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The summer season is the time when nature gives us fresh fruits that enrich our diet with many important and valuable nutrients. One of these fruits is the currant which, thanks to its many properties, is considered one of the healthiest fruits. What should you know about currants?
Currant nutrients
Currants are fruits of the gooseberry family, of which there are about 150 species. In Poland, the most popular are red and black currants. Currants are very healthy and rich in vitamins and trace elements. The healthiest of all currants are black currants, which are rich in vitamin A (beta-carotene), vitamins B1, B2, B5, B6 and vitamin E. The composition also includes minerals such as calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, copper and iron. Black currants are also rich in antioxidants and dietary fiber.
The health benefits of blackcurrant are due to the huge amount of vitamin C. 100 g of fruit covers almost 241 percent. our need for this vitamin.
Red currants are similar to black currants, although in smaller amounts, a source of B vitamins, minerals and vitamin C. Red currants are rich in vitamin K1, unlike black currants, and are less caloric, which may be important for people who are on diet.
It is worth knowing that black currant leaves also have healing properties – they have been shown to have fungicidal, bactericidal and virucidal properties. In addition, currant leaves contain tannins that have astringent properties and have a positive effect on the intestinal and stomach mucosa.
You can buy EKO currant leaf in the form of a tea at an attractive price on Medonet Market. Both currant leaves and fruits can be found, for example, in the BIO concentrate of forest fruit probiotic drink, which you can buy separately or in the BIO set of probiotic drink concentrates (forest fruit + hawthorn + hops). We also recommend 100% Apple Juice with Black Currant.
Health properties of currants
Thanks to their nutritional properties, currants have been used in natural medicine for centuries. The unique taste of currants is used by many housewives in the kitchen, but you should remember about their huge pro-health benefits. Currants help to increase the body’s immunity, cleanse the body of toxins, support the work of the circulatory system, improve the condition of hair, skin, nails and eyesight. By enriching your diet with blackcurrant, we will reduce the level of bad cholesterol, regulate the functioning of the intestines and cleanse the body of free radicals, viruses and bacteria. In addition, by including red currant in your diet, we can improve blood clotting. In folk medicine, currant fruits have been used to treat upper respiratory tract infections, arthritis and rheumatism. Blackcurrant leaf compresses are perfect for skin irritations caused by mosquito bites or midges.
The properties of currants are preserved in the freeze-drying process, so if you cannot eat fresh fruit, you can buy Crunchy fruits – crispy freeze-dried fruit – a mixture containing, among others, just black currants. We also recommend Choco Lyo – fruits, nuts & chocolate – a mixture of freeze-dried fruit and nuts in chocolate.
The effect of currants on beauty
Currants can help to take care of our beauty. In the compositions of many drugstore cosmetics, we can find an extract of these fruits, the properties of which will primarily help mature skin. Currants make the skin firm, improve its appearance and tighten it, reducing wrinkles, leaving it elastic. Cosmetic treatment with the use of currants, thanks to the content of vitamin C, oxygenates the skin, provides illumination and nourishes. It can also be used by people who suffer from rosacea or common acne and people struggling with other skin diseases. Thanks to their rich composition, currants delay the aging process, make the skin radiant, break broken capillaries, and make the skin look healthy, radiant. Currants can be used to prepare masks or home scrubs.
We recommend 3,3% Blackcurrant Vinegar, which you can buy at Medonet Market. This vinegar can be used on an easily digestible diet. It has a positive effect on the immune system and skin.
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