When cooking, you throw away things like onion roots and onion skins.

However, if you wash it well and use it, you can actually gain nutrients.

We explored various ways to utilize roots and skins.

◇Using radish roots in broth or tea can be helpful

It is good to use when boiling broth or tea that involves root vegetables.

Garlic roots contain allicin, which is good for blood circulation.

Additionally, polyphenols, which are antioxidant components, are more abundant in the leaves and stems.

It is also effective in relieving cold symptoms such as headaches and high fever caused by nasal congestion.

It also helps strengthen the functions of the heart and stomach, which can be beneficial when experiencing digestive issues.

Green onion stems can be used to make broth, and they are also boiled with radish and pear to make tea.

If you boil green onion roots in soy sauce, you can make a flavorful soy sauce with a rich, distinctive aroma.

◇ Onion skins can be made into dried powder.

Onion skins contain many antioxidant components such as flavonoids and quercetin.

Flavonoids eliminate reactive oxygen species that cause cell aging, thereby preventing age-related dementia, Parkinson's disease, and others.

It also has anti-inflammatory properties that reduce vascular inflammation responses.

Quercetin helps lower blood cholesterol levels, improve blood circulation, and alleviate allergy symptoms.

Since onion skins are difficult to eat directly, when making broth, add the onions with the skins on, or

It's good to dry it and turn it into powder to eat.

Onion skins are heat-sensitive, so their nutrients are preserved even when boiled in hot water.

It is good to use the second shell with a slightly translucent color along with the brown outer shell.

◇Sweet pumpkin, eating the skin as well is effective in preventing aging

The skin of the pumpkin contains phenolic acids, which are antioxidants.

Phenolic acids found only in the shell help prevent cardiovascular diseases and aging.

You can steam and eat the pumpkin with the skin on, or you can collect the skins, dry them, and brew them into tea.

Pumpkin seeds are also rich in beneficial minerals, including calcium and magnesium, which are good for growing children.

Good for strengthening bones, nerves, and muscles in the elderly. Phosphorus contained in pumpkin seeds helps prevent male prostate diseases.

Pumpkin seeds should be washed thoroughly, dried, and then peeled before eating.

Don't throw away onion skins; eating them like this can prevent aging © Provided by Health Chosun