Health by Carrot
Introduction :
Carrot is a bi-annual plant and root vegetable !
fleshy, edible, usually colored orange.
more than 500 varieties exist!
Short size, half-long or long, cylindrical or conical shape and different colors such as white, yellow, orange, reddish, purple.
World Production :
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carotte#Production
I - What is the nutritional composition?
Calories : 40
Carbohydrates : 8.7 - 9.6 g
Proteins : < 1 g
Fat : < 0.25 g
Water : 88 g
Fibers : 3.4 g
Potassium : 320 mg
Magnésium : 12 mg
Calcium 33 mg
Iron : 0.3 mg
Phosphore : 35 mg
Selenium : - mg
Sodium : 69 mg
Sulfur : - mg
Zinc : 0.25 mg
Vitamine A (Beta-carotene) : 12 000 UI ou 12 mg
Vitamine B : All
Vitamine C : 6 - 7.1 mg
II - Nutrition Explanations:
The carrot is moderately energetic with 40 calories per 100g. The carrot has the most carbohydrates like beetroot :
Health by Beetroot : http://www.redgage.com/blogs/cleroy61/health-by-beetroot.html
Carrot is the much sweeter vegetables and is ranked among the green vegetables.
Carrot is very useful food because it is higher in the glycemic index which allows sugar to enter the bloodstream faster. Ok but only raw carrot, not cooked!
Diabetics should eat carrots with moderation !
Fibers allow regulate bowel movements, so although we may think otherwise, carrots are very beneficial against constipation AND diarrhea! Fibers retain water and improves bowel movements.
Cholesterol is eliminated by the pectin, which is carrot but is also found in apples.
Vitamin A is provided which promotes healthy skin, complexion and vision, but also aging and cardiovascular disease.
Carrot protects and heals stomach acidity.
The carrot has all the B vitamins.
Do not peel the skin of carrots:
III - Associations:
Carrot may be associated with fruits like tomatoes, oranges, mandarin, pomelo.
I feel you have a question at this point because I shall have made a mistake about the tomato that would be a fruit! With any certainty, tomatoes are fruits, I maintain it, if you want to know why, here is the link to the health by tomatoes:
Otherwise with some vegetables like cucumber, avocado, cooked beetroot, salads, celery, fennel, radishes
IV - How to choose a carrot ?
Choose organic carrots
It must be pointed
V - The varieties of Carrots :
colors such as white, yellow, orange, reddish, purple. See Wikipedia
VI - Recipe :
Soon
VII - Source Books :
I'm helping myself by reading/consulting those books writing in french (sorry!)
► Dictionnaire de diététique et de nutrition de Dr Pierre Dukan
► La santé par les fruits et légumes de Véronique Liégeois
► Se soigner par les légumes, les fruits et les céréales du Dr Jean Valnet
► L'abécédaire des fruits et des légumes de Raymond Dextreit
► Votre santé par les jus frais de légumes de Dr Norman W. Walker
► Wikipedia english and french
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