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🛍 Product Information (Main) (English)：
Binomial Name：Trapa natans L.
Chinese Name：菱角
Other Names：Water Chestnuts | Trapa | Water Caltrop | Horned Waterchestnut | Singhara Nut
Product Description：Water chestnut is a water plant, its tender stem and fruit can be eaten, and its fruit has horns, so it is called water chestnut. Water chestnut contains starch, glucose, protein and vitamins B and C. Studies have found that water chestnut can be effective against various cancers, such as gastric cancer, esophageal cancer, and breast cancer. It tastes more watery and sweet.
Water chestnut originates from Africa, Central Europe and Asia, and is produced all over China, with Hunan and Hubei as the most prosperous. The famous ones are Nanhu Ling from Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province and Hong Ling from Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province.
【Nutrition Tips】
- Water chestnuts bear fruit in the mud, and have a crisp and slightly sweet taste. They have been known as "underground snow pears" since ancient times. Although water chestnuts contain a lot of starch, they have lower calories than white rice. Taking 100 grams of water chestnuts (ten pieces) as an example, it is about a quarter of a bowl of white rice. It is rich in water, accounting for about 78%, carbohydrates 18.8%, protein 2% and fat 0.1%. It also contains a variety of vitamins A, B2, C, and minerals calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, etc.
- The "phosphorus" content is the highest among root vegetables. Every 100 grams of water chestnuts contains 64 mg of phosphorus, which is equivalent to the phosphorus content of half an egg. Phosphorus can promote human growth and development and maintain physiological functions. It is of great benefit to the development of teeth and bones. It can also promote the metabolism of carbohydrates, proteins and fats in the body. Therefore, it is also suitable for children to choose food.
- (Note) Although water chestnuts are rich in phosphorus, their protein content is relatively low compared to other staple foods. They can be made into low-protein snacks such as water chestnuts, which are suitable for patients with kidney disease to relieve hunger and supplement calories.
- Rich in "potassium" content, water chestnuts contain 450 mg of potassium per 100 grams, which is equivalent to 4 times that of peach and 3 times that of winter melon. It helps to produce fluids and quench thirst, diuresis, prevent edema, and has a certain effect on lowering blood pressure. Some people regard water chestnuts as a folk remedy for treating high blood pressure, which makes sense theoretically, but people with high blood pressure should still take medicine as prescribed by their doctor. In addition, water chestnuts can also be used as a good dietary supplement for patients with urinary tract infections.
- Water chestnuts contain crude protein and starch, which can promote peristalsis of the large intestine, help digestion, appetite, and bowel movement.
- British scholars have found that water chestnuts contain the antibacterial ingredient "water chestnuts", which can inhibit Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The disadvantage is that this ingredient is not heat resistant. Since water chestnuts growing in mud may have bacteria and parasites attached to them, don't take the risk of eating them raw.
- Studies have pointed out that water chestnuts contain anti-cancer ingredients and have the effect of inhibiting tumors in animals.
Variety：Water chestnut grows in lakes or rice fields, with purple-red stems and bright yellow flowers. Water chestnuts come in cyan, red and purple. Water chestnut can be divided into two types: home water chestnut and wild water chestnut.
Jiaojiao: There are only two horns, and the starch content is high. It is easy to break apart after cooking, and the texture is not brittle and powdery. Wild water chestnut: There are many horns, and the texture is crisp and sweet. Planting water chestnut is also divided into two varieties of obtuse short thorns and acute long thorns.
The water depth of the planting environment is divided into two types: deep water rhombus (darker color) and shallow water raspberry (lighter color).
Supply Season：The peak production period is from September to December.
Storage Method：Water chestnut can be stored for a long time, and it can be stored in the refrigerator for about a month in a fresh-keeping bag.
#Should Be / Avoided：
Appropriate: Not reported in the literature. Avoid: Eating more water chestnut will lead to abdominal distension, so people with spleen deficiency and abdominal distention should not eat more.
*Edible Compatibility：
Availability: Not reported in the literature. Xiang Ke: No literature report.
Cooking Skills：Because water chestnut is born in the soil, there are many bacteria and parasites, it must be washed and cooked before it can be eaten. Before cooking, it must be washed several times to prevent impurities and pigments from remaining. Water chestnut can be steamed with the shell, while water chestnut meat can be fried, stewed or simmered.
Notes：Water chestnut eaten raw is cool in nature, sweet and light in taste, and eaten raw can clear away heat and relieve heat, relieve restlessness and quench thirst. Cooked food is warm in nature, can benefit qi and invigorate the spleen. It can relieve pain in the muscles and bones of the waist and legs, wake up the spleen, and hangover. There is also the effect of weight loss and bodybuilding.
Dish：Water chestnut shredded chicken, water chestnut porridge, wild water chestnut roasted pork, water chestnut stew.
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