Kvass is a pleasant refreshing drink which is a fermentation product. For its preparation use yeast, malt, rye bread, crackers and also honey and a plant raw material.
Structure of kvass
The real home-made kvass is an independent nutritious product, using which you improve the general health, you fill an organism with the vitamins and minerals necessary for its activity.
Use kvass as adipsous drink and also as a basis for cold soups – botvin, okroshkas. The following substances are a part of natural kvass:
- carbohydrates; - proteins; - monosaccharides; - disaccharides; - vitamins; - organic acids; - food fibers; - ashes; - starch.
Useful properties of kvass
The dairy and acetic acids which are contained in drink are of great value, because of it it perfectly satisfies thirst, improves a metabolism, raises a tone and restores forces. The acids which are a part of kvass do this drink useful at dysbacteriosis. It suppresses development of pathogenic organisms, regulates activity of digestive tract. Thanks to the enzymes which are contained in kvass the digestion, production of gastric juice, activity of digestive glands and production of bile is normalized. The invigorating drink is recommended to be taken during observance of a diet and to include in structure of clinical nutrition. Positively grain kvass influences work of cardiovascular and nervous system. Kvass contains a large amount of vitamins of group B from which lack the health of hair and integuments suffers and also there is irritability, nervousness and the sleep is interrupted. For the normal state of skin and mucous membranes vitamins E and RR have great value, and they are a part of this drink too. Vitamin C contains in kvass therefore it is drunk for prevention and treatment of a scurvy and also at organism exhaustion. In national cosmetology apply kvass to bleaching of freckles and pigmentary spots. Kvass lotions are good for treatment of skin diseases – eels, dermatitis, a furunkulez. For having arthritises and arthroses compresses with kvass will be useful. Doing them it is regularly possible to reduce constraint and joint pain.
To whom kvass is contraindicated
It isn't necessary to use kvass sick with stomach ulcer and gastritis. This drink at an urolithic disease, stones in a gall bladder and cirrhosis is contraindicated. It isn't recommended to drink kvass to pregnant women as in this case the liquid delay in an organism and also problems with a chair is possible.