Olives: good and bad
Olives are not like everyone's liking, so to some extent they can be considered food gourmets.Wide thickets and whole olive groves are found in countries on the Mediterranean coast.At us in the greater measure them consume in the canned kind.Given the fact that this product is not cheap, many ask themselves questions, how useful and what are harmful olives, should they actually buy and include in their diet or leave the privilege of using them to the indigenous population of hot countries?
Interesting! Olive trees are very durable and durable.Such plants are absolutely undemanding to the surrounding conditions and one tree can grow up to 2 thousand years. Nutritional information 100 g: Show the wholeList » Vitamins: Microelements: We often call black fruits black olives, and green olives.This tradition has developed only in the vastness of our country.In all others there is only one definition - olives.By the way, "black olives" are chemically processed by a dye unripe fruit.Higher value and natural origin have those that have a green or purple color.Completely ripened fruit of a dark shade will cost you an order of magnitude more expensive, but it's a dubious venture to say something about the taste.It's just a matter of personal taste. If you like olives, of course, include them in your diet and enjoy the taste. And in addition you will get only benefit: Important: ancient physicians also used olives as a product that restores male strength.Modern doctors recommend in small doses to use such a product for pregnant women, since they contain many substances that have a beneficial effect on the development of the fetus.But still advise to limit the number of olives in the last trimester, because they have a lot of salt and they can cause swelling. It is also not recommended to eat olives during acute diarrhea, as they have a laxative effect. Important: nutritionists and pediatricians do not advise entering olives as a permanent food for children under 10 years of age.In the homeland of these fruits - in Spain, they are given to children already from 2 years, but to us on the market more chemically processed olives come, that can cause a strong damage to the growing organism.In addition, if you take olives with seeds, a small child can choke on them.So do not experiment and do not rush - choose more suitable products for your child. Chemical composition
Their chemical composition is rather poor,Has a small number of vitamin group and in fruits there are no organic acids at all - only oleic. Useful properties of olives
Contraindications to the use of olives
Harm from olives can be if you have chronic forms of such diseases as:
Useful advices
Olives themselves are widely used in cooking - they are added to salads and even hot snacks.But even more valuable is the use of olive oil in cosmetology - on its basis you can buy ready-made masks and creams or prepare the proper composition by yourself at home.To restore hair of any type, you can do once a week a mask of pure olive oil, but only quality.If you want to use additional ingredients, you can take the oil as a base and add lemon juice, egg yolk or henna to it.
