Cauliflower is a queen among vegetables. It occupies a leading place in terms of vitamin composition and useful properties. This Mediterranean beauty was brought to Russia by Catherine II. Nowadays it is not difficult to buy this valuable vegetable, as it is in almost every store. However, it is better to buy cabbage in the season, namely from August to October, because grown on the open ground, it is even more useful for humans.
Composition
Almost no cabbage can compare with this curly beauty, because the amount of vitamins in cauliflower is just off scale. Using this vegetable, a person receives vitamins A , E, K, PP, D, almost all vitamins of group B, and vitamin H in cauliflower more than in other products available to people. By the way, eating only 50 g of this vegetable, you provide your body with the daily intake of vitamin C.
In addition, in cauliflower there are fats, carbohydrates, unsaturated and organic acids, sugar, starch. There are a huge number of microelements, such as potassium, calcium, manganese, phosphorus, zinc, cobalt, and so on. As for the iron content, this cabbage is undoubtedly the leader among its relatives.
Benefits of cauliflower
The use of cauliflower for the body is invaluable and very great, it is not just a vegetable, but a natural remedy for many diseases. Regularly eat this cabbage is recommended for diseases:
- stomach;
- endocrine system;
- urinary tract;
- liver;
- gallbladder.
Curly beauty can slow the development of cancer, and the enzymes that enriched this vegetable, contribute to the elimination of toxins from the body and toxins.
Also cauliflower improves metabolism , strengthens blood vessels and bones, increases immunity.
Talking about how useful cauliflower, do not forget about the properties of its medicinal juice, which:
- heals ulcers on the mucous membrane of all organs;
- facilitates the condition with hemorrhoids;
- heals from gastritis and stomach ulcers;
- helps with diabetes;
- improves the condition of the kidneys and liver.
Cauliflower damage
Despite the huge benefits, cauliflower has contraindications.
It is undesirable to use it for people with high acidity of the stomach and acute enterocolitis, you can provoke severe pain.
Doctors say that cauliflower can be dangerous for patients with gout. The purines present in the composition of this vegetable can increase the concentration of uric acid, which can cause a relapse of the disease. In this case, it is better to stop using cauliflower.