Apricot: benefit and harm
Juicy, amber-colored fruit, which is loved by both children and adults - it's apricot.It is believed to be a true southern fruit, although now the selection varieties of this tree are grown in more northern latitudes.
Apricot is known to mankind for several millennia, and our ancestors not only ate it with pleasure, but also actively used. .. the nucleolus of the bones of this fruit!Of them, they made ink for writing.
Today apricot is not only a summer treat, it is made from jam, makes jams, is used for making wine at home.
Chemical composition and nutritional value of apricot
Nutritional information 100 g:
- Caloric value: 44 kcal
- Proteins: 0,9 gr
- Fat: 0,1 gr
- Carbohydrates: 9 g
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- Dietary fiber: 2,1 g
- Organic acids: 1 g
- Water: 86.2 g
- Mono and disaccharides: 8.3 g
- Starch: 0,7 g
- Ash: 0,7 g
Gaskets:
- Calcium: 28 mg
- Magnesium: 8 mg
- Sodium: 3 mg
- Potassium: 305 mg
- Phosphorus: 26 mg
- Chlorine: 1 mg
- Sulfur: 6 mg
Vitamins:
- Vitamin PP: 0.7 mg
- Beta-carotene: 1.6Mg
- Vitamin A( RE): 267 μg
- Vitamin B1( thiamine): 0.03 mg
- Vitamin B2( riboflavin): 0.06 mg
- Vitamin B5( pantothenic): 0.3 mg
- VitaminB6( pyridoxine): 0.05 mg
- Vitamin B9( folic): 3 μg
- Vitamin C: 10 mg
- Vitamin E( TE): 1.1 mg
- Vitamin H( biotin): 0.3 μg
- Vitamin PP( Niacin equivalent): 0.8 mg
Microelements:
- Iron: 0.7 mg
- Zinc: 0.082 mg
- Iodine 1 ug
- Copper 140 mcg
- Manganese: 0.22 mg
- Chromium: 1 ug
- fluoride 11 ug
- Molybdenum: 8 micrograms
- Boron: 125 ug
- vanadium: 25 g
- Silicon: 5 mg
- Cobalt: 2 ug
- Aluminum: 364 ug
- Nickel: 8 micrograms
The first thing doctors look at - the product in question contains a lot of fiber and few calories, and this is the optimal combination forelayuschih lose weight and normalize the functioning of the digestive system.
Apricot is also a "champion" in potassium content - in 100 grams of fresh fruits it contains up to 305 mg, and in dried even more - up to 1,700 mg!Amber fruits found phosphorus and magnesium, iron - these substances contained in the apricot are perfectly absorbed by the body.
In addition, in these southern fruits there is beta-carotene( it gives a bright color to the fruits), flavonoids, pectin, lemon / cherry / malic acid, inulin, starch and a huge amount of vitamins.
The use of apricot
The fact that apricot is very useful for a person, there is no doubt - this is confirmed by scientific research, conclusions of doctors, and observations of consumers themselves.And if you group all the data on the beneficial properties of this sweet, with a small tart taste, the fruit, you will find the most noticeable useful properties. These include :
- memory improvement and concentration of attention;
- stimulation of the brain;
- lowering of high blood pressure;
- normalization of gastric acidity;
- recovery of healthy / beneficial intestinal microflora;
- improvement of intestinal motility;
- relief of a person's condition with general intoxication;
- improvement in the appearance of the skin - the skin becomes smooth, natural color, a pleasant blush appears on the face;
- decrease in the level of "harmful" cholesterol.
Apricot juice helps well in diseases of the upper respiratory tract, it is used even in the pharmaceutical industry - cough syrups are prepared from the concentrate, which doctors prescribe for laryngitis and pharyngitis.
It is very useful to eat apricots to pregnant women - the body will receive the right amount of iron, which will help to avoid the development of iron deficiency anemia.And doctors strongly recommend that the children eat the product in question in any form - this will help to get more knowledge, develop a high concentration of attention.
Apricot is not only a delicious fruit!Traditional healers actively use the bark of a tree to prepare medicinal products - from it they prepare a decoction that helps to restore the work of brain cells during the rehabilitation period after disorders of cerebral circulation.
Recently, information has appeared that apricot is able to prevent the development of cancer cells, and already existing malignant tumors stop in development.The statement is rather controversial, but harm from the regular eating of tasty and juicy apricots will not be any even for people with diagnosed oncological diseases.
Harm to apricots, contraindications
This product contains a lot of sucrose - it is strictly forbidden to people with diabetes.It is well known that apricots affect the liver and gallbladder negatively, so doctors recommend limiting the number of these fruits in the menu if there are problems with these organs.
It is believed that apricot is unlikely to benefit from thyroid disease, but this is a controversial opinion of a certain group of medical scientists.If such pathologies are available, then it is absolutely not possible to exclude apricot from the menu, just limit their number a little.
Very carefully, it is necessary to treat apricots with a history of allergy - for many, this southern fruit can become a provoker of the development of a severe allergic reaction.
Interesting about the bones of apricots
Many apiaries of the apricot kernel are added to the jam from these fruits, some simply like to eat them.Does it make sense to waste time and energy on the extraction of these very nucleoli?It turns out that it is in the bones of apricots that a large amount of vitamin B contains 17, which, according to the results of scientific research, can destroy cancer cells.And the nucleoli can be safely used as a helminthic agent - it is enough to eat 5 pieces of this product to conduct effective prophylaxis of parasites.
It is from apricot kernels that apricot oil is made - it is actively used not only in folk medicine, but also in the cosmetic industry.It is recommended to add the nucleoli of apricot kernels to decoctions of mother-and-stepmother and thyme - a health effect for bronchitis and laryngitis will be provided without fail.
Important: for many people, the kernels of the apricot kernels are contraindicated!They are the strongest allergen, can provoke the progression of gastric ulcer, exacerbation of gastritis and inflammation in the gastric bladder.Therefore, if for the first time you decided to taste the apricot kernel nucleoli, then limit to 102 pieces a day - this is enough to observe and determine the reaction of the body.
Apricot is not just a treat, it is a very useful fruit that can be of great benefit to the body.
