients, insisting on eating mushrooms can inhibit their development. Therefore, shiitake mushrooms are also known as “Anti-cancer Star”, and various Shiitake Mushroom Extract Powder have been made, which are used in the prevention and treatment of certain tumors.
3. Its efficacy and application
1) Improve body immunity
As an immunomodulator, it acts like a host immune enhancer, which can stimulate the maturation, differentiation and proliferation of immune cells, then to To restore or improve the responsiveness of host cells to lymphokines, hormones and other biologically active factors.
2) Antioxidant and delay aging
Human aging is a process of continuous oxidation, and it has a scavenging effect on hydrogen peroxide, and has a certain elimination effect on hydrogen peroxide in the body. So it can effectively resist oxidation and delay aging.
3) Helps to prevent cancer and anti-cancer
That is its another major contribution. Cancer is gene mutation, DNA changes, and the ribonucleic acid in DNA is a very important substance. After entering the human body, it will produce interferon with anti-cancer effect, then stabilize DNA.
4) Lower blood pressure, blood lipids, and cholesterol
It contains purine, choline, tyrosine, oxidase and certain nucleic acid substances, which can play the role of lowering blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood lipids. At the same time, it has the magical effect of preventing diseases such as arteriosclerosis and liver cirrhosis.
4. Contraindications
Although it has many benefits to the body, there are still some taboos when eating it.
1) The substances it contains can destroy carotene, so it cannot be eaten with foods containing carotene, such as tomatoes. If eaten together, it will greatly reduce the nutritional value of tomatoes.
2) It can‵t be eaten with quail, otherwise it is easy to cause some dark spots on the face.
3) In addition, it cannot be eaten with river crabs, which can easily cause stone symptoms. Because shiitake mushrooms contain vitamin D, and river crabs are also rich in vitamin D. Eating the two together will make the vitamin D content in the human body too high, and long-term consumption can easily lead to stone symptoms.
In terms of cancer prevention, mushrooms are even better. Eating more mushrooms can effectively improve the body‵s immunity, then comprehensively improve the body‵s non-specific immune function, humoral immune function and cellular immune function, and can also promote the production of tumor necrosis factor. Common mushrooms ,such as Enoki mushroom, Oyster mushroom, Hericium erinaceus, Straw mushroom and so on are food of choice for preventing cancer.
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