The homeland of cashew consider South America, however, thanks to the useful properties, the fruit is popular around the world. Today he can be met also in our latitudes as it is correct to choose a product what benefit it brings, we will discuss in this article.
Cashew: and that inside
At first we will understand what is cashew. It is a fruit, two-piece: bright color of apple, with juicy sweet-sour pulp and the seed covered with a shell. Actually, the seed is also called nut.
Structure of nut:
- proteins, fats, carbohydrates, cellulose;
- starch;
- sugar;
- fatty acids;
- calcium, magnesium, sodium, phosphorus, iron, potassium, iodine, molybdenum, selenium, copper;
- vitamins: B1, B2, B5. B6, B9, E, PP, H;
- cashew caloric content — 600 kcal on hundred grams.
About useful properties
Having studied structure of nut, hardly someone will doubt advantage which it can bring to an organism. At it there are all vitamins and minerals, other useful substances, necessary for normal activity.
For the child
Calcium and phosphorus are construction material for bone tissues of the child; molybdenum takes part in growth and development of an organism, the fluorine protecting and forming tooth enamel detains, increases comprehensibility of ascorbic acid, tocopherol and B12 vitamin. Other vitamins of group B which are present at structure develop children's nervous system. Nut contains the iodine necessary for health of a thyroid gland, the iron and copper playing a paramount role in blood formation and strengthening of immunity vitamin C is also important for the immune system.
Iodine – one of the major minerals in a human body participating almost in all processes of activity. Can be consequences of a lack of iodine of an organism: infertility, pregnancy pathologies, oncological diseases of a thyroid gland, intellectual backwardness and also decrease in growth and development of children.
For children of students, the polyunsaturated acids improving memory and concentration of attention are useful; useful fats and squirrels remove fatigue, sating with necessary energy. Food fibers or cellulose stimulate digestive processes.
Cashew nuts, except advantage, can do also harm to the child. Fatty acids in their structure are too heavy for a children's liver and can provoke an allergy to already habitual products further therefore it is necessary to enter them into a diet not earlier than in three years.
For men and women
Cashews are useful to the people having addictions as molybdenum in their structure is capable to bring the toxins arriving during the smoking or an aupotrebleniye lkogolya out of an organism. Let's consider, than cashew is useful to women and men. Presence of molybdenum and copper favorably influences birth function, at women sex hormones are produced and sexual desire increases, at men the sexual activity is stimulated, the risk of impotence decreases. Besides, the use during a menstrual cycle helps to reduce morbidity of its current, saturating an organism with magnesium.
Whether you know? On the African continent of cashew use for drawing tattoos. In Haiti with its help remove warts, in Mexico — decolour freckles, Peru uses for treatment of a throat, in Venezuela — for processing of wounds.
Neither men, nor women do not want to grow old, nuts contain vitamin E which not only affects health of skin, a hair and nails, but also acts as the antioxidant regenerating and rejuvenating organism cages.
Cashew brings huge benefit for an organism during pregnancy, saturating with vitamins and minerals, necessary for its normal current. But it is impossible to forget also about harm, for women in situation overeating can end with an allergy, a skin itch and a sleep disorder.
Use of useful properties
Useful properties of a product are connected not only with health, cashews are widely used in cookery, the cosmetic industry, it is appreciated by nutritionists.
Dietology and food
Cashews include in a medical diet at anemia and exhaustion. This product also is useful to those who seek to lose extra kilos. The handful of nuts will replace having a snack, they, despite caloric content, contain few fats and are capable to lower the level of harmful cholesterol in blood. And thanks to cellulose and vitamins will give necessary energy and will satisfy feeling of hunger.
Medicine
Anti-inflammatory and antimicrobic properties are used by stomatologists, recommending to patients nuts with honey at inflammations in a mouth. These properties and in dermatology for treatment of various rash, warts, psoriasis, eczema and other are used.
Whether you know? If to take the name of nut to pieces and to translate from English, then the direct translation will be money to you (cash — cash, you — you). Perhaps therefore it is used in magic rituals for attraction of wealth.
This popular supportive application at asthma, bronchitis, flu, diseases of digestive system, diabetes, endocrine diseases. Nuts support a blood and cardiovascular system, strengthen immunity, normalize a metabolism.
Cosmetology
In cosmetics nut oil is used generally, it is added to such cosmetic products:
- lotions;
- creams: for the person, a body, a zone of a decollete, hands;
- tonics: moistening and for removal of a make-up;
- cosmetic milk;
- face packs and bodies;
- soap;
- shampoos;
- gels: for a shower, for intimate hygiene.
Read also about useful properties and cosmetology application: oils from sprouts of wheat, oil of avocado, llyany oil, oil of a dogrose, castor and coconut oil.
In combination with other oils apply a product to the improving and weakening massage, add to skin care products after suntan, to the bleaching means, use in an aromatherapy.
Cookery
Cashew nut — popular culinary ingredient of many kitchens of the world: it is added to salads, to second courses with rice, meat, fish, vegetables. Nut meat serves as a stuffing for pies, cakes, cookies, cakes. Oil for improvement of taste and a juicy note is added to cream, sauce, gravy. In India, for example, it is an obligatory component in a curry.
Cashews use as snack for low alcohol drinks, frying them and seasoning, decorate desserts, use with dried fruits, honey and as an independent product.
In the countries which are growing up cashew from a fruit apple produce juice and wine.
We choose nutlets
Main selection criteria:
- lack of an unpleasant or alien smell;
- smooth kernel, a light shade, without visible damages, absolutely dry, in the form of a comma;
- lack of bitterness when tasting.
The product often is on sale packed, in this case it is necessary to be convinced of integrity of the package and lack of condensate.
Important! It is impossible to buy the wrinkled nuts, non-uniform color, with an unclear raid or a smell.
As correctly eat cashew
Between a seed and a shell there is an oil containing toxic agent — kardol which at hit on skin leaves serious burns. Therefore nuts carefully divide and subject to thermal treatment that oily substance (it is also in the seed) did not do harm at the use. At the use the strongest allergic reaction which manifestations hard respond to treatment is in the raw possible.
Rules of storage of cashew in house conditions
The product is not stored in heat: on the shelf of the fridge it is possible to store about half a year, in the freezer in a container or polyethylene about one year.
Whether delicious nutlets can do harm
Any product and cashew including, has both useful properties, and contraindications. For women and men they are caused by individual susceptibility to some elements in structure.
Important! It is not desirable to overeat to people inclined to completeness and to children.
The advantage of nuts is indisputable: they can replace having a snack in working hours, will help to lose excess weight growing thin, replacing high-calorie proteinaceous products or desserts, will serve as prevention of anemia, cold during a season of epidemic, endocrine diseases. However it is not necessary to abuse them, in day it is enough to eat about ten kernels.