营养价值莴苣,又名莴笋、生笋、白笋、千金菜等。近年研究发现,莴苣中含有一种芳香烃羟化脂,能够分解食物中的致癌物质亚硝胺,防止癌细胞的形成,对于肝癌、胃癌等有一定的预防作用,也可缓解癌症患者放疗或化疗的反应。莴苣中碳水化合物的含量较低,而无机盐、维生素则含量较丰富,尤其是含有较多的烟酸。烟酸是胰岛素的激活剂,糖尿病患者经常吃些莴苣,可改善糖的代谢功能。莴苣中还含有一定量 Nutritional value lettuce, also known as lettuce, raw shoots, white shoots, Chrysostomium and so on. In recent years, studies have found that lettuce contains an aromatic hydroxylated lipids, can decompose food carcinogens nitrosamines to prevent the formation of cancer cells, for liver cancer, gastric cancer have a preventive effect, but also can ease the cancer patients radiotherapy or Chemotherapy response. Low lettuce carbohydrate content, while inorganic salts, vitamins are rich in content, especially with more niacin. Niacin is an insulin activator. Diabetics often eat lettuce, which can improve the metabolic function of sugar. Lettuce also contains a certain amount