Beef tongue is good and bad

Beef tongue is a valuable offal, from which you can prepare dishes that can please even the most sophisticated gourmets. The use and harm of beef tongue is due to its composition. And since the tongue is a solid muscle, covered with a shell, the harm of the tongue can manifest only because of the health characteristics and the tolerance of the product to a particular person.

Use of beef tongue

Since in the beef language there are no connective tissues, it is easily absorbed by the body. Language is not only allowed for use in diseases such as anemia , gastritis, stomach ulcers, but it can also help in their treatment.

Another beef tongue:

1. It is rich in vitamins and minerals. Due to the presence in the language of B group vitamins, it is possible to improve the health of hair and skin. Vitamins RR relieve insomnia and frequent migraine attacks.
2. In 100 g contains 40% of the daily norm of zinc. This helps to reduce the amount of cholesterol in the blood and accelerate the speed of wound healing.
3. Useful in the postoperative period, the period after the illnesses and during pregnancy.
4. Promotes the production of insulin, which normalizes blood sugar, facilitating the state of diabetes.
5. Participates in the production of protein, hormones and amino acids, which has a positive effect on the activity of the nervous system.

Caloric content and benefits of beef tongue

In order to benefit from the use of beef tongue, it is recommended to boil it. Boiled tongue should be slightly cooled and remove the film from it, in order to reduce the intake of cholesterol in the body. After that, the tongue can be added to salads, snacks, sausages, canned food, dishes with vegetables.

Caloric content of beef tongue averages 173 units. However, this figure may be significantly lower or higher, depending on the conditions of the animal's maintenance.

The most delicious of all languages ​​is veal. Caloric content of boiled calf tongue slightly below the beef and is 163 units.

Harm to the tongue

Doctors have well studied the benefits and harm of the language, so recommend it to everyone, except for such groups of people:

• patients with bronchial asthma;
• people who have problems with the thyroid gland;
• people prone to allergic reactions;
• patients with obesity.

If you have such problems, you can use beef tongue, but in small quantities and with caution.