Many love grapes for its variety of varieties and eye-pleasing shape. However, the merits of this delicacy are much greater, but everything here depends on the variety - Muscat, Riesling, Isabella and others - they all have common properties, but each has its own characteristics. From this article you will learn what the benefits of grapes are to health.
What vitamins are in grapes?
Grapes abound with useful substances - it contains fiber, organic acids, pectins, and enzymes. In addition, it contains a number of important vitamins: C, B1, B2, B9 (folic acid), as well as rare PP (nicotinic acid) and beta-carotene. Thanks to this delicacy can be attributed to a number of very useful.
The grape contains a number of useful minerals: calcium, potassium, magnesium, phosphorus, iodine, manganese, iron, copper, cobalt, fluorine, zinc and molybdenum. These elements are involved in the most important metabolic processes of the body, so simply by eating grapes, you will become healthier.
Grapes are good for the body
Including in your diet a maximum of fruits and vegetables, you can easily easily maintain your health in excellent condition. Grapes will contribute to the following effects:
- improves the functioning of the hematopoiesis;
- Grape juice tones up the body, gives strength and vivacity;
- grapes strengthen the immune system;
- Regular use of grapes stimulates the brain;
- a glass of juice from grapes contains a total daily requirement of a person in B vitamins;
- the composition of the grapes is balanced and allows not only to receive vitamins, but also to absorb and store them;
- Grapes are useful in diseases of the gastrointestinal tract with decreased secretion;
- in acute inflammatory processes, grapes or their juice must necessarily enter the diet, especially if it is a lung disease, asthma, pleurisy;
- red grape varieties normalize blood pressure and improve blood composition;
- Grapes can improve liver function and expel toxins from the body;
- After stress and heavy loads, grapes can quickly return to normal;
- Grapes are an excellent natural remedy for constipation and indigestion;
- Grape juice helps with headaches and even migraines;
- regular use of grapes - excellent prevention of oncology;
- Regular use of grapes slows down the aging process.
It is believed that in the fight against infections a little what fruit can be compared with the strength of red grapes. With regular use, it can heal the body even from herpes.
Benefit and harm of grapes
Useful properties of grapes can not be used by everyone, since in some cases grapes are contraindicated:
- with an ulcer;
- with diarrhea;
- with diabetes and obesity;
- with cirrhosis of the liver;
- with hypertension;
- with colitis;
- with stomatitis and caries;
- pregnant women and children up to 3-7 years.
Harm to cause grapes can and to those who use it together with raw milk, other vegetables and fruits,
Is grapes useful for losing weight?
Grapes, along with mango and banana, are among the most high-calorie fruits, and most diets are banned. 100 grams of grapes account for 65 kcal, and basically they are represented by carbohydrates -16.8 g (protein and fats are low - 0.6 g and 0.2 g respectively). Because of its light and pleasant taste, it can be eaten quite a lot, and it will be extra calories and slowing down the processes of losing weight. Therefore, grapes are not recommended for a diet. It is better to pay attention to the fruits that dieticians recommend: for example, grapefruits and kiwi.