松子又名松子仁、海松子等,不僅是美味的食物,更是食療佳品,因而有“長壽果”之稱,備受歷代醫家、營養學者所推崇,這與其獨特保健功效和營養價值是密不可分的。松子為松(song)(song)(song)科植(zhi)物紅松(song)(song)(song)等的(de)(de)種子,是常見的(de)(de)堅(jian)果之(zhi)一。松(song)(song)(song)子含脂肪、蛋(dan)白質(zhi)、碳水化合(he)物等。松(song)(song)(song)子既是重(zhong)要的(de)(de)中(zhong)藥,久食(shi)健身心,滋潤(run)皮膚,延年益壽(shou),也有很高的(de)食療價值。目前在國(guo)內(nei)有巴西松(song)(song)(song)子(zi)、東(dong)北松(song)(song)(song)子(zi)及(ji)落(luo)水(shui)松(song)(song)(song)子(zi),其中落(luo)水(shui)松(song)(song)(song)子(zi)以云貴(gui)川大山(shan)里的(de)松(song)(song)(song)樹結的(de)松(song)(song)(song)子(zi)為主。雖然同(tong)為松(song)子,但是營養價值和形狀上有著(zhu)本質的區(qu)別。
松子是大腦的優質營養補充劑,特別適合用腦過度人群食用。松子中所含的(de)不飽和脂肪酸(suan)具有增強腦(nao)細胞(bao)代謝,維(wei)護腦(nao)細胞(bao)功(gong)能(neng)和神經功(gong)能(neng)的(de)作用(yong)。此外,松(song)子中的磷和錳(meng)含量也(ye)非常豐(feng)富,這對(dui)大腦和神(shen)經都有(you)很(hen)好(hao)的補益作(zuo)用,是腦力勞動者的健腦佳品(pin),對(dui)老年(nian)癡呆(dai)也(ye)有(you)很(hen)好(hao)的預(yu)防作(zuo)用。松子雖(sui)好(hao),也(ye)并非人人皆(jie)宜(yi)。脾虛腹瀉(xie)以及多痰患者最好和(he)松子保(bao)持距(ju)離。由于松子油性較大,且屬于高熱量(liang)食品,所以(yi),吃得(de)太多會(hui)使體內(nei)脂肪(fang)增加,每天(tian)食(shi)用松子(zi)的量以(yi)20—30克為宜。