Pine nuts: good and bad. What is outweighed?

Siberian cedar, or pine Siberian cedar, begins to bear fruit approximately on 25-30th year after planting. Cedar lives about 500 years, some trees reach the age of 800 years. From one tree in a season receive up to 15 kilograms of pine nuts. In Siberia, from the earliest times, there existed a profession of bigwigs, who extracted this useful raw material.

Amazing gift of nature

Cedar nuts, the benefits and harms of which have been repeatedly discussed, do not exhaust the gifts of Siberian pine cedar pine. Resin cedar, gum, heals wounds, softwood is necessary in industry, cedarware for its disinfecting properties is little inferior to silver. The moth does not start in a cabinet made of cedar wood. Baths and tinctures on the nut shell are an excellent tool for the treatment of dermatological diseases, promote the healing of ulcers and cuts. Pine nuts are not just a treat. They have repeatedly rescued people in hungry years. "Lenten cream", obtained from pine nuts three times calorie cow. Cedar oil is not only useful, it also tones up the body, improves well-being, treats atherosclerosis, diseases of the genitourinary and hematopoietic systems. Cake, left after cooking oil, is suitable for eating as a culinary additive.

Benefits and harms of pine nuts for the body as a whole

As for the harm caused by the use of pine nuts, it is worth remembering the ancient medical wisdom: in the drop - treatment, in the spoon - death. And although with the pine nuts all is not so radical, we must remember that in the use of this product there may be contraindications. For example, pine nuts should not be used by people who have problems with biliary tract. Those who suffer from pancreatitis or liver dysfunction, too, should use this product with great caution and observe moderation. Pine nut is 63% oil, so for those suffering from these diseases the harm from eating nuts can outweigh the benefits.

But, despite this, it is useful to all people who do not have contraindications to eat pine nuts. The benefits and harms from them are still incomparable, and the benefits are many times greater.

Cedar nut is quite caloric - 673 kilocalories per 100 grams of product. But it has another amazing property - the nut suppresses the appetite. Therefore, and obese and dieting in small doses, this product will be very useful.

Cedar nut is a real storehouse of useful substances. It contains amino acids, vitamins A, P, B1, B2, B3 and especially E. It has a huge amount of useful minerals: potassium, magnesium, phosphorus, manganese, calcium, copper. It contains antioxidants useful for the prevention of cancer, and 17% consists of easily digestible protein.

Pine nuts - good and bad for the oral cavity

Many disdain to buy cleared nuts. Indeed, it is really unclear how they were cleaned. There are many terrible stories about how to clean nuts use gasoline and other chemicals. It is clear that after such processing in the issue of "pine nuts: benefit and harm" uniquely will suffer harm. Therefore, probably, it is better to buy them whole and clean, or, as the Siberians say, "click" on their own.

And "snap" them, too, must be in a special way, otherwise cedar nuts will harm both the enamel of your teeth and your gums. Siberians know several recipes, how to make shells more brittle and fragile. First, you can fill the nuts with boiling water. After that, the click process is much easier. And one more recipe from professionals. At first, the nut is squeezed - only squashed - with teeth on the flat sides. And then it should be bitten on the edges. Then the nut breaks in half, and the core remains intact.