To maintain health, doctors advise eating one apple a day. However, the benefits of this fruit are not only in its flesh, but also in seeds.
Benefit and harm of apple seeds
The use of apple seeds is due to their chemical composition. Seeds of apples contain such substances:
- Iodine . Organic iodine helps fight the symptoms of iodine deficiency: fatigue, drowsiness, poor memory, depression . To fill the level of iodine, it is enough to eat about 6 seeds per day.
- Vitamin B17 (I was flying) . This substance is considered a wonderful tool for fighting cancer. It prevents the spread of cancer cells, reducing the risk of the onset and progression of the disease. In addition, the fatal increases physical and mental endurance, so it is recommended to take athletes and people with increased mental stress. However, in a large amount, flying was dangerous for the body, since it helps to form a poison such as hydrocyanic acid. The excess of hydrocyanic acid leads to poisoning and can even cause death.
- Potassium . Improves the conduct of nerve impulses, normalizes blood pressure , improves the supply of oxygen to the brain.
The use of the apple seed is due to other useful substances that make up its composition. However, this does not mean that seeds should be consumed more. Glycoside amygdalin, or letil, contained in apple seeds, can cause irreversible negative changes in the body. For this reason, some doctors generally do not recommend eating apple pits. Most doctors consider it safe and useful to consume about five seeds a day. If, after eating apple seeds, nausea, dizziness and headache occur, this may be a sign of poisoning with prussic acid. In this case, you should stop eating apple seeds.