Fruit for all seasons, black grapes, upon closer examination, is one of the most useful products in the world. Vitamins and rare substances create properties from which it is simply unreasonable to turn out to those who appreciate a healthy lifestyle.
How the composition and benefits of black grapes are interconnected
The shape and size of berries, juiciness and shades of taste - all this is scattered in hundreds of varieties, technical (for wines), canteens (for fresh consumption, preparation of raisins, juice, preserves and other things) and universal (suitable for anything).
Fresh grapes are eaten as an independent delicacy and added to desserts, squeezed juice out of it (you can roll up cans with sweet syrup or boil it in doshab) and of course - they make alcoholic drinks. Jam, jelly, marmalade, compote. Raisins.
Grapes are pickled as a savory snack and added to meat dishes.
Prevention and treatment of various diseases with grape berries and products from them is combined into a separate science - ampelotherapy.
Despite the fact that the chemical composition of black grapes varies widely depending on the specific varieties and the degree of ripeness of the berries, it is possible to draw a general picture of the details of the composition and useful properties that characterize dark grapes in general.
For example, the dark color of berries (not only grapes, but also blueberries, mulberries, currants and other fruits) depends on the flavonoids that underlie a number of properties of grapes:
• anti-inflammatory;
• bactericidal;
• wound healing.
In addition, flavonoids are powerful antioxidants that prevent the destruction of the body by free radicals, each of which is a molecule without a single electron, which will be taken from an ordinary molecule.
The sad result of such manipulations is premature aging, decreased immunity and an increased risk of cancer.
But more than in the pulp and skin, antioxidants are found in the grape seeds. And since eating them is not useful, it remains only to recommend the use of fragrant cold-pressed oil from them, which is wonderful in addition to salads, pastries and snacks.
The energy value of fresh grapes is 60-75 kcal per 100 graisins - 290 kcal, jam - 200 kcal, and wine - 65-100 kcal.
80% of grapes consist of water, so it is not surprising that in summer heat it quenches thirst so well, preventing dehydration of the body.
Black grapes contain from 11% to 27% sugars, moreover, in raisins due to the disappeared water, this indicator easily surpasses 50%.
But since this sweetness is mainly created by fructose with glucose, as well as due to the presence of a number of biologically active substances, black grapes (in small quantities) are not contraindicated even in diabetes mellitus. In addition, grapes increase insulin sensitivity.
Also, in 100 g of black grapes you can find about 17 g of carbohydrates, 0.1-0.4 g of fat and about 0.6 g of protein.
Black grapes are rich in vitamins - A, C, E, K, and almost all of group B. Mineral substances - potassium, calcium, sodium, selenium, fluorine, zinc, iron, magnesium.
In addition, it contains starch, tannins, pectins, fiber, organic acids, essential oils and other valuable elements, in total there are over 300 substances in grapes that provide its useful properties.
Wild plaque on the surface of berries of black grapes form wild yeast, and they
underlie its excellent ability to turn into alcoholic beverages.
You don’t need to purposely remove plaque before eating grapes - these yeasts in the human body become probiotics that normalize the gastrointestinal microflora.
How exactly is the benefit of black grapes
Grapes (in particular, due to the high potassium content) is considered one of the most useful fruits for the cardiovascular system and under its influence:
• become more elastic and strong walls of blood vessels and capillaries;
• improves blood circulation;
• the heart rate is normal even with physical and stress;
• intracranial pressure is normalized (the increase of which is considered one of the main causes of headaches);
• arterial pressure also returns to normal, moreover, the same benefit will be for both hypertensive patients and hypotensive patients.
Due to the ability to dilate blood vessels and thin the blood, black grapes are important for the prevention of thrombosis.
Fruit is also useful for the digestive tract, as grapes:
• stimulates appetite;
• activates the synthesis of digestive enzymes;
• regulates the production of gastric juice;
• Accelerates the processes of elimination from the body of ballast (practically not digestible) substances.
Black grapes improve well-being with influenza, and also facilitate breathing and reduce dry cough in respiratory diseases.
Also, thanks to black grapes:
• metabolism is being established;
• bone tissue is strengthened;
• the liver is cleansed;
• kidney function improves and edema caused by impaired water metabolism passes;
• the body is cleansed of toxins and toxins;
• pain decreases and joint mobility increases with diseases of the musculoskeletal system.
What else is expressed the benefits of black grapes
Black grapes are a luxurious energetic that relieves chronic fatigue, relieves psycho-emotional stress, increased irritability with anxiety, and improves brain function (memory, concentration, and reaction speed). In old age, fruit is important for the prevention of Alzheimer's disease.
Regular consumption of black grapes has the effect not worse than many cosmetics - the skin is protected from photoaging (caused by UV radiation from the sun), it becomes softer, wrinkles are smoothed, and the oily sheen disappears.
Also, thanks to grapes, the condition of hair and nails improves.
Can there be harm from black grapes
Because of its brightly colored substances, black grapes are considered to be more potentially allergenic than light grapes, it even happens that with intolerance to dark varieties, green, yellow or pale pink berries are great for a person.
With great care, black grapes are used for:
• cirrhosis and obesity of the liver;
• gastrointestinal diseases requiring special nutrition (including ulcer, diarrhea and constipation, colitis);
• taking drugs with a high content of potassium.
For the digestibility of black grapes without harm to digestion (slowdown, fermentation processes), nutritionists recommend eating it separately from everything, even from other fruits. And certainly for normal digestibility it is not necessary to combine it with milk, mineral water, bakery products, carbonated drinks, fatty foods and alcohol.
After treating with black grapes, it is very desirable to rinse your mouth with water - fruit acids, penetrating the pores of tooth enamel, destroy it and create a favorable environment for bacteria that cause tooth decay.
Also, the admissibility of the use of black grapes without harm (risks of staining teeth) should be consulted with the dentist after the procedure of whitening enamel or prosthetics.
