Raspberry is a favorite of summer residents, honored by them for unpretentiousness, frost resistance and, of course, usefulness. There are two main types of raspberries - forest and garden. Forest raspberry is smaller, sweeter, more aromatic and tastier. However, strangely enough, the garden culture, in addition to the convenience of collection, because it is larger, there are even a number of advantages in composition. About them and talk.
Composition
About the beneficial properties of raspberries knew the ancient Greeks, which, in fact, and began to cultivate it. Garden raspberries contain glucose, fructose and sucrose, organic acids, tannins, pectin and fiber . We must also take into account the fact that 80%, which seems quite dry, the berry consists of water.
From organic acids in raspberry a lot of apple, citric and salicylic acid:
- citric acid causes beneficial properties of raspberries for the skin, as it has the property of smoothing wrinkles, responsible for cellular respiration and cell regeneration;
- malic acid - activates the metabolism, cleans vessels of harmful cholesterol;
- salicylic acid - reduces inflammation, reduces the risk of stroke.
Also in raspberry there is a rather high content of the following vitamins:
- vitamin C (100 g of raspberry contains half the daily norm of ascorbic acid);
- vitamins B1, B2, B9;
- vitamin E;
- betacarotene (provitamin A);
- vitamin PP.
Micro- and macro elements:
- iron;
- zinc;
- fluorine;
- manganese;
- sodium;
- calcium;
- magnesium;
- potassium;
- copper.
Everyone knows the use of raspberries during the treatment of colds. The berry has a diaphoretic, antipyretic and analgesic property, so during raspberry diseases from dried raspberries you should make tea, and at worst, use raspberry jam (there is almost no vitamins in it, but it will help to sweat).
Also, due to the content of beta-sitosterol in its grains, raspberry is an antisclerotic.
Useful properties of raspberries should be appreciated by patients with radiculitis, anemia, atherosclerosis, because only 50 g of berries a day can enhance immunity and clean the vessels. Due to high (as for plant foods) iron content, raspberries contribute to the synthesis of hemoglobin.
Raspberry removes from the body pathogenic bacteria and viruses, such as Staphylococcus aureus, various kinds of fungi and yeast spores.
Raspberry berries should be regularly eaten to people with "cranky" nerves - with difficulties at work, stress , mental labor, and depressive states, raspberries will regulate and normalize the nervous system.
In addition, raspberries contain only 40 kcal per 100 grams. Needless to say that these last two items, a good signal to use raspberries for weight loss.
Raspberry in losing weight
The essence of using raspberries for weight loss and diet on raspberries is, of course, consumption of as many berries as possible. So, for three days of a raspberry diet, in total you will eat about 2 kg of berries.
Menu:
- breakfast - 1 tbsp. kefir and 100 g of raspberries;
- second breakfast - raspberry jelly and 200 g raspberries with honey and nuts;
- dinner - boiled chicken fillet and fresh vegetables;
- dinner - 200 g raspberries with nuts.
During the raspberry diet is contraindicated consumption of flour (including bread), salt, smoked foods and convenience foods, as well as sweets. The menu is fairly sparing, the chicken can be alternated with fish or veal, if you bother boring, you can cook for a couple or bake. And as a serving of sweet, raspberry with honey and nuts - this is really a luxury substitute for shop sugar.
Such a diet will not only save you three extra pounds in three days, but it will also improve the body's resistance.