Prunes (the dried-up plum) — one of the most popular dried fruits. This product has medicinal properties. The quality product is made from grade plums Hungarian or Reine claude. It is recommended to use in small quantities to the people having problems with digestion and nervous system.
Power and nutrition value
In terms of power value prunes — the leader among a set of fresh fruit.
Product caloric content — 265 kcal (1109 kJ) on 100 g.
Important! It is not recommended to eat more than 6 pieces a day.
In 100 g of a product contains:
- 2.3 g of proteins;
- 0.7 g of fats;
- 57.5 g of carbohydrates (56.9 g of simple and 0.6 g difficult).
Chemical composition
In 100 g of a product is available:
- 56.9 g of glucose, fructose and sucrose;
- 25 g of water;
- 9 g of food fibers;
- 3.5 g of apple, oxalic and lemon acids;
- 0.6 g of starch;
- 0.1 g of nonsaturated acids;
- 0.1 g of saturated acids.
It is also vitamin-rich (C, E, PP, B2, beta carotene, B1, A) and minerals:
- potassium (R);
- magnesium (Mg);
- phosphorus (P);
- calcium (Ca);
- sodium (Na);
- iron (Fe);
- zinc (Zn);
- copper (Cu);
- selenium (Se).
Pectin, nitric, tannic and other substances, useful to a human body, is a part of the sukhofrukt. Prunes — effective prophylactic which protects an organism from development of new growths.
Whether you know? Experiments of scientists confirmed that prunes have bactericidal properties, and earlier culinary specialists applied it to safety of meat.
In what advantage for an organism
Consumption of prunes promotes decrease in level of cholesterol, destroying harmful savings. The feeling of hunger after intake of such food will arise not soon. This sukhofrukt is recommended as having a snack to all adherents of diets and persons interested to lose excess weight. It affects the starving organism, as well as any sweet.
This sukhofrukt is antidepressant therefore the improved mood after its use is guaranteed to you. Besides, it saves skin from flabbiness and aging, raises a tone of muscles, makes active a metabolism and adjusts digestion process.
Learn what such dried fruits as are useful: dried apricots, dried apricots and dried apples.
Prunes prevent fragility of bones and vitaminize an organism.
Medicinal properties
The product renders the nutritious, antibacterial, power, toning and all-strengthening effects on a human body. It is effective in fight against rheumatism, atherosclerosis, hepatic diseases and dysfunction of kidneys.
Its rough food fibers help with treatment of diseases of a GIT. Pectins remove surplus of water, slags and other hazardous substances. Dried plum promotes normal cardiovascular activity and rejuvenation of all organism.
Besides, prunes positively influence activity of nervous system, preventing stresses and excessive alarm. It is used for treatment of anemia, the general strengthening of the immune system, elimination of problems of a mouth (for example, caries) and maintenance of sight.
Harm and contraindications
It is not recommended to eat such product to people who:
- have surplus of body weight;
- suffer from diabetes;
- have an allergy on sukhofrukt;
- suffer from chronic hepatic diseases and gastrointestinal diseases;
- are hypotensive persons;
- feed with breast milk of the child.
Important! It is possible to give prunes to the small child only on reaching it semi-annual age and only in the form of compote.
Can be disturbing reactions of an organism to consumption of this product:
- meteorizm;
- abdominal distension;
- frustration of a chair;
- excessive gas generation.
In such cases it needs to be excluded from the diet.
How to choose
Buying prunes in shop, pay attention to its color, gloss and a form:
- If it was dried up in the natural way, its color will be deeply black with light gloss. Before consumption of excessively brilliant sukhofrukt it is worth processing previously it boiled water (most likely, it was processed by glycerin).
- Do not choose spoiled or bound together copies. Check — rub sukhofrukt about a hand. It should not leave marks on a body.
- If prunes elastic, fleshy and moderately rigid, you can safely buy it.
- Coffee color of a product speaks about its processing by boiled water before drying: it is less useful to an organism.
- Concerning tastes prunes have to be sweet with light sourness. No bitterness should be.
Whether you know? Prunes — one of the few products which improves memory and brain activity.
Prunes — a product, very useful to the person. It removes slags, reduces cholesterol level, saves from a depression and adjusts digestion process. It is a high-calorie product therefore do not eat more than 6 pieces a day. You remember, overconsumption of such sukhofrukt can have negative consequences for an organism in the form of problems with a GIT.