Perhaps, there is no culture in the world that was as useful to humans as grapes.
This delicious and unique culture has been known since ancient times.
Her references are found in the Bible.
In it, grapes are called that first berry on the planet that Adam and Eve ate.
Grapes: composition, calorie content, as used
Grapes can be confidently called one of the most stunning gifts of nature. He has an unusually rich composition. Various enzymes, pectins, vitamins, sugars, acids, fiber make it useful and necessary for health.
It completely lacks cholesterol, and in 100g there are:
• 0.5g of protein, 10-15g of carbohydrates, 15-18g of sugars, no fat, 80.5g of water, 1.6g of dietary fiber, 0.5g of ash, 0.2g of fatty unsaturated acids, 15.4g of mono - and - disaccharides , 0, 3g of saturated fatty acids.
• Vitamins: A (0.1 g), B1 (0.05 g), B2 (0.02 g), B5 (0.18 g), B6 (0.7 g), B9 (4 μg), C (6 μg), N ( 4mcg), PP (0.3mg), E (0.4mg).
• Macronutrients: magnesium (17 mg), calcium (30 mg), sodium (26 mg), phosphorus (22 mg), potassium (225 mg), chlorine (1 mg), sulfur (7 mg).
• Microelements: zinc (0.091 mg), iodine (8 μg), iron (0.6 mg), copper (80 μg), fluorine (12 μg), manganese (0.09 μg), cobalt (2 μg), molybdenum (3 μg), silicon ( 12 mkg), aluminum (380 mkg).
Calorie content grapes depend on its variety. So, in 100g there is:
• 43kcal in white grapes;
• 65kKakl in acidic grades;
• 64kcal in red grade;
• 95kcal in a raisin;
• 240kcal in dried raisins.
Those who claim that grapes can cause weight gain due to calorie content are greatly mistaken. It only stimulates appetite, and body weight increases due to the amount of food consumed. If you eat no more than 15 berries daily, adhere to moderation in nutrition, then fullness certainly does not threaten.
Since ancient times, the berries have not only been eaten. A variety of drinks were prepared from it, used in the fight against many diseases. Now grapes are used in cooking, medicine, cosmetology, winemaking.
• Use in cooking. Fresh berries are used in the preparation of various desserts, juices, confectionery, and raisins, raisins and sabza are added to fermented milk and bakery products.
Seeds go to the production of fatty oil. Many women make jam, syrups, jellies from berries, and use them in pastries, snacks, and salads.
• Medical applications. It is often recommended by doctors to use the fruit and juice of grapes in the treatment of many diseases, since it has diuretic, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, diaphoretic, laxative, antiseptic properties. From it, the drug "Naturoza" is produced, used for significant blood loss, shock.
At many southern resorts, ampelotherapy (grape therapy) is practiced. In combination with climatotherapy, it gives good results in the fight against diseases of the lungs, liver, stomach, kidneys, and neuroses. Only mature varieties with a thin skin and low acidity, pasteurized or fresh juice are used.
In alternative medicine, culture is indispensable in the treatment of skin diseases, cough, bleeding, to restore strength.
• Use in cosmetology. Extracts from berries and juice are used as an effective tonic in masks and creams. They make the skin more elastic, soft, give freshness.
• Use in winemaking. Berries are the raw material for the production of various types of wine. This drink has always been considered noble, and its beneficial properties have been known since ancient times.
Grapes: benefits for the body
The grape shows its beneficial properties due to its unique composition. Knowing and using these properties, each person can ease the course of many existing diseases:
• Heart diseases. Nitric oxide present in the composition prevents the formation of clots in the blood, which significantly reduces the risk of heart disease.
• Migraine. A glass of undiluted juice helps to forget about a headache.
• Hypertension. Red berry varieties lead to normal blood pressure.
• Alzheimer's disease. The development of this neurodegenerative disease slows down and even stops due to the presence of resveratrol in the grape polyphenol.
• Eye diseases. According to studies, the inclusion of grapes in the diet can prevent age-related decline in vision by 40%. Flavonoids in the berry prevent cataracts from developing.
• Mental capacity. It is noted that the presence of grapes in the diet can lead to an improvement in memory and attention in 3 months.
