beech nut

The beech nut is a healthy and nutritious fruit of the beech tree. The trees are perennial, reaching a height of fifty meters, and their age can reach five centuries. You can meet trees of the Beech family on different continents. To date, there are eleven varieties of Beech, which differ in habitat and size. On the territory of Russia, the habitat is the mixed forests of Kamchatka, the Urals, Sakhalin, the Black Sea Basin, the Caspian Sea, the Don and the Volga.

Beech nuts are actively used in industrial production, bakery production, oil milling, cosmetology and cooking. The harvest is usually from the beginning of September to the end of October.

Useful properties and chemical composition

Beech nuts are half fat, the amount of polyunsaturated fatty acids is approximately fifty percent. The product also contains carbohydrates, tannins, nitrogenous, vegetable fats, starch, fiber. It is also worth noting the vitamin complex, which includes vitamins: A, H, B9, B6, B5, B2, B1, C. PP, E. The composition contains tannin with elements of alkaloids, flagins (poisonous compounds that can be neutralized during the period of thermal processing). Not the last place in the chemical composition of the product is potassium, also in the composition of a large amount of molybdenum, sulfur, iron, copper, sodium, zinc and manganese.

Beech nuts have antioxidant, bactericidal, antiseptic, anti-inflammatory effects. Regular use of the product helps prevent the development of malignant tumors, reduce pain, improve blood circulation, and reduce oxidative processes in cells. It also has a positive effect on the protective properties of the body, providing a rejuvenating effect. Nuts perfectly tone up, remove cholesterol, improve the condition of the blood, and have a positive effect on the quality of vision.

Beech nuts are simply indispensable for the respiratory system: they relieve inflammation in the respiratory tract, help cure tuberculosis in the early stages and restore the lungs after the disease, have a cleansing effect on the bronchi, and stimulate the renewal of lung tissues. They have a positive effect on the state of the cardiovascular system, cleanse the body of toxins, restore the acidity in the stomach, restore the digestive system, and strengthen blood vessels.

The product perfectly saturates the body, due to which it is simply necessary in the process of losing weight. Since the product contains only healthy fats, they do not accumulate in the body as subcutaneous fat. Beech nuts (chinariki nuts) perfectly tone up, improve potency in men, nourish the brain, improve memory, relieve stress, restore mineral and alkaline balance.

Calorie and BJU

The product has a high level of calories, and also consists of a total of fats and carbohydrates. The table shows data per one hundred grams of the product.

How to choose the right chinariki nuts

The beech nut looks like an acorn, only with a ribbed trihedral shape. Peel:

• Brown color;
• woody;
• shiny.

The size of the nut does not exceed two centimeters. The product has a bright taste that resembles a mixture of roasted pine nuts, walnuts and hazelnuts.

Storage method

The product must be stored completely in a dry place, with an air temperature of +20 +25 degrees. At this temperature, nuts can be stored for at least one year. Before storing chinariki, they need to be dried as well as possible and put into fabric bags (you only need to choose natural fabrics for bags). After roasting, the nuts are usable for four months. If stored for a long time, the product acquires a bitter and unpleasant aftertaste.

Cooking application

Confectioners often use chinariki nuts. What can be cooked? You can add kernels to pastries, cakes, muffins, rolls, etc. Also often used is oil, which in its properties and quality is similar to olive and almond oil. A fragrant surrogate coffee “ersatz coffee” is prepared from the cake. Nuts are also used for making sauces, nut paste, gozinak. Fried kernels are used to make flour, which, in combination with wheat flour, fills pastries with pleasant aromas and incredible taste. There are thousands of recipes using the product.

Useful Food Combinations

Chinariks are added to the diet of those who lose weight, especially in carbohydrate and fat diets. The product adds variety to the diet. For consumption, nuts can be combined with vegetable salads, added to muesli, cottage cheese, sauces, desserts. Beech oil is used for dressing salads, for canning, for dressing rice and buckwheat porridge, beans. Flour is added to casseroles and sauces.

Противопоказания

Raw chinariki nuts can harm the body, provoke intestinal disorders, headaches and poisoning, as there are toxic compounds in the chemical composition of the product. Before using the product, you need to consult a doctor. Contraindicated for use in people with impaired lipid metabolism, with a high level of obesity, with gastritis and with inflammatory processes in the small intestine.

Use in cosmetology and medicine

The product is recommended to be added to the diet for iron and folate deficiency anemia. Also used to treat tuberculosis, catarrh of the respiratory tract. The extract of chinarikov has incredible antiseptic properties. Alcohol tincture helps to get rid of osteochondrosis, cramps, sciatica, and other joint pains. Tincture treats the skin with inflammatory processes and bedsores.

The use of nuts helps to get rid of inflammation in the genitourinary system, anemia, flatulence, insomnia.

In cosmetology, beech oil is used to prepare skin, hair, and nail care products. The oil has antiseptic, nourishing, softening, rejuvenating, anti-cellulite, cleansing properties.

Although the product has useful properties, it can also be harmful. When using, you need to be careful and not overdo it with the dosage.