Is okra delicious? What does it taste like?

Okra originally grew in India and other regions. After being introduced in the past two years, it is mostly planted in tropical regions such as Guangdong. I don’t know if you know that okra is not only suitable for the elderly or people who are prone to getting angry, but also has a powerful nourishing effect for male friends. But in fact, okra is not particularly popular, so there are still a large number of people who don’t understand okra and don’t know what it tastes like.

Fresh tender okra tastes really good when eaten raw, and is much fresher than cucumber or loofah. It has soft meat and sweet taste, with a unique aroma and a crispy, juicy and mellow taste.

Benefits of eating okra:

1. Protect the stomach and intestines: The sticky substance in okra can promote gastrointestinal motility, which is beneficial for digestion and the stomach and intestines. However, traditional medicine believes that okra is cold in nature and should not be eaten too much by people with weak spleen and stomach.

Okra contains pectin, lactic acid polysaccharide, etc., which can help digestion, treat gastritis and gastric ulcers, and protect the stomach and intestines. The mucin it secretes also has the function of protecting the stomach wall, promoting the secretion of gastric juice, increasing appetite, and improving indigestion. Therefore, okra is known as one of the best health vegetables for humans and is very beneficial to gastrointestinal health.

2. Protect the liver: Certain pectins and polysaccharides in okra have liver-protecting effects.

3. Prevent colon cancer: The sticky substance in okra contains 50% cellulose, which is beneficial for preventing colon cancer. In addition, this mucus can be used in medicine as an emollient, sedative and expectorant. At the same time, okra mucus can be used in the food industry to increase the stability of frozen dairy desserts and overall product stability and acceptability, and can be used as a fat substitute.

4. Hypoglycemic: The mucus of okra contains water-soluble pectin and mucin, which can slow down the absorption of sugar, reduce the body's demand for insulin, and inhibit the absorption of cholesterol.

, can improve blood lipids and eliminate toxins; the rich carotenoids in okra can maintain the normal secretion and action of insulin and balance blood sugar levels.