Carrots are a product without which culinary masterpieces are not enough. In addition, it can be used in its pure form, as the vegetable is incredibly useful for the human body.
Not so long ago, experts have found that boiled carrots have a positive effect, which can be used not only by adults, but also by children.
This article describes in detail the benefits of boiled carrots for the human body, given recipes for health promotion.
The chemical composition of boiled carrots
Table 1 - Valuable substances that are part of boiled carrots (100 g).
Substance | amount |
Squirrels | 0.76 g |
Fat | 0.18 g |
Carbohydrates | 8.22 g |
Vitamin A | 852 mcg |
Vitamin B1 | 0.066 mg |
Vitamin B2 | 0.044 mg |
Vitamin C | 3.6 mg |
Vitamin E | 1.03 mg |
Vitamin K | 13.7 mcg |
Potassium | 235 mg |
Calcium | 30 mg |
Magnesium | 10 mg |
Sodium | 58 mg |
Phosphorus | 30 mg |
Iron | 0.34 mg |
Manganese | 0.155 mg |
Copper | 17 mcg |
Fluorine | 47.5 mcg |
What is useful and what are the contraindications?
The main benefits of boiled vegetables in its antioxidant properties, which only increase after heat treatment. In the process of cooking, useful carotenoids are easier to digest, since incomplete destruction of the cell wall occurs under the influence of high temperature. This property of boiled carrots helps patients to fill in the lack of vitamin A, if they introduce a vegetable into their diet.
Also carrot contains lutein - the main component of the pigment of the retina, with the result that the product is an excellent means of preventing visual impairment.
The maximum concentration of vitamins is contained in the peel, so the root crop should not be cleaned before heat treatment. You just need to wash it under running water.
Boiled product can be crushed on a grater, and the resulting mass is used in the treatment of ulcers on the skin.
Have boiled carrots contraindications, among which:
- stomach ulcer;
- inflammation of the small and duodenum in remission.
In addition, you can not eat more than 3-4 root vegetables per day. If this dosage is exceeded, it is possible to dye the skin of the palms and feet in orange.
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Which is more useful: raw or boiled?
Until now, scientists around the world are arguing about whether processed or raw carrots are more beneficial for the human body. So far there is no definite answer, although in the course of the research it was found that a small part of the vitamins is destroyed by high temperatures.
Table 2 - Comparison of the chemical composition of boiled and fresh carrots.
Boiled | Fresh | |
Vitamin B1 | + | + |
Vitamin B2 | + | + |
Vitamin b4 | + | - |
Vitamin C | + | + |
Vitamin E | + | + |
Vitamin A | + | - |
Retinol | - | + |
Vitamin K | + | - |
Potassium | + | + |
Calcium | + | + |
Magnesium | + | + |
Iron | + | + |
Iodine | - | + |
Alimentary fiber | + | + |
Squirrels | + | + |
Organic acids | - | + |
Cobalt | - | + |
Molybdenum | - | + |
Arginine | + | - |
Glutamic acid | + | - |
V-carotene | + | - |
Vitamin PP | + | - |
Dosage of use
And although the product is very good for health, it is impossible to exceed a dosage of 250 g per day. Otherwise it is fraught with the development of side symptoms.
Is it strong or weak?
Carrots after heat treatment have a laxative effect, especially if you make a salad out of it with the addition of vegetable oil. Under the influence of this vegetable, all violations in the work of the intestine, resulting from malnutrition, physical inactivity and metabolic disturbances, are quickly eliminated, slags, heavy metals and toxins are released.
How to use?
For treatment
With laryngitis
Required Ingredients:
- milk - 500 ml;
- carrot - 100 g
Procedure:
- In a container pour milk, set on fire.
- Grind the root on a grater and make the milk.
- Keep carrots on fire until ready, and you can understand this if you pierce a vegetable with a fork. If ready, the product will gently and easily pierce.
- Ready to skip the root through cheesecloth, and the liquid formed to use 3 tsp. 3 times a day.
From dysbiosis
It is necessary to place 2 unpeeled carrots in a container, pour water on it and set it on fire. Cool the boiled vegetable and take it before bedtime every day.
For cosmetology
Acne mask
Ingredients Required:
- protein - 1 pc .;
- flour - 40 g;
- boiled vegetable - 1 pc.
Procedure:
- Beat the chicken protein with a whisk until foam appears.
- Chopped boiled vegetable grated.
- Add flour and apply the resulting composition on the skin.
- Keep the mask for half an hour and then remove with warm water.
It is necessary to apply a mask 3 times a week. After 2-3 procedures, the pores begin to narrow, the skin becomes healthy, and the amount of inflammation on the skin decreases.
Mask for dry skin
Required components:
- carrots - 1 pc .;
- 1 yolk;
- olive oil - 20 ml.
Procedure:
- Boil carrots, peel and chop with a grater.
- In the resulting puree to make the remaining components.
- Apply the mixture on the skin of the face for 20 minutes.
- Remove the mask with warm water, process the skin with a moisturizing cream.
Regular use of the mask will allow you to eliminate redness and irritation, and also to clean the skin of dead skin cells.
Side effects
Boiled carrots can not only benefit the body, but also harm. If you eat a boiled root vegetable in an increased amount or there is an individual intolerance to the product, this is fraught with the development of the following symptoms:
- vomiting;
- prostration;
- general malaise;
- migraine;
- yellowing of the skin, resulting from the body's inability to process vitamin A in excess.
In the case of the development of such symptoms, an urgent need to consult a doctor.
Boiled carrots are a very valuable product for the human body.. It is suitable for indoor and outdoor use. But in this case it is important not to overdo it, since the active intake of vitamin A will give the opposite reaction and only aggravate the condition.