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😉 Hello friends! The article “Walnut: beneficial properties and contraindications” contains basic information about these amazing fruits. Walnut: benefits and harms, composition and calorie content, how to choose and how to store.
It is interesting that the homeland of this plant is not Greece at all, but Asia Minor (Turkey). In ancient times, the Greeks themselves called the nuts Persian or Sinop (Sinop is the birthplace of Diogenes). In Russia, nuts began to be called walnuts, because merchants brought them from Greece. “Greece has everything!”
Composition and calorie content
For 100 grams of product:
- kcal – 607;
- proteins – 16 g;
- fats – 61 g;
- carbohydrates – 11 g;
- vitamins: A – 8 mcg, B9 – 77 mcg, C – 5,8, E – 2,6;
- potassium – 474 mg;
- magnesium – 120 mg;
- iodine – 3 mcg.
Useful properties of walnuts
God does not give a single disease to a person without giving medicine. He must be found! What are the benefits of walnuts for the body?
- Firstly, nut kernels are very nutritious. The norm per day is 4-5 pieces;
- useful in diabetes mellitus;
- high content of vitamin C (more than in rose hips, black currants, citrus fruits);
- reduce the level of cholesterol in the blood (omega-3 unsaturated fatty acids);
- vasodilating action;
- weak diuretic property;
- with insomnia (produce melatonin – a sleep hormone);
- help to restore strength after serious illness;
- good for the heart;
- strengthening immunity;
- improves brain function (even the kernel of a nut looks like a brain!);
- the phytohormones contained prevent breast cancer in women;
- the work of the metabolic process is normalized;
- nuts are included in the diet for the prevention of cardiovascular diseases, atherosclerosis;
- cancer prevention (antioxidants);
- an increase in the level of hemoglobin in the blood;
- enhances potency in men;
- walnut partitions make up for the lack of iodine in the body;
- wood is used to make furniture, musical instruments and rifle boxes.
Walnut oil: benefits and harms
- laxative and anthelmintic;
- wound healing effect;
- helps with burns, dermatitis, skin ulcers;
- has a regenerating effect on eczema and psoriasis;
- used in cosmetology for facial skin (improves elasticity);
- hair masks (just a few drops of oil);
- good remedy to prevent sunburn on the beach;
- in cooking for dressing salads and (only cold!) snacks;
- contraindications for: stomach ulcer, gastritis, with low acidity, cholelithiasis. Liver disease;
- When buying walnut oil, read the instructions for use carefully.
Walnut: contraindications
- intolerance;
- a high content of vegetable protein can cause an allergic reaction (hives, rashes);
- contraindicated in people with increased blood clotting;
- with acute intestinal diseases;
- carefully! Unripe fruits, bark and leaves in the period of milk ripeness have an intoxicating effect. At this time, it is advisable not to rest under the crown of a tree;
- with peptic ulcer, colitis, pancreatitis.
How to choose?
Do not buy peeled kernels, they have fewer nutrients and more different microbes. Without a protective shell, sunlight turns the contents of the kernel rancid. You need to choose fruits without damage. If the nut is heavy, it is full, but if you shake it and hear a “crash”, it is already dry.
How to store nuts?
- store nuts in a dark and dry place in a canvas bag or basket. Shelf life up to 1 year;
- the kernels of the peeled nuts can be stored in a glass jar in the refrigerator. No contact with light and oxygen. Shelf life is six months;
- peeled kernels can be stored in the freezer, shelf life up to 1 year.
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