Residents of European countries talk about a new, incredibly healthy product that has a lot of healing properties and is suitable for preparing a dozen different dishes. And that's all - buckwheat, familiar to us.
What do they say about buckwheat?
As they say, cabbage soup and porridge are our food. But did you know that the conversation here is about buckwheat? According to the famous historian and culinary expert William Pokhlebkin, buckwheat has been cultivated in Russia for more than 12 centuries. Some of its species even come from Siberia. And I almost consider this cereal to be the embodiment of the Russian spirit for the following reasons:
- simple preparation - just pour and boil without interfering during cooking;
- clarity of proportions - a part of cereal in two parts of water;
- low cost.
Nutritionist Ekaterina Belova confirms that buckwheat is indeed one of the best cereals in our diet. This is due to the fantastically rich set of amino acids in the composition, porridge saturates, good vitamin, carbohydrate and trace element composition.
And the name "buckwheat", as they say, came out because buckwheat monks achieved the maximum skill in its cultivation and preparation. By the way, this mystical halo around this cereal is possible from here, because many believe that with its help it is possible to defeat diabetes, anemia.
By the way, green fried buckwheat is very popular today, especially among adherents of healthy lifestyle nutrition.
In terms of its composition and action, this product can compete with quinoa, which always takes the first places. As it turned out, green buckwheat and quinoa are similar in protein content, but buckwheat contains half the fat - confirmed nutritionist Marina Makisha. Also, according to her, buckwheat also contains iodine, and in Russia today, many people lack this substance.
And all of the above applies not only to green, but also to simple buckwheat, although adherents of green buckwheat are sure that there is especially a lot of benefit in an unroasted form. Her taste is rather strange, there is no usual and characteristic aroma of buckwheat porridge, but there are still interesting dishes from such cereals.
For example, you can make a "porridge of champions": which will include buckwheat itself, an apple, bananas and ground flax. The recipe is simple: you need to mix all the ingredients in a blender. Moreover, you can add any fruit, choosing more useful seasonal ones.
But what about the usual fried cereal and can you call it dead food?
However, experts who conducted laboratory studies, studying fried, green and instant buckwheat, came to conclusion - in all these types, the content of protein and iron practically does not differ, so there is simply no need to overpay for green meaning.
A very important point is that the main thing is that there are no dangerous mycotoxins in modern products that are formed in cereals during improper drying as a result of fungal growth. These toxins are carcinogenic and can cause serious poisoning - such cases have been recorded more than once in the Soviet Union.
As experts note, this can also happen with improper storage of cereals both in production workshops and at home. Therefore, it is so important not to use bags for storage - it is better to pour buckwheat into a glass container and store it not in a sealed container, so that the humidity does not rise in the container.
Popular opinions on the benefits of buckwheat: are they all true?
Salvation for those who suffer from iron deficiency
As nutritionists note, if a person has iron deficiency anemia, then indeed, this cereal is one of the products that is recommended for regular consumption. But alas, this problem will not be solved only with cereals - there should be other foods with iron in the diet.
Buckwheat helps diabetics
This is due to the fact that this porridge does not increase, but decreases sugar levels. Indeed, cereals contain a substance called chiro-inositol, which has a hypoglycemic effect, but it has been studied only in animals. And in any case, the concentration of this substance in the cereal is too low to replace the medicine with porridge.
Yes, diabetics are advised to eat buckwheat, it contains a lot of fiber and cereals have a low GI, but you should not use it instead of the drugs prescribed by the doctor.
Thus, yes, this is not a miracle, but a very useful product that must be in your diet - a source of B vitamins, various macro and micronutrients.
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