Netizen question: My mother recently saw an article saying that eating a handful of raisins every day can supplement iron and blood, forcing me to eat with my father every day.
I am very skeptical about this, the raisins are so sweet, I am losing weight, I feel that I can't eat more. And can raisins really replenish iron and blood?
In fact, if you just want to supplement iron and blood, eating raisins is not the best choice.
Insufficient iron intake can lead to anemia, so many people confuse "iron supplementation" with "blood replenishment". We say that eating raisins can supplement iron, but also because the iron content in raisins is relatively high.
But in fact, the iron content of raisins can be said to be "small witches and big witches" compared with the animal offal and animal blood that really replenish blood.
Because the iron contained in the raisins, called non-heme iron, needs to be absorbed by the body under the action of stomach acid. After eating raisins, how much iron the human body can absorb is unknown.
In addition, raisins have high sugar content, calories are not low, eat more easy to get fat, and blood sugar will also rise. You're losing weight yourself, so it's better to eat less.
If you just want to replenish blood, you can eat more pork liver, chicken liver, duck blood and so on. These foods are not only rich in iron, but also contain heme iron, which can be directly absorbed by the body.
Recommended recipe: Spinach pork blood soup
Ingredients: 500 g of fresh spinach, 250 g of pig blood.
Method: Wash and cut the spinach into sections, cut the pig's blood into small cubes, add water to the pot, add the pig's blood, and then add the boiling water to blanch the spinach together to cook the soup, cook and add salt to taste.
Effect: Moisturize the intestines and laxative, replenish blood and stop bleeding.
This article is jointly produced by China Family Doctor Magazine & Science Popularization China