Pumpkin soup is a common dish in daily life. Drinking pumpkin soup in moderation has certain benefits for the body. It is beneficial to supplement nutrition and promote digestion. Let's learn about its nutritional value in detail.

1. Promote digestion

When you experience gastrointestinal discomfort or constipation, you may wish to drink some pumpkin soup to relieve the discomfort. The ingredients contained in pumpkin soup can promote the secretion of bile, strengthen the peristalsis function of the human body and stomach, promote the human body's excretion function, and have a good protective effect on the human body's stomach and intestines.

2. Maintain visual function

Pumpkin is rich in vitamin A and carotene, which can be converted into vitamin A in the body, and vitamin A is a component of the retina, which has the effect of maintaining normal visual function and is an important substance for preventing night blindness and vision loss. Therefore, drinking pumpkin soup in moderation can maintain visual function to a certain extent.

3. Promote sleep

Pumpkin soup is rich in tryptophan, which can form chromocyanin. And cyanine also has a good effect of regulating sleep. For people who often suffer from insomnia, eating pumpkin soup in moderation is more beneficial to health.

4. Increase immunity

Pumpkin soup is rich in vitamin A, vitamin E and other ingredients, so eating pumpkin soup in moderation can enhance the immune function of the human body. Eating pumpkin soup can supplement the energy consumed by the body during activities and can enhance physical fitness.

5. Detoxification

Pumpkin is rich in vitamin C and pectin. Pectin has good adsorption in the body, which can bind and eliminate bacterial toxins and other harmful substances in the body, such as lead, mercury compounds and radioactive elements, and play a detoxification role. Vitamin C has anti-oxidation and reduces the damage of heavy metals to liver function, so pumpkin soup has a detoxification effect.

It should be noted that it is not recommended to drink a lot of pumpkin soup for a long time, because pumpkin soup is rich in fructose, and excessive consumption may cause blood sugar to rise.

In addition, pumpkin soup contains a lot of plant fiber, long-term excessive consumption can easily cause gastrointestinal burden, and even abdominal pain, abdominal distension and other uncomfortable symptoms, so it is recommended to drink pumpkin soup in moderation. If you have abdominal pain symptoms, you can do some outdoor exercise after eating, such as walking slowly, doing exercises, which can promote intestinal peristalsis.

Pumpkin soup is not only nutritious, but also has a variety of methods. Each place has different methods. It can be made salty or sweet. Let's learn a delicious and nutritious soup made from pumpkin.

Material:

15ml vegetable oil

15ml butter

1 garlic

4 shallots

2 red peppers

5g lemongrass

500ml chicken broth

460g pumpkin

355ml unsweetened coconut milk

1 handful of nine-story tower leaves

Practice:

1. Wash and chop the onion, garlic, chilli and lemongrass.

2. Peel and wash the pumpkin, then cut into cubes.

3. Heat the oil and butter in a medium stock pot over low heat.

4. Sauté garlic, onion, chilli and lemongrass until fragrant, then add chicken stock, coconut milk and pumpkin and bring to a boil.

5. Stir the soup in batches with a mixer until it becomes thick, and serve with nine-layer tower leaves.