There are more and more cancer patients in modern society. Why is green bean known as a good anti-cancer product?

Green beans belong to the annual climbing herb of Leguminosae. According to the color of its cotyledons, it can be divided into two kinds: green-skinned green-kernel soybean and green-skinned Ren Huang soybean. It is one of the important food crops in China and has been cultivated for 5, years. Widely planted in China, it is produced in Northeast China, North China, Shaanxi, Sichuan and the lower reaches of the Yangtze River.

Green beans are known as cancer prevention products

Nutritional value

1. Green beans are rich in unsaturated fatty acids and soybean phospholipids, which have the functions of maintaining vascular elasticity, strengthening brain and preventing fatty liver formation;

Research shows that green beans are rich in various antioxidant components and can also eliminate inflammation. Green beans can provide catechin and epicatechin as two flavonoid antioxidants for human body. These two substances can effectively remove free radicals in the body, prevent diseases caused by free radicals, delay the aging speed of the body, and have anti-inflammatory and broad-spectrum antibacterial effects. Green beans also contain two carotenoids: α-carotene and β-carotene. In 21, according to a 14-year follow-up study, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that the higher the content of α -carotene in blood, the longer the life span of individuals. Beta-carotene is also an antioxidant, which can detoxify and reduce the risk of heart disease and cancer. ?

2. Green beans are rich in saponins, protease inhibitors, isoflavones, molybdenum, selenium and other anticancer components, which have inhibitory effects on almost all cancers such as prostate cancer, skin cancer, intestinal cancer and esophageal cancer.

3. In addition to protein and fiber, green beans are also one of the main sources of vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin K and vitamin B for human body. Green beans can also provide a small amount of calcium, phosphorus, potassium, iron, zinc, thiamine and riboflavin.