The benefits of carrots and harm to the human body: properties, calorie content and what vitamins are in carrots.

Composition and vitamins

This vegetable contains a great variety of useful substances, such as lycopene, carotene, phytofluene, phytoene. Carrots also contain small quantities of flavonoids, ascorbic and pantothenic acids, essential oils, magnesium and calcium, phosphorus and many other substances. Carrots also contain a lot of sugars, the dominant one being glucose. Carrots also contain a lot of fiber and lecithin, some pectin and starch. Carrots are especially valued for their high content of carotene - up to 9 mg%, vitamin D, B vitamins: folic acid - 0.1 mg%, nicotinic acid - up to 0.4 mg% and pyridoxine - 0.12 mg .%.

Calorie content

There are 41 kcal per 100 grams of product.

What are the health benefits of carrots and their medicinal properties?

And our garden assistant is useful for a wide variety of diseases. Such as: cardiovascular diseases, anemia, bronchitis, even with some skin diseases and wound healing, carrots are also useful.And of course, we can’t help but mention the use of carrots to improve the so-called “night vision” and prevent cataracts. After all, carotene is very useful for vision, in terms of the content of which carrots, perhaps, take an honorable second place after sea buckthorn. For good vision and more, a person must consume at least 6 mg of carotene. per day, for this it is enough to eat 100 - 200 grams of carrots per day, but for better absorption of carotene by the body, it is recommended to eat carrots in the form of various salads, which can be seasoned with sour cream or vegetable oil.

Carrots also have choleretic, expectorant, antiseptic, anti-inflammatory, anti-sclerotic, demineralizing and analgesic properties on the human body. It also enhances the action of the glands of the digestive tract. To improve complexion, appetite, vision, accelerate the growth of hair and nails, the consequences of intoxication after taking antibiotics, as well as to increase the body’s ability to resist colds - it is recommended to drink whole carrot juice on an empty stomach, drink 50 to 100 grams of juice daily, with the addition of half a teaspoon of odorless sunflower oil. Carrots have also found their use in cooking. It is one of the ingredients in many dishes, including salads, casseroles, fried first courses and much more.

Harmful properties of carrots and precautions when consuming them.

You need to drink carrot juice in moderate doses, as they say, don’t get carried away. If you drink more juice than recommended, you may experience drowsiness, vomiting, headache, lethargy and other unpleasant reactions. So it's better not to experiment.

If you are allergic to carrots, as well as with inflammation of the small and duodenal intestines, exacerbation of gastric diseases, you should stop eating carrots.

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Photo: Carrots in the garden.