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In order to break down and then absorb nutrients taken from foods – the body needs to produce certain enzymes. This process requires energy. Energy required to digest some foods takes more calories than this foods contain. Difficult to digest foods that are rich in fiber, low in calories and also consumed raw.
The term “negative calorie” misleads many. Properly be called the products with “zero calories”. For example, after dinner at night eating 300 grams of celery, you can be calm about your weight. But eating at night is celery along with a chop, you will strike your figure. Therefore, foods with negative calories will not help to get rid of the calories You gained by eating a hamburger, for example.
You can eat these foods as you like, and they will never give you extra pounds. Alng with this you will gain a lot of vitamins and minerals.
Criteria for the negative calorie foods:
- Low calorie – no more than 30 kcal per 100 grams.
- The high content of fiber (indigestible dietary fiber) – more than 1 gram per 100 grams.
Such products include herbs and some vegetables.
List of foods with negative calories:
| Products | Calorie | Dietary fiber |
|---|---|---|
| Spinach | 23 | 1.3 |
| Salad | 16 | 1.2 |
| Red bell pepper | 26.6 | 1.4 |
| Radishes | 20 | 1.6 |
| Green onions (the pen) | 20 | 1.2 |
| Dill | 40 | 2.8 |
| Sweet pepper | 26 | 1.9 |
| Celery | 13 | 1.8 |
| Sorrel | 22 | 1.2 |
| Tomatoes (tomatoes), ground | 24 | 1.4 |
| Cabbage | 28 | 2 |
| Cauliflower | 30 | 2.1 |
| Cabbage | 16 | 1.2 |
| Pumpkin | 22 | 2 |
| Cabbage, red, | 26 | 1.9 |
| Cucumber, ground | 14 | 1 |
| Eggplant | 24 | 2.5 |
| Rhubarb | 16 | 3.2 |
| Asparagus | 21 | 1.5 |
| Squash | 19.4 | 1.3 |
| Zucchini | 24 | 1 |
| Iceberg lettuce | 14 | 1,2 |
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