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Nutritional value of coix: Coix is a gramineous plant, also known as Coix seed, six-grain rice and so on. Coix chinensis is one of the best food and medicines in ancient China. Coix chinensis has long been known by the people as a good diet and regarded as a precious traditional Chinese medicine. It is widely used in medicinal diet and is listed as one of the palace diets.
The nutritional value of Coix chinensis is higher, which contains 13.7% protein, 5.4% fat and 64.7% carbohydrate. The protein content is much higher than that of rice and flour. The eight essential amino acids for human body are complete, and the proportion is close to human needs. Fat is rich in linoleic acid, B vitamins and inorganic salts such as calcium, phosphorus, iron and zinc are also considerable. Moreover, it is easy to be digested and absorbed, which is beneficial to lighten the burden of gastrointestinal tract and enhance physical fitness. In addition, Coix lactiflora contains two sterols, Coix alcohol and beta-gamma, which have high medicinal value. These special components are the secret of Coix lactifloras anti-cancer effect.
Coix is also a kind of cosmetic food. Frequent food can keep the skin glossy and delicate, eliminate acne, freckles, age spots, pregnancy spots, butterfly spots, and have good effects on scaling, acne, chapped, rough skin and so on. Frequent consumption of Coix chinensis food also has an effect on chronic enteritis, dyspepsia and other symptoms. Normal healthy people often eat Coix rice food, which can not only relieve dampness and diuresis, but also lighten the body, and reduce the risk of cancer.