[Henan Science Popularization] "Dietary Guide" easy to read: Can vegetables and fruits be replaced by each other?

What is the difference between vegetables and fruits? Can processing fruit products such as fruit juice and dried fruit replace fresh fruits? Can children eat more fruits to replace them?

These questions believe many friends have had it. Today we look at whether vegetables and fruits can be replaced from the perspective of nutrition.

Vegetables and fruits are different types of foods, and their nutritional value and flavor have their own characteristics. Although vegetables and fruits have many similarities in nutritional ingredients and health effects, they cannot be replaced between the two.

There are far more vegetables than fruits, and vegetables, especially vitamins, minerals, dietary fibers and plant chemicals in dark vegetables, which are higher than fruits. Therefore, fruits cannot replace vegetables.

Free sugar, organic acids, and aromatherapy in fruits are more than fresh vegetables. The fruit sugar content is high, and the nutrients are not affected by cooking factors before eating. Therefore, vegetables cannot replace fruits.

In daily diet, fruits can play a certain supplementary role in insufficient intake of vegetables, but it cannot be replaced. Both vegetables and fruits have a good taste and flavor. You can spend some compact thoughts when cooking vegetables and make delicate and cute vegetable platters to attract children's interest in vegetables and let them learn to enjoy the colorful food.

Can fruit products replace fruits?

Fresh fruits are generally difficult to store for a long time, and it is more troublesome to carry and eat. With the development of modern industry, various fruit processing products have emerged. Common fruit products include fruit juice, canned fruit, preserved fruits, dried fruit, etc.

The fruit juice is made from the fruit squeezing the residue. These processing processes will cause a certain amount of losses such as vitamin C and dietary fiber, such as vitamin C, dietary fiber.

Preserved fruit is made of fresh fruits, and vitamin losses have more loss and high sugar content.

Dried fruits are dehydrated with fresh fruits, and vitamins have more losses.

Fruit products have lost the natural characteristics of fresh fruits, natural aroma and other natural characteristics. Vitamin and other nutrients have been lost, so they cannot replace fresh fruits.

The use of fruit juice instead of fruit is not good for children's health. It is easy to make children's teeth lack exercise. Facial skin and muscle strength become weakened, and the regulation function of the eyeball weakens.

However, when you go out, you need to carry it convenient, or if the fruits are insufficient, you can also use fruit juice, dried fruit, canned fruits to supplement.

(Author: Book Xiaoyan Editor: Yang Hua)

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