Beans are one of the most valuable dietary products, thanks to a number of useful substances that are contained in it. Beans have a wide application, as in the usual diet, and in the vegetarian menu. The chemical composition of the bean is abundant with a rich and diverse range of nutrients that are important for healthy nutrition, enriching the nutritional value of the daily and dietary diet.
Ingredients and caloric content of beans
The uniqueness and value of beans, as well as other types of beans, is a high content of nutrients, excellent taste and a fairly wide variety of species. The beans consist of:
- up to 25% of interchangeable and essential amino acids , including glycine, valine, isoleucine and glutamic acid, plant proteins are easily digested and serve as a valuable source of energy;
- phytosterols and beta-sitosterols, which are natural components of cell membranes, are able to regulate the hormonal balance of the female body, and also allow to normalize the level of cholesterol in the blood;
- a whole complex of vitamins including choline, thiamine (B1), riboflavin (B2), pyridoxine (B6), nicotinic acid (PP), folic acid (B9), pantothenic acid (B5), ascorbic acid (C), tocopherol and tocotrienol E);
- mineral composition contains a huge list of the most important micro- and macro elements - potassium (1000 mg), phosphorus (480 mg), sulfur (160 mg), calcium (150 mg), magnesium (100 mg), chlorine (60 mg), sodium (40 mg), aluminum (640 μg), copper (580 μg), boron (490 μg), vanadium (190 μg), nickel (170 μg), titanium (150 μg), silicon (90 μg), fluorine (45 μg) , molybdenum (40 μg), selenium (25 μg).
It should be noted that beans are used not only in the form of ripe beans, but also in the form of young pods. Green beans also have a valuable composition, which includes a wide range of vitamins and minerals, but inferior to beans in terms of protein.
The special value of green beans is the content in it of the amino acid arginine, which is the building material for virtually all tissues of the body. For women, the fact is important that arginine is part of the collagen, which is responsible for the elasticity and tightness of the skin.