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The celery it’s a biennial herbaceous plant widely cultivated within our country, and is used in many recipes. The celery it grows spontaneously in grassy and swampy places, usually its height is around the 80-100 cm. The leaves they have a complexion dark green it’s theirs petiole (the edible part) is very fleshy. However, celery seeds, roots and fruits can also be used. There are several types of celery, but the nutrients supplied are roughly identical. But what happens when you eat raw celery? Within this article we will answer this and other questions.
Nutritional values and benefits of celery
The celery is a vegetable with a low content of calorie, 16 Kcal per 100 grams of product. Therefore, energy power is low. Celery brings numerous benefits due to the high content of fibre, minerals, vitamins and antioxidants. I sali minerals most relevant are the potassium, the phosphorus, the magnesium and the football, while with regard to vitamins, the most abundant are the C vitamin, the Vitamin E, the vitamina K and some B vitamins, in the leaves large quantities of Vitamin A. Among antioxidants we find the luteolin, essential for her protective action against the brain. It has diuretic properties, depurative e carminative, very useful also to counteract the cold and the bronchitis. Celery is a natural remedy against the water retention. Celery can be used in many different ways, for example for culinary preparations, to prepare herbal teas, infusions, doing so will help cleanse the kidneys and liver. Considering the high presence of fibre, celery helps to counteract the symptoms of meteorism and the constipation. Also, if eaten regularly, it can counteract the bad cholesterol, rule the blood pressure, stimulates and improves digestion and helps counteract i rheumatism and theliver failure. So when eating raw celery the benefits brought on our body are:
- Diuretic effect: Thanks tothe high quantity of water and of minerals.
- Vasodilatory action of blood vessels: thanks to essential oils
- Also useful against i kidney stones and liver disorders.
- It brings benefits todigestive system: Protects the gastric mucosa.
- COAST the bloating, facilitates the digestion and helps to excrete i intestinal gas.
- Expectorant: He has soothing properties and relieves the hassles caused by dry cough, the cold and the
How is celery stored?
Celery does not need excessive care. After cleaning the roots, you can leave them dry in the sun, keeping them in a cloth. The leaves and the cost, instead, they can be eaten crude, stored in fridge, while i semi can be preserved in Sheltered glass jars makes direct light sources.
Conclusions
Eating raw celery is good, but it is not recommended to eat only this vegetable, it would be preferable to combine other foods, all this because celery is mainly made up of water, as a result it satisfies temporarily, but does not provide carbohydrates or proteins. As a result, the sense of satiety will be momentary and we will soon be hungry again.
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