Perilla frutescens (scientific name: Perilla frutescens), also known as Perilla frutescens, also known as Bai Su, Chi Su, Hong Su, Xiang Su, Hei Su, Bai Shi Su, Qing Su, Ye Su, Su Ma, Su Cao, Tang Shi Su, Gui Wei , S. oleifera, is the only species under the genus Perilla of the Lamiaceae, and is an annual herbaceous plant. It is mainly produced in Southeast Asia, Taiwan, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hunan and other south-central regions, the Himalayas, Japan, Myanmar, the Korean Peninsula, India, Nepal also introduced this type of material, and North America also has growth.
Nutritional value
Perilla plants have high nutritional value. They have low sugar, high fiber, high carotene, high mineral elements and so on. In the young leaves, each 100 g contains 0.68 to 1.26 g of reducing sugar, 3.84 g of protein, 3.49 to 6.96 g of cellulose, 1.3 g of fat, 7.94 to 9.09 mg of carotene, 0.02 mg of vitamin B1, 0.35 mg of vitamin B2, and 1.3 grams of niacin. Mg, vitamin C 55-68 mg, potassium 522 mg, sodium 4.24 mg, calcium 217 mg, magnesium 70.4 mg, phosphorus 65.6 mg, copper 0.34 mg, iron 20.7 mg, zinc 1.21 mg, manganese 1.25 mg, quinoa 1.50 mg, selenium 3.24 -4.23 μg of volatile oil containing perillaldehyde, perillyl alcohol, menthone, menthol, eugenol, and perflunisol. Anti-senescent SOD levels were as high as 106.2 micrograms per mg of sorghum.
Perilla seed contains a lot of oil, the oil rate is as high as 45%. The oil contains 62.73% of linolenic acid, 15.43% of linoleic acid and 12.01% of oleic acid. The content of protein in seeds is 25%, and contains 18 kinds of amino acids. The content of lysine and methionine is higher than that of high protein plants. There are also oryzanol, vitamin E, vitamin B1, sterols, phospholipids and so on.
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