Strawberries: benefit and harm
Strawberries are considered to be one of the most delicious and certainly the most fragrant of forest wild berries. However, today a lot of no less gushy, but already "cultivated" varieties of have been introduced:
- garden( it is also a strawberry);
- Virgin;
- Muscat;
- Chilean, etc.
About six hundred strawberry varieties are grown around the world with love and care.And if a wild strawberry is considered a perishable product, the modern garden itself can carry and transport itself, and even a fairly long shelf life( with special temperature conditions and the necessary ventilation, of course).
Nutritional value and chemical composition strawberries
Nutritional information:
- Caloric content: 41 kcal Protein
- : 0.8 c
- Fats 0.4 g Carbohydrates
- : 7.5 c
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- Dietary fiber: 2,2 g
- Organic acids: 1.3 g
- Water: 87.4 g
- Mono and disaccharides: 7.4 g
- Starch: 0.1 g
- Ash: 0,4 gr
Microelements:
- Calcium: 40 mg
- Magnesium: 18 mg
- Sodium: 18 m
- g Potassium 161 mg
- Chloro: 16mg
- Sera: 12 mg
Vitamins:
- Vitamin PP: 0,3
- mg Beta Carotene: 0.03 mg Vitamin A
- (RE): 5. mu.g
- Vitamin B1( thiamine): 0.03 mg
- Vitamin B2( riboflavin) 0.05 mg
- Vitamin B5( pantothenic): 0.3 mg
- Vitamin B6( pyridoxine)
- 0.06 mg Vitamin B9( folic): 20. mu.g
- Vitamin C: 60 mg
- Vitamin E( FE): 0.5 mg
- Vitamin H( biotin): 4 g
- Vitamin PP( niacin equivalent): 0.4 mg
Microelements:
- Iron 1.2 mg Zinc
- : 0.097 mg
- Iodine 1 ug
- Copper 125 mcg
- Manganese: 0.2 mg
- Chromium: 2 ug
- Fluoro 18
- mcg Molybdenum 10 mcg
- Bor: 185 g
- Vanadium: 9 micrograms
- Cobalt 4 ug
- Nickel 2 ug
Strawberry is considered to be also one of the most useful berry.And all thanks to its rich natural composition.First of all, vitamin.In this berry there are( and in large quantities) vitamins C, E, P( bioflavonoids), PP, B1 and B2, folic and pantothenic acids.
In addition, in strawberry berries a lot of potassium, iron, manganese, zinc, copper, as well as pectic substances and useful organic acids.
Tea with strawberries is an excellent remedy for insomnia.A strawberry diet - an excellent opportunity for a short time to lose 3-4 extra pounds, because in this berry only about 40 kcal per 100 grams of product and almost no fat.Therefore, for slimming strawberries - what you need!Tasty and safe for the figure.
How useful strawberry
In medicine, berries and leaves of strawberries are actively used since the days of Ancient India.The local doctors used their patients with wild strawberries and infusions.It was believed( and not without reason) that this berry works as a "lubricant" for human joints and does not allow them to "rust".
To this day, strawberries are used to treat:
- rheumatism;
- of arthritis;
- and gout.
Because the berry of this culture prevents the accumulation of uric acid and its salts in the joints, as well as the formation of substances particularly toxic to humans.
Strawberry berries are effective in the treatment of:
- anemia of various etiologies;
- atherosclerosis;
- hypertension;
- neurasthenia.
Thanks to its high antioxidant qualities, strawberries are used in the treatment of a number of diseases, and also add it( in a variety of forms) to diets of postoperative and convalescent patients.
The use of strawberries is obvious for the retina - the berry prevents its destruction.And also actively counteracts the process of destruction of optical nerves.
Today, studies are being conducted, the purpose of which is to prove the useful properties of strawberries in the fight against malignant tumors in the body.But the useful qualities of this berry culture for patients with obesity, as well as with cardiovascular problems, have already been proven.Strawberry normalizes the work of the heart muscle and helps to reduce the level of "bad" cholesterol in the body.
In addition to all of the above, strawberry extract can remove acute and chronic inflammation in the intestines.
What is harmful for strawberries
Unfortunately, there is nothing "uniquely useful" for humans in nature.You can not use any product without measure, hoping for complete health. There is harm from strawberries for :
- People with individual intolerance to this berry.
- Patients with diabetes mellitus.Contraindications strawberries in this case are particularly relevant, because the berry contains quite a lot of sugar.
- Allergikov, because strawberries are the most powerful allergen.
Important: Before introducing strawberries into the children's menu or a diet for pregnant women or nursing mothers, it is better to consult a doctor.And most likely, he will dissuade from this "experiment".Because any berries, in principle, are contraindicated to all who are at risk for predisposition to allergic reactions.
Strawberry recipes and recommendations for the preparation of this berry
In cooking, the use of strawberries is unusually wide.From this berries jam, confitures and jams are cooked.Make mousses, syrups and ice cream.On strawberries insist alcohol and non-alcoholic drinks.From it, you get great fillings for pies, toppings for desserts, as well as the basis for all kinds of sauces, wings and dressings( and sweet, and unsweetened).
Strawberries are put in fruit salads, compotes and kissels.It is gorgeous in jelly and paste.From dried berries and leaves you get the most aromatic and most useful tea.A tastier than homemade strawberry wine and does not find a drink "under the degree."
Strawberries are harvested from the middle of July.Tear the berries with a cup and a stem, so as not to damage.So strawberries are easier to store and transport.
It is better to harvest berries in the morning.Only not in the rain, the weather should be fine.And it is not recommended to pour strawberries from tare into containers - it will surely crumble and choke, which means it will not be preserved at all.
