Beetroot nutritional composition for consumption in cooking and is commonly used root beet. He has a strong red color. Eaten raw in salads or fresh squeezed juices or a combination of cooked vegetables and pickles. Much of the commercial production is processed into cooked and steliriziran appearance.
In Eastern Europe popular dish is a soup of beets in the form of cold borscht. Beet leaves are also edible. Can be prepared boiled or steamed, they have a taste and texture similar to spinach. Extremely rich in the antioxidant beta carotene. Pigments called betacyanins gives the red color of beet.
Their structure is unstable at extreme pH values having optimum stability at pH between 4 and 5. Therefore, the red color of the urine pH-dependent on it and is such if betacyanins utilized with unchanged pH. Almost everyone who consume red beets are red-colored urine, which is not prblem.
What is useful red beets. Beetroot has long been known for its amazing health benefits to nearly every part of the body. Like most root vegetables, winter storage is not a problem. Yet in Bulgaria it is not very popular as part of the daily menu. Anemia: The content of iron in the red beets regenerated and activated RBCs in the delivery of oxygen into the body.
Honey, which is also contained in beet makes more digestible iron in the body. Atherosclerosis: The deep red juice is a powerful solvent for the inorganic clusters of calcium, which causes hardening of the arteries and reducing their elasticity. Improves memory in atherosclerosis. Beet juice – daily * 3-4 times a day taken following mixture: a cup of beet juice and one cup of honey in May. Everything is mixed well and drink a tablespoon 3-4 times a day for hypertension and atherosclerosis.
Blood Pressure: With its healing and medicinal values effectively normalizes blood pressure, lowers high and raises low blood pressure. Cancer: “Betaine” – an amino acid contained in the root of the beet has a significant contribution in the fight against cancer. Studies have shown that beet urge the formation of carcinogenic compounds and protects against cancer of the colon and stomach. Constipation: The content of cellulose in red beets favors the regulation of intestinal movements. Regular consumption of beetroot juice helps relieve chronic constipation. Dandruff: Mix a little vinegar in small glass of beet juice. Rub the mixture into the scalp massage movements and leave for about an hour, then rinse.
Do this every day until dandruff resolved. Note: The mixture smells pretty bad in this one hour. Detoxification / Cleansing: Choline of this wonderful juice cleared of toxins not only the liver, but the entire system under alcohol abuse (provided that consumption of alcohol is terminated). It removes from the body toxins and heavy metals. Although the iron content is not high, it is very good quality, which makes it a great food for cleansing the blood. This makes it very effective in lechenieto many diseases caused by toxins.
Gastric ulcer: Mix the juice of beet with honey and drink the resulting drink two / three times a week on an empty stomach (more often if your body is accustomed to the use of beetroot). It helps to accelerate the healing process. Gallbladder disease and kidney: In combination with carrot juice have excellent cleansing properties that help in trouble with these two bodies. Gout: Another disease that can be greatly aided by the purifying power of red beets.
Liver and bile: The purifying virtues of the juice from the beets are to help the healing of liver toxicity or biliary diseases like jaundice, hepatitis, food poisoning, diarrhea or vomiting. The combination is beetroot juice with lime (wild lemon) increases efficiency in the treatment of these diseases. Varicose Veins: In the spirit of preserving the elasticity of arteries, regular consumption of beetroot juice also helps to prevent the formation of varicose veins.