• Diseases of the respiratory system. Pleurisy, bronchitis, tuberculosis, asthma attacks will become rare with the regular use of berries.
• Diseases of the organs of the gastrointestinal system. For the stomach, the benefit of grapes is that it reduces pain, is necessary for indigestion, improves digestion. It has a laxative effect due to the presence of fiber, organic acids and sugar.
• Diseases of the gallbladder and kidneys. Facilitates the activity of these organs, lowers the level of acidity in uric acid. Light grapes remove sand from the gallbladder and kidneys, and reduce swelling.
• Weakness, fatigue. Juice is considered a good way to relieve fatigue. It quickly replenishes the body with the necessary substances, charges it with energy. This useful property is typical for white and green varieties of berries.
• Oncology. Dark varieties are indicated for the development of malignant neoplasms in the intestines and mammary glands. General immunity is significantly increased.
Gout, arthritis, rheumatism, bacterial and viral infections cannot resist this berry. Juice and fruits help the body quickly cope with poisoning and remove all toxins.
The beneficial properties of culture have long been valued. According to one legend, it was he who, after the flood, was put into the ground first. The ancient Greeks respected the berry so much that they developed a cure system - ampelotherapy (grape therapy). Her healing methods were based on the use of berries and juice culture.
Grapes: what is the harm to health
There are several types of diseases in which grapes exhibit an action completely opposite to the benefit: it harms or worsens the course of many diseases.
Before "leaning" on the berries and trying to get rid of some diseases, you need to know the contraindications to their use:
• Berries can increase the secretion of acid in the stomach. Therefore, with the existing high acidity, frequent colitis, and an ulcer, grapes should be discarded.
• Fructose and glucose, quickly absorbed in the intestines, are able to quickly raise sugar levels, which means that the berry is completely contraindicated for patients with diabetes.
• Do not get involved in grapes for those who have liver problems, hypertension.
• Dark grapes provoke the development of anemia.
• Grapes harm teeth by destroying their enamel. After use, rinse your mouth with water.
• In the last trimester of pregnancy, it is better to abandon its use.
The combination of grapes with milk and sour-milk products, fatty foods, fruits and vegetables, alcoholic beverages, ice cream, mineral water can be harmful. It is best to eat it separately from all products as a snack between meals.
Grapes for children: useful or harmful
Pediatricians agree that grapes are useful for kids, regardless of how they are consumed.
Tasty, sweet berry, rich in vitamins and minerals, positively affects the body of babies:
• forms a strong bone system;
• affects mental development;
• forms the nervous system;
• improves appetite;
• affects the proper development and growth;
• helps to gain the missing weight;
• strengthens the immune system;
• restores strength;
• cleanses the body;
• normalizes the digestion process.
Despite the fact that grapes have a beneficial effect on the children's body, there are a number of negative factors for its use:
• age up to 1 year;
• a high concentration of carbohydrates makes grapes difficult to digest for the ventricle;
• the berry is allergenic, which means that it is not necessary to feed the baby prone to allergies;
• a significant amount of acid adversely affects the condition of the teeth;
• can lead to fermentation, bloating of the digestive organs, especially when combined with milk;
• Increases sugar.
These contraindications are not a reason to exclude berries from a child’s diet. To minimize its negative impact on the child. The berry should be introduced into the diet carefully and in small quantities. There are rules for introducing a child’s body to grapes:
• it is not recommended to supplement it at the same time with other products: vegetables and fruits;
• juice should be one-component;
• berries should be free of seeds;
• grapes should be ripe enough;
• Before eating, the berries should be washed well with water and rinsed with boiling water.
For the first feeding of grapes, the baby will need only 2-3 berries. If his body did not react to it in any way, then the next day you can safely repeat the method. Gradually, a single volume of berries is brought up to 100g for a child up to 4 years old.
In addition to fresh berries, children can be given raisins. In terms of nutrients, it is not inferior to fresh grapes. Giving it is allowed only in a few pieces, since the amount of sugar in it exceeds the calorie content several times. To make raisins softer, you can fill it with water.
The presence of grapes in the diet of each person is an opportunity to maintain good health, to be always energetic and cheerful. But it must be remembered that only a moderate dose can benefit the whole organism.
