Sumalak - good and bad

On March 21, Muslims gather in families and celebrate the ancient holiday of Navruz, and the traditional dish, which is prepared precisely for this date, is sumalak. The process of preparing this dish is quite long, because the main ingredient is wheat germ, so the beginning of the sumalak preparation is the time of germination of the seeds. Despite the fact that sumalak is prepared in Muslim families and only once a year, many people want to try this nutritious and sweet dish, especially since science has proved that sumalak brings enormous benefits to the body and has virtually no contraindications.

Benefit and harm of sumalak

In fact, whether sumalak is useful, you can and do not doubt, because to a greater degree this dish is prepared from sprouted wheat, the benefits of which, probably, everyone hears. Scientists have found out that only one spoonful of sumalak in terms of vitamins and minerals can replace two kilos of fruit, but on the useful properties of sumalyak can be compared with the root of ginseng . So, let's take a closer look at what Sumalak is so useful:

  1. Saturates the body vital substances necessary for the normal functioning of all internal organs, and therefore helps with beriberi.
  2. It has a beneficial effect on the nervous system, helps cope with stress, strengthens the nerves and improves sleep.
  3. Releases the body from all kinds of decomposition products.
  4. It improves the intestinal microflora, stimulates digestion, and relieves chronic constipation.
  5. Normalizes blood circulation.
  6. Increases the protective functions of the body and the ability to resist various infections.
  7. Helps in the fight against excess weight. slows the absorption of lipids and carbohydrates .
  8. Protects the liver and stimulates its work.
  9. Warns of "female" diseases, positively affecting the condition of the uterus.
  10. Prevents the growth and development of harmful bacteria in the body.
  11. Beneficially affects the lungs, namely, dissolves in them a sediment that appears when breathing acid gases.
  12. Saturates the body with more than 19 amino acids.
  13. Positive effects on the lymphatic system have been proven.

If we talk about the harm of sumalak, then there is practically none. There may be an allergic reaction to one of the ingredients of the dish, well, if you use sumalyak in unlimited quantities (what can be said about any product), then this is not the best way to affect the figure.