Fish is very nutritious and ranks high among meat products. However, you may be surprised to learn that ordinary sesame paste is comparable to fish in terms of nutritional content. In terms of food therapy and health care, they have many similar nutritional effects.
Antioxidant and Anti-distortion.
There are two vitamins in sesame paste that cannot be ignored, one is vitamin E and the other is folic acid. The former has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects, so eating sesame paste regularly can improve the body's ability to resist diseases and delay aging. Folic acid is not only the raw material for blood production, but also an essential nutrient for the development of the fetal neural tube. Women who are preparing to conceive should eat sesame paste every day and continue until the third month of pregnancy to prevent fetal neural tube defects.
Brain health.
The rich omega-3 unsaturated fatty acids in fish, also known as "brain gold", are very beneficial for brain health and intellectual development in children. Sesame paste also has good brain-boosting effects because, like fish, it contains abundant unsaturated fatty acids. The fatty acid content of 100 grams of sesame paste is more than 13 times that of yellow croaker and 33 times that of grass carp!
Heart protection and lipid-lowering.
Eating fish can protect the heart and cardiovascular system, and these benefits are also brought by the abundant unsaturated fatty acids in fish. Many studies have confirmed that unsaturated fatty acids in fish can increase blood vessel elasticity and lower cholesterol. The abundant unsaturated fatty acids in sesame paste also have the same effect. One spoonful of sesame paste (about 20 grams) contains more fatty acids than half a catty of grass carp and carp!
Calcium supplement expert.
Sesame paste also has a relatively high calcium content. Each 100 grams of sesame paste contains 612 milligrams of calcium, which is much higher than common calcium-rich foods such as milk and tofu, and even higher than the calcium content in some cheeses.
