Dried apricots: benefit and harm
Dried apricots - this is nothing more than dried apricots pitted.That they have acquired an amber luster and perfect sunny color, in production at drying apricots used specific chemicals, but if the dry southern fruit at home( in the sun in blown and lightly shaded place), then dried apricots benefits will be much more - play a role noAny preservatives and other chemical compounds.
Composition and calorie apricots
Nutritional value of 100 g:
- Calories: 232 kcal
- Proteins: 5,2 c
- Fats 0.3 Carbohydrates
- c: 51 c
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- Dietary fiber: 18 g
- Organic acids: 1.5 g
- Water: 20 g
- unsaturated fatty acids: 0.1 g
- Mono- and disaccharides: 48 c
- Starch 3 c
- Ash: 4 g
- Saturated fatty acids: 0.1 g
Vitamins:
- Vitamin PP: 3
- mg Beta carotene 3.5 mg
- Vitamin A( RE) 583 mcg
- Vitamin B1( thiamin) 0.1 mg
- Vitamin B2( riboflavin) 0.2 mg
- Vitamin C: 4 mg
- Vitamin E( FE): 5.5 mg
- Vitamin PP( niacin equivalent): 3.9 mg
Macronutrients:
- Calcium 160 mg Magnesium
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- 105 mg Sodium 17 mg Potassium
- 1717
- mg Phosphorus: 146 mg
Microelements:
- Iron: 3.2 mg
apricots - is not only lakomstabout, but also a very useful product, because its structure is present simply unimaginable mass of any "useful".Enumerate the full composition is not worth it, we need to focus our attention on only three aspects.
First, even after drying the apricot in the dried fruit there remain the most persistent vitamins - A, B, PP and C. Moreover, they are so successfully combined in this product that they are completely absorbed by the body and "work" to improve health.
Secondly, dried apricots contain a lot of water( despite the fact that the product is dried), proteins and carbohydrates, but fats are practically absent.Of course, dried apricots will not replace meat, but enter them into the diet if you want to lose weight, you must.
Third, in dried apricots there are a number of micro- and macro elements - potassium, calcium, phosphorus, iron, manganese, zinc and others.
Calorie content of dried apricots is quite high - 232 kcal per 100 g of product.
Useful properties of dried apricots
Nutritionists attribute dried apricots to products with rare medicinal properties, due to their rich chemical composition. It is recommended to use this product in the following cases: :
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There are problems in the work of the intestines - vegetable fibers of dried apricots help to cleanse the intestine, restore and stabilize peristalsis, relieve even chronic constipation. - There is a risk of developing cardiovascular diseases - in dried apricots there are substances that prevent the accumulation of "harmful" cholesterol in the body.
- It is necessary to clean the kidneys, anamnesis has inflammatory diseases of the urinary system - in this case, compote from dried apricots is an excellent addition to the main treatment, it is used even in pediatric practice.
- Anemia is diagnosed - dried apricots increases the number of blood cells in the blood, increases the level of hemoglobin.By the way, problems with the level of hemoglobin are very often observed in women who are in the period of pregnancy - it is enough daily to consume 100-150 grams of the product in question in order to avoid unpleasant health consequences.
Please note: recent studies have confirmed the theory that the product under consideration promotes elimination of heavy metal salts and radionuclides from the body.Regular use of dried apricots stops the growth of even cancer cells.
Harmful properties of dried apricots
Of course, the product in question, like all others, can cause harm to health - you need to know in advance the "pitfalls" and avoid unpleasant consequences. So, as warned by doctors :
- dried apricots is able to reduce blood pressure - hypotensionists should not get carried away with this delicacy;
- dried apricots contains a lot of fructose and sucrose - people with obesity and diagnosed with diabetes before entering the dried fruit in the diet need to consult a doctor;
- if you eat too much dried apricots, then the work of the digestive system may be disrupted - dieticians recommend consuming not more than 100 grams of product per day, which is equivalent to 5 fruits.And, you can eat them all at once or stretch for the whole day;
- if dried apricots are given to children for the first time, then you need to closely monitor the health of the child - this product can cause an allergic reaction.
How to choose dried apricots when buying and storage rules
To be honest, doctors categorically do not recommend buying a beautiful, shiny, amber dried apricots - it contains so many harmful chemical compounds that the product's utility is called into question.It is much better to prepare the product in question by itself - it is enough to peel the apricots from the bones, thoroughly wash the fruits and dry them either in the oven, or in the sun, or in automatic dryers.
If you still had to buy dried apricots, then before using it, try to cleanse the delicacies completely.You do not just have to wash it under running water, but do it in the dishes before the appearance of clear water.Then dried apricots are soaked in warm water for 15 minutes and washed under running water - only after all these actions you can use the product.
Keep the dried apricots in a cool and preferably dark place in a tightly knotted canvas bag - polyethylene is simply harmful to this product.
Dried apricots are a real storehouse of nutrients for the body, but you should use this product moderately and with caution in certain diseases.If even with health the full order, the considered product necessarily needs to be entered into a diet is both it is tasty, and it is useful.Dried apricots are allowed to be consumed in childhood, during pregnancy and during breastfeeding, but only if there is no allergy to it.
