Is cornmeal high in calories?

Nowadays, people's living standards have generally improved. Wheat flour is usually found in their diet, while cornmeal rarely appears. However, people do not know that cornmeal actually has higher nutritional value. It belongs to the category of coarse grains. Eating more corn is very beneficial to the human body. Moreover, cornmeal has relatively low calories and its main component is carbohydrates. The mineral elements and fiber in it can increase the activity of human cells and also strengthen the spleen and appetite.

The nutritional value is as follows:

1. The main component of noodles is carbohydrates. The protein in noodles is mainly rice protein, which has a relatively complete amino acid composition and is easily digested and absorbed by the human body. The content of minerals, dietary fiber, and B vitamins (especially vitamin B1) in brown noodles are higher than those in refined rice noodles, but the content of lysine in noodles is lower.

2. Cornmeal cakes are rich in nutritional value, which lies in strengthening the spleen and stomach, nourishing the blood, replenishing qi, lowering blood lipids, lowering blood pressure, removing spots and anti-aging. People who use their eyes frequently should eat more yellow corn, which can relieve macular degeneration and vision loss. Corn tortillas made from corn also contain some lutein and zeaxanthin, which can absorb harmful light entering the eye with their powerful antioxidant effects.

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The efficacy and function of noodles:

Rice is mild in nature and sweet in taste. It has the effects of tonifying the middle and replenishing Qi, strengthening the spleen and stomach, improving the essence and strengthening the will, harmonizing the five internal organs, unblocking blood vessels, improving hearing and eyesight, relieving restlessness, quenching thirst, and stopping diarrhea.

The effects and functions of corn:

1. Vitamin B6, niacin and other ingredients in corn have the characteristics of stimulating gastrointestinal motility and accelerating the excretion of stool, which can prevent and treat constipation, enteritis, intestinal cancer, etc.

2. Corn has the effect of regulating the stomach, stimulating appetite, lowering blood lipids and serum cholesterol. The fact that Central American Indians are less susceptible to hypertension is related to their main diet of corn.

3. Eating corn (staple food) frequently will lead to malnutrition and is bad for health. If you eat it as a snack, since corn is a coarse grain, it will naturally help gastrointestinal motility and is good for health. As for weight loss, the effect will definitely be minimal.