The nutritional value is not generally turtle, turtle meat in hectogram containing 17.3 grams of protein, 4 grams fat, 26 grams carbohydrates, 124 milligrams of calcium, phosphorus, 94 mg, 3 mg of iron, vitamin A 91 international units of vitamin B1 0.62 mg of vitamin B2 0.37 mg, 3.8 mg of niacin and vitamin D, iodine, keratin, gelatin and other essential body substances. Turtle eaten in moderation, can lower cholesterol, but also the prevention of cardiovascular disease, but also anti-cancer, therefore, was hailed as nourishing to share, one valuable tonic.
High-value food turtle, turtle meat taste especially delicious, very rich in nutrients. Turtle can eat the whole body, especially the soft part of the turtle hanging around, called "turtle skirt", its very delicious, unique, turtle whole body is the most fresh, most tender, the best part of eating. Turtle meat easily digested and absorbed, but also a higher heat production, nutrition and extremely rich, and more generally the result of "turtle soup" to drink, can be made into delicious dishes, for people to enjoy.
Turtle great medicinal value, the motherland of Chinese medicine will be early as precious medicinal animal turtle because the turtle's body are Can be used as medicine. Turtle meat and sweet, flat, with Yin and cooling blood, kidney and bone health effect, can prevent virtual frail body, hepatosplenomegaly, tuberculosis embolism; turtle carapace, drug name turtle, can inhibit connective tissue hyperplasia, increased plasma protein, Sanjie swelling effect, can enhance the anti-tumor immunity; stewed turtle glue, glue called turtle, with Yin and kidney, relieves congestion Xiaopi, gluten bone health effect, can scattered congestion, eliminate splenomegaly, except tuberculosis heat transfer period, can prevent impotence weakness, dizziness emission embolism; turtle head, turtle blood and so have some medicinal value.
But Chinese believe that the turtle is only applicable to deficiency patients. Because of the cold, long food can not eat; for indigestion, diarrhea, pregnant women, mothers and so on, unfit for human consumption. As the saying goes, "Millennium bastard turtle years." History proves that the longest life expectancy turtle can live 100 to 300 years. Turtle, also known as "water turtle", "beetles", "Yuan Xu," and so on. Turtle natured, sweet, salty. Has nourishing yin, blood bone health effects, but when eating turtle meat, avoid fruit, amaranth, and avoid alcohol.