When it comes to strawberries - in the first place, talk about its incomparable taste and the vitamins contained in it, but its dietary properties play no less important role.
At the same time, the sweetness of strawberries that we love pushes us into doubts - is it too tasty for dietary nutrition to lose weight?
Let's see what makes it so tasty.
Carbohydrates in strawberries
First of all, we love strawberries thanks to carbohydrates - they provide its "dessert" qualities.
To begin with, how many carbohydrates in a strawberry - on 100 g contains only 7.5 g of carbohydrates. This is a fairly low indicator, which makes it possible for our berry to enter the list of products with a low glycemic index.
GI (glycemic index) - this is exactly what shows the rate of glucose entering the blood from food. If the speed is high (and high GI), then our pancreas can barely make ends meet to cope with insulin secretion. If the rate is low, glucose from the products enters the blood slowly, which means low GI. Accordingly, we take longer to absorb sugar, longer are satisfied and fed.
In addition to carbohydrates in fresh strawberries, 100 grams of berries account for 0.8 grams of protein and 0.4 grams of fat. The total calorific value is 41 kcal.
The amount and quality of carbohydrates in strawberries
In strawberries, there are both mono- and disaccharides. Monosaccharides are recognized "enemies" of humanity, in fact, the most characteristic representative of this "family" is white crystalline sugar.
Disaccharides are more complex carbohydrates, which are preferable in our diet.
Contrary to how many simple carbohydrates contains strawberries, it can and should be included in your daily menu. These simple carbohydrates provide the berry with a pleasant sweetness, but due to the high content of dietary fiber (2, 2 g per 100 g), as well as disaccharides, strawberry sugar is absorbed slowly,
Lower the concentration of sugar in strawberries can be by adding lactic acid products. Strawberries are perfectly combined with cottage cheese and natural yoghurt - thereby not only reducing GI, but also improving digestibility.
Although, to be honest, when it comes to such a highly vitamin composition (strawberries are breaking records for vitamins C , A, potassium, etc.), it's a sin to complain about carbohydrates, in addition, according to the latest research data, carbohydrates on a par with proteins and fats, must be present in the diet of a modern person.