Old Chinese medicine books record that wheat seedlings can "dispel alcohol poisoning, extreme heat, and alcoholic eye malnutrition", and have excellent effects on reducing inflammation and fever, strengthening the stomach and digestion, and smoothing the intestines and stomach. Modern medicine has confirmed that wheatgrass is rich in chlorophyll, vitamins A, C, E and B, minerals calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, iron, selenium, super antioxidant SOD, fiber and beneficial enzymes.
In addition, drinking wheatgrass juice can also lower blood pressure and blood lipids and cholesterol, reduce the incidence of cardiovascular disease, and can be consumed by patients with high blood pressure and hyperlipidemia. Wheatgrass is rich in fiber, which can reduce constipation after consumption. People with colitis, gastrointestinal fever, liver fire, and mildly abnormal liver function index can drink it regularly.
Wheatgrass can be harvested and juiced after seven days of development. Due to the short development time, wheatgrass juice is of cold nature. People with cold constitution, that is, those whose hands and feet are prone to coldness, are prone to weak intestines and stomach. People with diarrhea should not eat more. Otherwise, eating too cold food can easily irritate the sensitive gastrointestinal tract and cause vomiting or diarrhea. In addition, you should eat it with a variety of vegetables (such as tomatoes, celery, cauliflower, bitter melon, cabbage, spinach, etc.), so that you can absorb a variety of nutrients and reduce the coldness of wheatgrass.
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A comparative analysis of the nutritional value of wheat seedlings and spinach and leafy greens showed that the vitamin E content of wheat seedlings has a greater advantage, but β- The carotene content is lower than spinach, the vitamin C content is also very low, and there is not much difference in other nutrients. Both the British National Health Service (NHS) and the British Nutritionists Association (BDA) believe that wheat sprouts have no special nutritional value compared with common vegetables such as cauliflower and spinach.
Some people may experience allergic symptoms, such as abdominal pain, eczema, etc., if they drink wheatgrass juice. Therefore, if you are allergic to wheat seedlings, don’t follow the trend blindly. In addition, planting wheat seedlings on your own balcony at home is prone to contamination by parasites, pathogenic bacteria, etc. During the process of juicing raw food, food-borne diseases can easily occur.
At present, there is no authoritative literature reporting that wheatgrass juice can treat diseases and fight cancer. Do not believe such Internet rumors. In addition, many people now like to squeeze juice from various fruits and vegetables, thinking that this is a very healthy practice. In fact, this is not the case. The nutritional content of fruits and vegetables eaten directly into the mouth is much higher than that of fruits and vegetables squeezed into the mouth. This is because during the juicing process, dietary fiber is basically not retained, vitamins are destroyed in large quantities, and trace elements are lost. Therefore, for people with normal chewing ability, it is recommended not to squeeze fresh fruits and vegetables, and eating them directly will be more nutritious.
Reference materials: People's Daily Online - Juicing wheat seedlings to maintain health is pure deception. The nutritional value is not better than vegetables
People's Daily Online - Juicing wheat seedlings is good for health care