Peanut — the tasty and useful nut which found application in food, confectionery, chemical industry. However nut it not to call absolutely true, it is a bean grass. Beans of this plant are useful to a human body, and especially to women. However their use has also a number of contraindications. In more detail about advantage and harm of peanut read in our material.
Features and qualities of a product
The homeland of peanut is South America. Today the plant is grown up in the majority of the warm countries (and in midlatitudes too) as valuable food culture. Seeds of a plant are eaten in a crude and fried look, used in preparation of desserts, cakes, cakes, do of them oil, paste.
Fruits represent beans from 1.5 to 6 cm long, oval in a form, which contain from one to five seeds. On a surface of fruits there is web drawing because of which, most likely, they also were called peanut: in Greek αράχνη — a spider.
Seeds have oblong shape. By the sizes reach 0.9-2 cm. Coloring at them dark red, light pink, grayish-yellow or cream. We eat them and we consider nuts.
Whether you know? Peanut is used not only in food, it also is as a part of plastic, artificial wool, glue, soap and even dynamite.
About structure
Peanut contains a number of substances, useful and necessary for the person.
Vitamins and mineral substances
From vitamins B fruits of a plant are present:
- thiamine (B1);
- Riboflavinum (B2);
- it is well-cared (B4);
- pantothenic acid (B5);
- pyridoxine (B6);
- folates (B9);
- ascorbic acid (C);
- alpha tocopherol (E);
- RR (niatsin).
From minerals contain in seeds:
- To (potassium);
- Ca (calcium);
- Mg (magnesium);
- Na (sodium);
- P (phosphorus);
- Fe (iron);
- Mn (manganese);
- Cu (copper);
- Se (selenium);
- Zn (zinc).
Besides, usvoyaemy carbohydrates, 12 irreplaceable and eight replaceable amino acids, sterols, an acid omega-3, six saturated fatty acids, two mono - and one polyunsaturated acid are a part of fruits.
Important! It is not recommended to use more than 20 seeds or 30 grams of peanut a day.
Caloric content and nutrition value of peanut
Seeds of a peanut plant very much of a kaloriyna — 100 grams of a product contain 552 kcal (38.76% of standard daily rate for the person). Proteins in similar amount of peanut — 26.3 g (32.07%), fats — 45.2 g (69.54%), carbohydrates — 9.9 g (7.73%).
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Than peanut is useful to women
First of all, peanut is rich with iron. And it means that it represents fine prophylactic of developing of anemia — diseases from which women and children most often suffer. Vitamins of group B are necessary for stable work of nervous, digestive, hormonal and cardiovascular systems. Also they are responsible for a condition of skin.
Besides peanut should be used to those women who are busy with intellectual work as vitamins of group B improve memory and concentration of attention. Folic acid, especially during pregnancy is very important for women. This substance participates in formation of a nervous tube and a brain at a fruit.
A large amount of such substance as tryptophane, preserves against long depressions, discontent with, improves mood, saves from insomnia and headaches connected from violation in nervous system. Peanut also influences a hormonal background of the woman. There is an opinion that its regular use in reasonable quantities is capable to adjust a menstrual cycle. An acid omega-3, being a part of peanut, are very important for women as participate in cell regeneration and fabrics, slow down aging processes therefore its frequent use promotes beauty of nails, hair, integuments.
Whether you know? Scientists drew a conclusion that the homeland of peanut is South America on the basis of archeological finds in burials in Peru. In particular, the vase reminding peanut in a form and decorated with drawings with beans was found.
Whether it is possible
As during pregnancy and breastfeeding each woman needs to approach carefully selection of the used products, it is important to know whether it is possible to eat peanut at this time.
During pregnancy
It is good to include peanut in a daily diet in small doses at a pregnancy planning stage. And here in the course of incubation of the kid the use of these nutlets is questionable. All because of strong allergenicity and big caloric content of a product.
Neither that, nor another is desirable for pregnant women as the allergy can be transmitted to the child, and high-calorie products sharply increase the woman's weight in situation because of what in the subsequent it can have problems with a rodorazresheniye or with a current of the third month of pregnancy.
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To the feeding mothers
The same concerns mothers who nurse the child. Everything that is eaten at present by the woman, is soaked up in breast milk and, respectively, gets to an organism of the kid. Imperfect digestive system of the baby is incapable to cope with fat products. And allergens cause diathesis in children.
Thus, both it is better for the pregnant, and feeding mothers to abstain from consumption of peanut or to eat it occasionally and in very small quantity.
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About medicinal properties
In traditional medicine there is a set of recipes with peanut as the main ingredient.
For increase in protective forces of an organism. To the women suffering from frequent catarrhal and other diseases and persons interested to strengthen the immune system, advise to do tincture of a peanut peel. Peanut is fried at first, and then cleaned. Four small spoons of a peel fill in 200 ml of vodka. For insisting send to the place where sunlight and where cool temperature keeps does not get. Tincture will be ready two weeks later. Before application it should be filtered. To drink till 7-10 drops daily, washing down with milk.
It is important! If you have a serious disease, then even application of national recipes needs to be coordinated with the attending physician without fail.
As expectorant means. Peanut (30 g), dates (30 g), honey (30 g), water (0.5 l) to mix, put on fire and to boil thoroughly 30 minutes. To drink twice a day 300 ml for a week.
