Gelatin — the substance known for a long time. Practically any person to a descent will call several spheres of its application, from cookery before production of spheres for a paintball. Let's consider in more detail than property of this substance, both useful, and possible harmful.
What do gelatin of: we understand structure
Externally gelatin looks as colourless or yellowish powdery substance which has no smell and taste. It represents the animal protein received by collagen processing.
In turn collagen is a basis of connecting tissues of animals, that is sinews, bones, cartilages, skin — it provides their elasticity and durability. Respectively also produce it by a denaturation method from the same cartilages, bones, etc.
Whether you know? The production technology of gelatin from bones was developed in the 18th century by the famous French chemist to Jeanne Darsa (fr. Jean d'Arcet). The received substance was supposed to be used as cheap food product, but it gained wide recognition much later.
Nutrition value and caloric content
Caloric content of gelatin is 355 kcal on 100 grams of a product from which 87.2 g are the share of proteins, 0.4 g on fats and 0.7 g on carbohydrates. As a part of a product there is also a PP vitamin in number of 14.5 mg on 100 grams of a product.
In addition there are also mineral substances, namely:
- iron — 2 mg on 100 g;
- phosphorus — 300 mg;
- potassium — 1 mg;
- sodium — 11 mg;
- magnesium — 80 mg;
- calcium — 700 mg.
About useful properties
Broad application was found by such properties of gelatin as ability to thicken and gelatinize liquids — it is applied in cookery, scientific research, industrial production. It also well affects flexibility of joints, a condition of skin, hair and nails, strengthens sinews and sheaves, helps to fill a lack of collagen of an organism.
We advise you to esteem how to protect joints and ligaments by means of collagen.
Application
As this substance almost everywhere was already told, used. Let's consider in more detail only some spheres of its application.
In official medicine
It is applied as one of components of the means replacing blood plasma. This substance increases the volume of the circulating blood, reduces viscosity of blood, supports function of kidneys at shock. It is usually used at a gipovolemiya, that is reduction of volume of the circulating blood.
This state is a consequence of such processes as organism dehydration, bleeding, a heavy burn or consequences of use of some medical medicines. In addition in medicine gelatin is used as material for production of capsules and also as solvent which helps to reduce losses of insulin at its introduction to an organism. During training of the patient for operation this substance is applied to removal from an organism of hazardous substances.
Important! Use of substance can change indicators of various diagnostic tests, such as glucose or cholesterol tests, protein indicators in urine, etc.
In traditional medicine
Folk healers use gelatin generally at problems with joints. So, they widely apply a gelatinous compress. For this purpose form a napkin of a gauze or bandage, dip it into hot water, properly squeeze out and put a gelatin teaspoon in an inside layer of a napkin.
Further the compress is put to a sore joint, wrapped up in polyethylene, wrapped up with a towel and fixed bandage. Impose a compress for the night. The term of such treatment in the form of daily compresses is calculated for a month.
Cranberry, thistle, mushroom of a chag, cowberry leaves, the sabelnik, a train, a nettle, devyasit, propolis, zabrus, pink salt and bear fat are also used for treatment of joints.
One more option of treatment — intake of gelatin inside. For this purpose two teaspoons of this substance part in half of glass of water and leave for the night. In the morning the volume of infusion is brought to a full glass warm water, mixed and drunk approximately in 30 minutes prior to meal. Such procedure is repeated daily within a month.
It is important! Before applying similar folk remedies, it is recommended to consult with the doctor as, for example, intake of gelatin inside at some diseases is contraindicated.
In cosmetology
Gelatin is used for improvement and improvement of appearance of skin, hair, nails. In particular, masks for face skin are quite widespread. Here recipe of one of them: on a teaspoon of gelatin add two tablespoons of boiled water, leave before swelling and then add two teaspoons of banana puree.
At face skin care use a uterine milk, cinnamon, a macadamia, rosemary and also, oils of almonds, a lemon, a fir, colza, a cedar, a tea tree and germs of wheat.
The structure is stirred and put on a face, washed away in 20 minutes. The mask is done to not thicket of two times a week. Apply the following structure to hair: on a tablespoon of gelatin add two tablespoons of not carbonated mineral water. All this is warmed up by means of a water bath before substance dissolution. To structure allow to cool down and apply it on hair for 20 minutes.
The appearance of nails is improved gelatinous baths. For this purpose the tablespoon of gelatin is filled in with one and a half glasses of water, allow to infuse about an hour, slightly warm up infusion and after its cooling add a teaspoon of lemon juice. Nails lower in a bath for 15 minutes, the procedure is carried out by no more than three times a week.
In cookery
For the culinary purposes edible gelatin which is produced in the form of powder or in a sheet form is used. It is applied at industrial production of canned food, jelly, various desserts.
Whether you know? In the food industry and in house cookery the wide use of gelatin began to add only at the end of the 19th century when guessed various aromatic additives to gelatinous jelly.
Well and of course, hundreds of dishes of house preparation, from snack to mousses with creams do not do without use of this substance literally. To bring here any recipes are not present sense, it is simpler to study them on the specialized websites.
About harm and by-effects
Gelatin at individual intolerance and also chronic heart failure is contraindicated. Carefully it is used at a chronic renal failure, a gipokaliyemiya (the lowered concentration of ions of potassium in blood), giponatriyemiya (the lowered concentration of ions of sodium in blood), overhydratations (excess content of water in an organism).
As a by-effect the emergence of protein in urine is possible — it is important when performing diagnosis of some diseases as can distort results of a research. Protein in urine disappears a maximum in couple of days. In certain cases, at individual intolerance, allergic reaction is observed. As we see, gelatin is applied extraordinary widely: as nutritional supplement, as cosmetic and even as a part of drugs. It is absolutely harmless to overwhelming number of people, but in some situations its use is undesirable and it is even dangerous. Therefore, using this substance, it is necessary to consider the state of health and also features of an organism and not to abuse anyway it.