What contains and than cornmeal is useful?

One of important products of processing of grain crops is flour. Despite prevalence of demand on wheat, corn also treats often consumed products and bears in itself big advantage for an organism. Its use is so various that it is possible to meet a mention of it even as a part of cosmetic and medicines, but its main destination — foodstuff. Let's consider in article useful properties of cornmeal.

Cornmeal represents the corn grains processed to small fraction (powder). For its production use generally only firm grades of sweet corn (maize), and begin to prepare with approach of technical ripeness of an ear, that is at a final stage of ripening. On color it differs in nothing from culture from which it is made, and has color from soft to saturated yellow.

Whether you know? Tribes of the Maya, Inca, Aztecs considered a maize sacred as it was grown up as a grain product — for processing in flour and baking of flat cakes.

Thanks to bright tastes of grains the received flour has the expressed corn taste which transfers also to the dishes produced from it.

Learn, than it is useful also that can be prepared from amarantovy and linen flour.

The quality of a product is defined by categories:

• high milling (full-fledged flour) — at its receiving grain is previously ground from an outer layer of outer sheaths and cellulose, saving it at the same time from many useful substances. It is most demanded in baking of confectionery products and production of dietary food;
• the average grinding (fractions of 0.5-1 mm) — at its receiving remains a part of outer sheaths and cellulose, but its use is suitable not for all dishes. It is used as a forage for pets and also for production of alcohol;
• rough grinding, or wholegrain (fractions of 1-3 mm) — for its receiving grains are crushed, but at the same time all its useful substances are kept. It is used for baking of bread.

On sale the price of a product is very democratic and available to all population groups.

Important! The optimum period of storage of cornmeal should not exceed 6 months.

The important value for a human body is born by the crushed corn grains. The rich chemical composition and high nutrition value allocate a product against the background of other products of processing of grain.

Do not only flour, but also corn porridge, oil and even starch of corn. And corn snouts use in traditional medicine and cosmetology.

As a part of a product there are such vitamins (at milligrams):

• And (Retinolum) — 0.033 mg;
• B1 (thiamine) — 0.35 mg;
• B2 (Riboflavinum) — 0.13 mg;
• E (tocopherol) — 0.6 mg;
• RR (niatsin) — 1.8 mg.

Being a source of vitamins, the product provides daily need of those which the human body cannot synthesize.

The irreplaceable components of cornmeal which are responsible for formation of fabrics and some components of composition of blood are the mineral substances expressed macro - and minerals.

Whether you know? Corn is one of the first products, unprecedented earlier and brought for the first time to Europe in the 16th century by Christopher Columbus — from it and its further cultivation began.

• To (potassium) — 147 mg;
• Sa (calcium) — 20 mg;
• Mg (magnesium) — 30 mg;
• Na (sodium) — 7 mg;
• Ph (phosphorus) — 109 mg.

Minerals are presented by Fe (iron) in number of 2.7 mg.

The nutrition value of 100 grams of a product is by such structure (in grams):

• proteins — 7.2 g;
• fats — 1.5 g;
• carbohydrates — 72.1 g.

In addition are present at structure:

• water — 14 g;
• food fibers — 4.4 g.

The use of dishes from the ground corn grains well affects a human body: vitamins B structure favorably influence a condition of skin and hair, and macro - and minerals positively affect quality of blood and interfere with development of anemia. Food fibers give long sense of fulness and are natural absorbents that promotes clarification of intestines and restoration of its normal activity.

Important! The maize is bile-expelling means therefore to use it at chronic diseases of a gall bladder and liver it is necessary in moderate quantities.

Despite the high caloric content, a product has the low glycemic index and does not lead to increase in sugar in blood. It also promotes decrease in level of bad cholesterol that revitalizes a cardiovascular system and subsequently leads to a lowering of arterial pressure.

