What are the nutritional benefits of wild goose? A detailed guide
Summary: As a top-grade game meat, wild goose meat is rarely eaten, and its flavor is very delicious; whether stewed plain or braised, it has a distinctive taste. Besides its good flavor, the nutritional value of wild goose is also quite high. Eating wild goose meat can replenish various amino acids and minerals the human body needs, effectively treat stroke paralysis, strengthen bones and muscles, and beautify the skin.
As a top-grade game meat, wild goose meat is rarely eaten, and its flavor is very delicious; whether stewed plain or braised, it has a distinctive taste. Besides its good flavor, the nutritional value of wild goose is also quite high. Eating wild goose meat can replenish various amino acids and minerals the human body needs, effectively treat stroke paralysis, strengthen bones and muscles, and beautify the skin. Wild goose meat is an ideal health food meat that is high in protein, low in fat and low in cholesterol.
The nutritional value of wild goose
The wild goose is also called the gray swan, graylag goose, wild goose and sky goose. Its body is plump and large, with the largest exceeding 10 kg, and it is the world's highest-quality fatty liver breed. The wild goose is also a top-grade wild delicacy. The wild goose is an ideal high-protein, low-fat health food, and its content of protein and the essential mineral elements calcium, phosphorus, iron and others is very high.
In every 100 grams of wild goose meat, the lecithin content is as high as 4.7-8 grams, deoxyribonucleic acid and ribonucleic acid 9-13.5 grams, protein 20.98 grams, fat 11.62 grams, phosphorus 196.5 mg, calcium 48.05 mg, iron 8.71 mg, zinc 1.36 mg, selenium 17.68 micrograms, inorganic salts 1.17 grams, as well as more than ten trace elements such as vitamin A, potassium and sodium. Therefore, wild goose meat has also been listed by the World Health Organization as the top green food.
The whole wild goose is a treasure. Goose fatty liver contains nutrients essential for human growth and development, such as lecithin, triglycerides and deoxyribonucleic acid, and is regarded by Europeans and Americans as a rare delicacy, with each kilogram of goose fatty liver selling for 35 US dollars. The unsaturated fatty acid content of goose fatty liver is as high as 65-68%, including palmitic acid 21-22%, linoleic acid 1-2%, 16-hexadecenoic acid 3-4%, and myristic acid 1%.
The edible benefits of wild goose
Among the people there has long been the saying, “Better to eat four liang of fowl than one jin of beast,” and “Smell the fragrance of goose meat, and even the immortals would be heartbroken.” After cooking, wild goose meat has a rich aroma and is praised as the “king of meats,” not only because its meat is delicious, but also because it has very rich dietary therapeutic benefits.
According to more than ten pharmacopoeias including the Compendium of Materia Medica, goose meat and goose fat both have the effects of dispelling wind-cold, strengthening bones and muscles, boosting yang qi, invigorating blood, lowering blood lipids, softening blood vessels, delaying aging, and preventing and treating cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. After goose gizzard is salted and air-dried, it can be made into the uniquely flavored “dried goose gizzard,” a rare top-grade delicacy. In addition, many parts of the wild goose can be used as medicine. Goose blood, goose gallbladder, goose web yellow skin and others can all be used medicinally, and they are raw materials eagerly bought up by major pharmaceutical factories. Goose blood powder is an auxiliary anti-cancer drug; goose gallbladder can clear heat, relieve cough and eliminate sores and hemorrhoids; goose web skin powder can treat athlete's foot and also frostbite.
Long-term consumption of wild goose meat can treat stroke paralysis, supplement qi, strengthen bones and muscles, benefit the internal organs, resolve the toxicity of cinnabar and minerals, and can also promote the growth of eyebrows, hair and beard. Because it is nutritious and delicious and has relatively high medicinal functions, wild goose meat is also attracting more and more attention from food lovers at home and abroad.