Cauliflower

Still in the ancient time the mankind recognized cabbage as the queen of vegetables. Once Mark Twain told that usual cabbage turned into color, having graduated. Thus, a cauliflower – the intelligent relative of a white cabbage. Color it is called not because of color but because it all consists of inflorescences (as though blossoms). Such cabbage is called sometimes "curly-headed", and someone compares its form to brain crinkles. Opinions of admirers of this vegetable meet in one: the advantage of a cauliflower and property of easy digestibility, and also excellent taste do it by just irreplaceable product in a diet of the person.

In the 19th century Arabs brought this vegetable culture to Spain, there it gradually began to be grown up. In the 19th century Europeans (British, Dutches and French) learned about wonderful properties of a cauliflower and its advantage. To Russia vegetable got to times of government of Catherine II. Now the low caloric content of a cauliflower with its properties enjoys wide popularity in many countries of the world.

Useful properties of a cauliflower and caloric content

All species of cabbage have useful properties (broccoli, white, a kohlrabi). But the advantage of a cauliflower surpasses advantage which is born in themselves by other types of this vegetable. In a cauliflower the advantage is presented in rich mineral and vitamin structure and a wide range of useful effect for health of the person.

The high content in it of vitamin C is considered the main properties of a cauliflower, And yes V. Polza is even higher than a cauliflower, than at a lemon as in cabbage of vitamin C and And it is more.

Besides, the cauliflower contains also other vitamins:

• Vitamin E;
• Vitamin D;
• Vitamin K;
• Vitamin H;
• Vitamin U.

It is possible to find such rare vitamin U in a cauliflower. And this vitamin is involved in processes of an organism at formation of enzymes.

Along with advantage of a cauliflower in numerous vitamins, it contains the following components in the structure:

• Carbohydrates;
• Cellulose;
• Proteins;
• Organic acids;
• Polyunsaturated acids;
• Starch;
• Pectins;
• Amino acids;
• Natural sugar;
• Purine connections.

Unusual property of a cauliflower is the content of rare substance of biotin which prevents various skin diseases, and also perfectly strengthens a nervous system. For example, thanks to normal contents in a biotin organism, he can well cope with a depression and fatigue.

Notable advantage of a cauliflower - in very useful acids in its structure. So, along with the fact that calories in a cauliflower it is a little, and here acids weight:

• Hydroxy-malonic;
• Apple;
• Lemon.

Numerous medicinal properties of a cauliflower are caused by contents in it mineral substances (salts):

• Potassium;
• Calcium;
• Cobalt;
• Chlorine;
• Phosphorus;
• Magnesium;
• Sulfur;
• Sodium;
• Copper;
• Manganese;
• Iron;
• Zinc;
• Molybdenum.

Such difficult chemical composition provides advantage to a cauliflower and its caloric content, at the same time, is insignificant.

So, the caloric content of a cauliflower makes only 29 kcal. At the same time to be sated with such product very easily. It is connected with nutritional value of this vegetable. Indicators of nutrition value as main property of a cauliflower, are given below:

• Food fibers of 10,5%;
• Proteins of 5%;
• Carbohydrates of 1,7%;
• Sodium of 0,8%;
• Fats of 0,5%.

Useful properties of a cauliflower and its caloric content at a low level not only provide an organism with valuable nutrients, give feeling of satiety and, at the same time, do not create threat of set of excess weight. Thanks to advantage of a cauliflower, it can be used as natural medicine. Useful properties of a cauliflower with its caloric content, at the same time absolutely low, are actively used by the person for fight against various illnesses, and also for strengthening of health.

So, the main properties of a cauliflower are following:

• Anticarcinogen;
• Obstacle of formation of cancer cells;
• Prevention of deformation of healthy cells;
• Rejuvenation;
• Clarification.

Property of a cauliflower to rejuvenate and clear an organism of slags and toxins is caused by content of enzymes in it.

The notable advantage of a cauliflower and its property are used for prevention of various diseases and their treatment thanks to what the following goals are achieved:

1. Strengthening of vessels;

2. Blood clarification;

3. Strengthening of a bone tissue;

4. Hemopoiesis improvement;

5. Normalization of a metabolism;

6. Immunity strengthening.

Use of a cauliflower

Thanks to the low content of cellulose and low caloric content of a cauliflower, this product is completely digested and acquired by an organism. At the same time a stomach wall it does not irritate. For this reason cauliflower dishes recommend to include in a diet to people, at the following problems with health:

• Intestines diseases;
• Diseases of a gall bladder;
• Disturbance of work of digestive tract;
• Problems with a liver.

Useful properties of a cauliflower with its calories made of it the favourite of the dietary menu long ago. So, the cauliflower is often used by drawing up medical diets, diets for weight loss. Even to start a feeding up kids can use this vegetable in a boiled look.

Cellulose as a part of a cauliflower differs in special tenderness therefore does not irritate mucous digestive organs, very easily is digested even the sick or grown old organism and does not load it. Therefore properties of a cauliflower and its caloric content allow to use this product at such serious diseases:

• Gastritis;
• Ulcer.

Besides, the advantage of a cauliflower which is contained in its juice is applied to treatment of an ulcer and gastritis. So, fresh juice from vegetable is capable to heal an ulcer on the mucous surface of a stomach or duodenum.

Low caloric content of a cauliflower and property of saturation will help not only not to recover, but also will provide combustion of excess fat. Formation of fatty deposits is interfered in an organism by such property of a cauliflower as contents in it tartronic acid. This substance allows to burn fat and not to lay excess sugar in an organism. Therefore, this vegetable is recommended to use at a diabetes mellitus, bronchitis and gastritis. Best of all juice from a cauliflower helps with these cases.

Outwardly the advantage of a cauliflower causes its use at burns, and also for healing of wounds, ulcers and eczemas. For this purpose, the crushed vegetable is mixed with protein of egg and imposed on a sore point in the form of a bandage.

The best option of culinary processing that the advantage of a cauliflower and its property remained in the best way, its boiling in slightly added some salt water is.

Contraindications and harm from the use of a cauliflower

You should not be fond of this vegetable and to abuse these a product to people with such problems as:

• Gout;
• Food allergy.

Due to the extraordinary properties of a cauliflower, because of existence in it of purine connections, it is necessary to refuse its use at heart failure and stones in kidneys. An absolute contraindication is disturbance of purine exchange in an organism.