The crushed maize is especially useful to the people who are actively playing sports as the use of products from it promotes growth of muscle bulk. Also it is appreciated by the people leading a healthy lifestyle, ability of corn to clean an organism from slags and toxins.

The quality quickly is especially useful to sate an organism at observance of diets, but in moderate quantities. Women also estimated positive influence on a condition of skin and hair, this product slows down aging process. The complex of minerals stimulates work of nervous system that helps to reduce risks of development of weak-mindedness in old age.

Vitamins and minerals as a part of corn promote strengthening of bones at children and also to growth of strong teeth.

Fortress of bones and teeth depends on calcium content in an organism. In products it contains in sesame, flax seeds, parsley, garlic, dates, dried apricots, a fig.

Corn porridge of an average grinding is allowed kids with achievement of age of 6-7 months. The lack of teeth at the child does not interfere with the normal use and assimilation of a product.

Maintaining balance of vitamins and minerals, the product provides normal physiological and mental development of an organism of the child.

Undoubtedly, the products made on the basis of a maize bear in themselves big advantage for the person, irrespective of his age. There is, a lot of, dishes produced from this product and each hostess will be able to prepare them.

Whether you know? Cornmeal does not contain gluten — the substance causing allergies therefore it is absolutely safe for the first feedings up of the smallest.

At pregnancy, especially at toxicoses, consumption of flat cakes (it is desirable yesterday's) on an empty stomach is useful. It will facilitate the general state and will sate an organism. Are most known and easy in preparation of flat cake from the European and American cuisines — tortilla, mchad, an arepa. Their recipes are available to the modern person in various sources — the Internet, television, books.

For the feeding mothers the porridge lactations prepared from corn, also will promote they will facilitate work of digestive tract.

Are most relevant and easy in preparation Huzul banosh (or the Moldavian hominy) and also the well-known Italian polenta.

Important! Cornmeal slows down processes of fermentation in products therefore an expiration date of the dishes made of it much more, than from other types of grains.

When choosing special attention needs to be paid on packing: it has to be tight — so useful properties will remain longer. When unpacking after purchase it is important to check color: it has to be yellow. Gray color of flour will indicate storage violation of the rules.

One more undesirable quality — sticking of grains to hands that testifies to overdue goods. The bitter taste of such grains also speaks about the termination of an expiration date of a product. At quality flour taste of grains a little sweet. Having opened packing, it is important to check flour for presence of wreckers as storage of such product threatens with infection of other grain also.

Whether you know? If in flour wreckers were brought, the usual head of garlic placed in ware for storage will help to get rid of them.

The maize shows the medicinal properties concerning diseases of urinary tract, kidneys and a liver at a proper correlation of ingredients. In the table the simplest recipes for treatment of these diseases are specified.

Recipes of traditional medicine for treatment of elevated pressure and a hypertension are also based on cornmeal. The most popular of them are presented in the table.

A course of prevention needs to be conducted for 10-20 days, depending on disease severity.

Cornmeal has properties to reduce pressure therefore this product as treatment by nonconventional methods is not recommended to people with the lowered pressure.

Important! Before independent application of recipes of traditional medicine it is important to consult previously with the family doctor to warn complications and manifestations of allergic reactions.

The rich chemical composition of corn does it by an important component in cosmetology. External impact of vitamins and minerals on skin helps to slow down aging and promotes deep cleansing and moistening, and simple house recipes on the basis of this product are available to a purse and will be suitable for each type of skin.

• 2 tablespoons of the crushed corn;
• 1 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar;
• 1 tablespoons of liquid soap.

Ingredients need to be mixed and applied carefully to face skin, avoiding an eye area, for 15 minutes then to wash away warm water and to apply the moisturizing cream. Liquid soap will purify leather from pollution, cornmeal will give to skin dullness, and apple cider vinegar will dry rashes and inflammations.

• 2 tablespoons of the crushed corn;
• 1 tsps of flower honey;
• 1 tsps of low-fat cream;
• 1 tablespoons of water.

