What is black carrot powder?
What is black carrot powder?
Black carrot powder is a powdered product made from black carrots through advanced spray drying technology. It retains the original flavor of black carrots to the maximum extent, with loose powder, no lumps, easy to dissolve and easy to store. It also retains a variety of nutrients in black carrots, such as carotene, vitamin A, minerals, etc. It can supplement the nutrients needed by the body and enhance the body's immunity.
Black carrot powder is widely used in health foods, health nutrition products, infant foods, solid beverages, dairy products, convenience foods, puffed foods, condiments, middle-aged and elderly foods, baked foods, snack foods, cold foods and cold drinks, etc. It is a nutritious and multifunctional food additive.
What are the health benefits of black carrot powder?
Rich in nutrients
Black carrot powder is an excellent source of vitamin A. The beta-carotene in it can be converted into vitamin A in the body, which is essential for maintaining vision, promoting growth and development, enhancing immunity and maintaining skin health. It is also rich in minerals such as potassium, magnesium, calcium, and antioxidants such as vitamin C, which have many benefits for physical health.
Antioxidant effect
The various antioxidants in black carrot powder, such as beta-carotene, vitamin C and vitamin E, can neutralize free radicals, reduce the damage of oxidative stress to body cells, help protect cell health and prevent the occurrence of chronic diseases.
Promote intestinal health
The dietary fiber in black carrot powder helps increase stool volume, promote intestinal peristalsis, and prevent constipation and other digestive problems. In addition, dietary fiber can also help regulate blood sugar and blood lipid levels, which helps prevent diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.
Enhance immunity
Vitamin C is one of the important ingredients in black carrot powder. It is an important nutrient for the immune system. It can enhance the function of immune cells, promote antibody production, improve the body's resistance, and reduce the risk of infection.
Protect eye health
Vitamin A and antioxidants in black carrot powder help maintain the normal structure and function of the eyes, reduce eye fatigue and dryness, and play a positive role in protecting vision.
Promote skin health
Vitamin A and antioxidants also help maintain the health and smoothness of the skin, promote the growth and regeneration of skin cells, help reduce wrinkles and improve skin tone.
Relieve skin inflammation
Black carrots are rich in vitamin C, which has a certain anti-inflammatory effect. Therefore, proper consumption of black carrot powder has a certain auxiliary effect in relieving various acute and chronic skin inflammations.
Participate in multiple metabolic reactions
Black carrot powder is rich in vitamin B2, which is the main substance of biological oxidation in the body and can participate in multiple metabolic reactions in the body. If the body lacks vitamin B2, it may cause diseases such as angular cheilitis, glossitis, and seborrheic dermatitis.
Lowering blood sugar, blood lipids and blood pressure
Black carrots also contain blood sugar-lowering substances, making them a good food for diabetics. Some of their ingredients, such as quercetin and kaempferol, can increase coronary blood flow, lower blood lipids, promote the synthesis of adrenaline, and have blood pressure-lowering and cardiotonic effects.
How does black carrot powder affect blood sugar and blood lipid levels?
Sugar content: Carrots, including black carrot varieties, usually contain a certain amount of sugar, mainly naturally occurring sugars such as sucrose, glucose and fructose. However, these sugars are relatively low in content, and the fiber and water in carrots help slow the absorption of sugars, thereby buffering the increase in blood sugar levels.
Dietary fiber: The dietary fiber rich in black carrot powder can increase satiety, reduce total energy intake, and help stabilize blood sugar levels. Dietary fiber can slow the digestion of food in the intestines and reduce post-meal blood sugar peaks.
Overall impact: Therefore, moderate intake of black carrot powder is unlikely to cause a sharp increase in blood sugar, but may have certain benefits for diabetics, but the premise is to control the overall intake and combine with other healthy eating habits. Impact on blood lipid levels
Dietary fiber: The dietary fiber in black carrot powder not only helps control blood sugar, but also promotes intestinal peristalsis, helps eliminate excess cholesterol and fat in the body, and thus helps regulate blood lipid levels.
Bioactive substances: Certain bioactive substances in carrots (including black carrots) such as potassium and bioflavonoids are believed to have a certain effect on improving blood lipids. Potassium helps promote the excretion of excess sodium in the body and reduce water and sodium retention, which may help lower blood pressure and blood lipids. Bioflavonoids have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects, which can protect the health of blood vessel walls and reduce lipid deposition.
What are the nutritional values of black carrot powder?
Rich in vitamins: Black carrot powder is rich in vitamins, especially vitamin C, vitamin K and B vitamins. Vitamin C is an important antioxidant that helps improve immunity and promote collagen synthesis; vitamin K plays an important role in blood coagulation and bone health; B vitamins are involved in energy metabolism and the normal function of the nervous system.
High content of carotene: Black carrot powder has a high content of carotene, especially beta-carotene. Beta-carotene can be converted into vitamin A in the body, which has an important impact on vision, growth and development, and immune function.
Rich in minerals: Black carrot powder is rich in potassium, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus and other minerals. Potassium helps maintain a normal heartbeat and blood pressure; calcium is essential for the health of bones and teeth; magnesium is involved in the reactions of multiple enzymes and muscle function; phosphorus is an important component of bones and teeth, and is also involved in energy metabolism and cell signaling.
Other nutrients: It also contains nutrients such as inulin, cellulose, protein, amino acids, phenolic acid, luteolin, etc. These ingredients together provide rich nutritional support for the body.
What are the beauty benefits of black carrot powder?
Beta-carotene and other antioxidants can reduce free radical damage, protect skin cell health, prevent skin aging and pigmentation.
The various nutrients in black carrot powder can reduce melanin deposition, prevent spots and spots, and make the skin smoother and whiter.
Vitamin E and other moisturizing ingredients can absorb and lock in skin moisture, improve dryness and dehydration problems, and keep the skin smooth and soft.
Vitamin C and other nutrients can promote collagen production, improve skin elasticity and firmness, and reduce wrinkles and sagging.
What fields are black carrot powder used in?
Food field
Black carrot powder can be used to make various solid beverages, such as milk tea powder, health tea, etc., to increase the nutritional value and color of the product.
In baked goods, such as bread, cakes and noodles, black carrot powder can be used as a colorant and nutritional enhancer, while improving the taste and flavor of food.
Black carrot powder can be used as a thickener and stabilizer for condiments, such as tomato sauce, mayonnaise, etc., while providing a natural purple color.
Black carrot powder can be used as a natural colorant to make various sandwich candies and pressed candies, adding a natural purple color to the candies.
Medical and health care products field
Black carrot powder is rich in various vitamins and acids, so it is often used to make medical and health care products and health nutrition products. These products can be used as an auxiliary means of daily supplementation of vitamins and minerals.
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