For treatment of diseases of a throat. To fill in peanut (60 g) with water (400 ml), to bring to boiling and to boil thoroughly 10 minutes. To drink three times a day 70 ml and to eat the cooked nuts.
How to lose weight on peanut
Probably, you are surprised, having read the name of the section, throughout all article we warn about the high caloric content of a product. Nevertheless, peanut is a part of some diets. The fact is that its very small quantity is capable to save for a long time from feeling of hunger and to sate an organism. And polysaturated fatty acids in structure accelerate metabolism. However it is necessary to use nuts serially with low-fat products — only provided that it is possible to achieve a desirable slender waist.
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As far as properties of the fried peanut change
Of course, as well as for any other product, heat treatment changes properties of peanut. If to choose between crude and fried nutlets, then the crude product is more useful to the use. But is more tasty — fried. However it and more high-calorie — contains in 100 grams of a product 626 kcal.
It is better to use slightly fried or dried in an oven nuts that who has problems with a GIT. Besides it is necessary to consider that the crude product is subject to molding, and it is fraught with harming health.
By the way, according to scientists, the most useful is boiled peanut. About it, in particular, the American experts claim. Their researches showed that the product contains four times more antioxidants in a boiled look.
As about peanut butter
Peanut butter is got from peanut by pressing or extraction by solvent. Each seed contains from 40 to 60% of oil. Oil contains potassium, calcium, iron, magnesium, vitamins, polysaturated fatty acids.
In the filtered and refined look it is applied to preparation of salads, other dishes and also production of margarine and soap.
In cosmetology it found application thanks to rendering beneficial influence on a condition of integuments, humidifying them, giving elasticity and elasticity, preventing aging, actively regenerating protective functions of an organism. From it prepare face packs and a hair.
Face packs
Masks from peanut butter are advised owners of the withering, sensitive integuments inclined to peeling. We provide several recipes for house use.
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For dry skin. We mix peanut butter (20 g) with essential oil (six-seven drops). We smear with the received mix a face and a zone of a decollete before going to bed. We leave without washing off for night. We do by a course of 10-12 days. For problem skin. We mix peanut butter (one big spoon), essential oils: juniper (four drops), petitgreynovy (four drops), lemon (two drops). We grease with mix skin. We delete the remains with a dry napkin. This mask well copes with inflammations on skin and feeds it.
For rejuvenescence and against wrinkles (in combination with massage). We mix peanut butter (two small spoons), hunting oil (one small spoon). Owners of dry skin should add santalovy or rose essential oil (three-five drops). To owners of fat — bergamot or grapefruit oil (three-five drops). Mix to grease a face with the massaging movements. To remove the remains with a dry napkin.
Masks for hair
Peanut butter is applied to updating of structure of hair, restoration of protection of external epidermis, food of bulbs, moistening, achievement of silkiness of hair, elimination of fragility and a posechennost of tips.
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To humidify and strengthen hair, peanut butter is mixed with an egg yolk, warmed up and rubbed in head skin and grease hair to the tips. Wash away in 30 minutes. For regular moistening a small amount of oil is added when washing to shampoo or balm. It is also possible just to rub the pure warmed-up oil (it is possible with addition in equal parts of peach and water-melon oils) in the head, and then to wash away it as usual.
Both taste, and advantage: how to prepare a sherbet with peanut
The sherbet with peanut is especially tasty and useful. We suggest you to prepare it by own hands, having used the simple recipe. It is an excellent dessert to the tea, coffee cold to drinks.
What is required
From products:
- peanut — 1.5 glasses;
- milk — two tablespoons;
- butter — 30 g;
- sugar vanilla — one tablespoon;
- condensed milk — 150 ml;
- cookies friable (any) — 300 g;
- Cow candies — 600 g.
From devices:
- pan;
- plate;
- spoon;
- baking paper.
The step-by-step recipe with a photo
- We place milk, oil, condensed milk, sugar and candies in a pan and we put on slow fire.
- We warm up before boiling, constantly stirring slowly. Weight has to have uniform consistence.
- We crush a rolling pin cookies.
- We chop peanut.
- We connect nuts to cookies.
- We pour in the welded weight in peanut weight. We mix.
- We divide into two parts.
- We spread weight on parchment paper, we form bars.
- We place bars in the fridge.
- In four-five hours we remove paper. The sherbet is placed back in the fridge.
- After it well stiffened and dried up, the sherbet can be cut on pieces and to eat.
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Harm and contraindications
Peanut is not recommended to eat in large numbers for two main reasons:
- it very high-calorie — because of it has to be used in small quantities by the people having obesity, arthritis, arthrosis, gout, chronic diseases of a GIT;
- it is the strongest allergenic product therefore presents to a taboo for allergic persons and asthmatics.
Also you should not eat peanut with that who has problems with the system of blood clotting as it noted ability to condense it.
Not each digestive system can process a large amount of the fats and cellulose which are contained in seeds therefore at some people it can glitch.
Still useful nutlets
Consumption of nuts is the best method to slow down aging processes, to improve memory, to make beautiful hair and integuments. The scientists studying flavoring habits of 190 thousand women within 20 years came to a conclusion that at those who used every day 30 grams of nuts, better health and low metabolic age was noted. It is about any nuts including about such valuable and tasty as almonds, cashew, pistachios.
Almonds
Unlike other nuts, almonds contain bigger amount of cellulose, vitamin E. It as well as peanut is recommended for weight reduction. Caloric content of 100 grams of almonds — 575 kcal.