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To mix all ingredients in capacity and to warm up on naked flame before flour swelling then to put mix on a face, a neck and a zone of a decollete for 20 minutes. Upon termination of 20 minutes the mask needs to be washed away cool water, to apply nutritious cream to skin.

Whether you know? In each ear of corn there is always a pair quantity of rows of grains.

Flower honey and cream are natural humidifiers, and vitamins and minerals nourish and protect skin.

• 2 tsps of the crushed corn;
• 1 tsps of baking soda;
• 1 tablespoons of water.

Ingredients to mix, apply to previously cleaned skin and it is good to massage quiet movements then carefully to wash away and moisturize the skin cream.

Cornmeal and baking soda are products with the peeling function, and therefore promote rejuvenation and interfere with appearance of comedones.

Careful people, not persons interested to buy pig in a poke, cornmeal can make independently. But for this purpose not whole grains, and previously bought grain will be necessary.

Besides corn grits, buckwheat, porridge, millet, pearl barley, rice, linen enters the rating of the most useful grain.

Corn grits for receiving flour needs to be processed in the coffee grinder or the food processor in several stages: for homogeneous mass it is better to repeat crushing several times.

Important! The excessive and uncontrollable use of products from cornmeal increases risks of formation of blood clots.

As a result the received product differs in nothing from store option, at the same time risks to buy low-quality flour are absent.

It is desirable to store flour of a house grinding, as well as store, in glass (or plastic) hermetically closed ware for loose products.

Despite prevalence of dishes from wheat flour, corn also does not concede in use. From this product it is possible to prepare:

• porridges: polenta, hominy, banush and usual porridge;
• garnishes: lasagna and home-made noodles;
• pastries: bread, rolls, pies, pies, fritters, puddings;
• snack: chips, flakes, sticks;
• sauces and sauces.

To list all dishes where this product is used, it is impossible: there is a lot of them in all kitchens of people of the world.

Important! At gastritises and stomach ulcers of digestive tract the use of dishes from cornmeal is not recommended.

The look depends on the milled culture grain therefore besides corn on shelves of shops it is possible to meet wheat, rye, rice, oat, buckwheat and semolina.

Wheat flour is in the greatest demand on sales, but, unfortunately, contains a minimum of useful substances. All useful substances contain in an outer sheath of grain, and wheat flour is produced by crunching endosperm (internal starchy part) of grain and contains the maximum quantity of carbohydrates, and therefore promotes a set of body weight. Only wheat flour of a rough grinding (wholegrain, wallpaper) belongs to a useful look as contains the maximum quantity of useful substances.

Unlike wheat, rice flour contains a large amount of vitamins, minerals and cellulose. Such quality provides a way of processing of culture — for its receiving whole seed of polished rice is milled. It is an easy product for the system of digestion, and the comprehensibility of useful substances is high.

Whether you know? In Kiev the largest Kukulabiya agropark labyrinth is created: it is placed on the corn field of 45000 square meters.

Semolina is a product of processing of seeds of wheat, that is coarse flour and can be three types: from the soft, firm and mixed wheat grades. Semolina flour (or grain) has no large amount of useful substances, in comparison with rice, but a large amount of cellulose positively affects health.

It is possible to carry to this point also such product of processing of firm grades of wheat as semolina. It has the bigger size of grains that gives good structure to the baked bread and bakery products from it. Firm grades of wheat transfer all the useful qualities to semolina that is especially valuable to healthy food. At the moderate use this product brings the maximum benefit. The flour received from corn grains — the useful product containing a large amount of minerals and vitamins. Its broad availability and also an opportunity to prepare it independently in house conditions, causes quantity of dishes in kitchens of people of the world in which she acts as the main ingredient. The rich chemical composition of cornmeal influences positively not only internals, but also skin that provides it also the place of one of the main ingredients in cosmetology.