What's the difference between tremella and auricularia?
Auricularia auricula is parasitic on a damp and rotten trunk, which looks like a human ear. The dark brown one is called Auricularia auricula, or Auricularia auricula for short. The white one is called tremella, also known as tremella and snow ear. In the eyes of consumers, it is generally believed that tremella is more nutritious than auricularia auricula. Is there any scientific basis for this statement? From the perspective of health care consumption, people in China have known Auricularia auricula much earlier than Tremella fuciformis. The medicinal use of auricularia auricula was recorded in Shennong Herbal Classic in Han Dynasty, but it was recorded for the first time in Herbal Rejuvenation in Qing Dynasty. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, the nature of the two is similar. Auricularia auricula is flat and sweet, and has the functions of cooling blood, benefiting qi and moistening lung; Auricularia auricula is flat and sweet, and has the functions of moistening lung, promoting fluid production, nourishing yin and reducing fire. Both auricularia auricula and auricularia auricula have the function of preventing lipofuscin formation. When lipofuscin is deposited in skin cells, it will form "senile plaques"; The accumulation of lipofuscin in heart, liver and kidney will reduce the metabolic function of these organs. The more lipofuscin accumulates, the more serious the aging of the body is. It can be seen that these two kinds of auricularia auricula are functional foods with longevity, anti-aging and bodybuilding. At the same time, both kinds of auricularia auricula have the functions of enhancing immunity, antivirus and antitumor. If you look at the nutrients, there is a big difference between the two. In1100mg product, the protein content of auricularia auricula is 12. 1 g, and that of auricularia auricula is 10.0 g, which is equivalent to 82.3% of auricularia auricula. The carotene content of Auricularia auricula is 100 μ g, and that of Auricularia auricula is 50 μ g, which is equivalent to 50% of Auricularia auricula. The content of vitamin E in auricularia auricula is 1 1.34 mg, and that of auricularia auricula is 1.26 mg, which is only equivalent to11%of auricularia auricula. The calcium content of auricularia auricula is 247 mg, and that of auricularia auricula is 36 mg, which is only 65,438+04.6% of auricularia auricula. The iron content of Auricularia auricula is 97.4 mg, and that of Auricularia auricula is 4. 1 mg, which is only 4.2% of Auricularia auricula. The zinc content of Auricularia auricula is 3. 18 μ g, and Auricularia auricula is 3.03 μ g, which is equivalent to 95.3% of Auricularia auricula. The selenium content of auricularia auricula is 3.72 micrograms, and the selenium content of auricularia auricula is 2.95 micrograms, which is equivalent to 79.3% of auricularia auricula. It can be seen that although the medicinal properties of the two auricularia auricula are similar, in terms of nutritional value, auricularia auricula is slightly inferior to auricularia auricula.