Mustard

Mustard is one of hot spices most popular around the world. As spice mustard seeds were used already in Ancient Sumer. Now for mustard preparation mustard powder (the dried-up, fat-free and carefully used up mustard seeds) is made water and allowed it to inflate. Then add to the received weight spice (garlic, onions, a celery, a tarragon, bay leaf, pepper, cinnamon) and the diluted wine or apple cider vinegar.

Use

Most often mustard is used in the German and Russian cuisine. The Russian mustard more acute, and in Europe add a large amount of sugar and other additives to it that does its taste sweetish.

Mustard perfectly approaches practically all meat dishes, but also is a component of various marinades, provencal mayonnaise. It excellent emulsifier. This property of mustard is used for creation of a sheeting at thermal treatment of fish, veal and fowl. It not only flavors the prepared dish, but also does meat juicy, gentle and soft.

On light of property of mustard, its taste and aroma are quickly lost. For this reason it needs to be stored in the dark place.

Structure and properties of mustard

Seeds of mustard contain protein, fat oils, sodium, zinc, iron, calcium, magnesium, potassium and phosphorus. In them there are vitamins of the B and E group.

The advantage of mustard for health of the person just is also explained by such richness of its chemical composition. For example, is proved such fact that mustard is capable to regulate a metabolism, to stimulate regeneration and growth of cells, exerts impact on work of cardiovascular, nervous and muscular systems. In addition the substances entering it are necessary for processes of tissue respiration.

The advantage of mustard and for digestion normalization is well-known. It strengthens an intestines peristaltics and therefore it can be recommended to the people suffering from atonic locks. Bactericidal properties of mustard well neutralize pathogenic microflora in intestines.

The advantage of mustard and that it thanks to the acute taste and aroma promotes strengthening of development of a gastric juice improves digestion and tempts appetite.

Results of the conducted researches showed that the people who are regularly eating mustard in small doses almost are not subject to development of calculous cholecystitis.

Nutrition value and caloric content of mustard

In 100,0 g of mustard powder contain:

• Carbohydrates – 10,0 g;
• Fats – 40,0 g;
• Proteins – 5,0 g.

Caloric content of mustard makes 417,5 kcal on 100,0 g of powder.

It is necessary to consider that mustard caloric content in the form of seasoning will be slightly more since add to it sugar, vegetable oil.

Mustard can be used not only as tasty and hot spice. The advantage of mustard is shown also in other cases:

• She easily copes with the most contaminated and fat ware, it is better than any means for washing;
• Perfectly is suitable for washing of hair. At the same time it not only clears hair and head skin, but also feeds them;
• Masks delete a greasy luster of skin from mustard, improve its blood circulation, give it equal and beautiful color;
• Mustard packs allow to get rid of cellulitis and to throw off couple of kilograms of excess weight.

Harm of mustard

As well as any other food stuff, mustard can be for the person not only useful, but also harmful. At some people, even the small use of mustard leads to sleeplessness. Therefore it is not recommended, is this seasoning during a dinner.

The essential oils which are contained in mustard are rather strong allergens. It is not necessary to abuse seasoning to the people having allergic diseases, and it is the best of all to refuse in general completely to them the mustard use. Also patients should not use mustard with gastritises and a peptic ulcer of a stomach and duodenum.

Of course, speaking about harm of mustard, we do not forget also about its advantage. But in everything, and especially in food, it is important to show sense of proportion. If this seasoning is not every day, in small amounts and not on a hungry stomach at all, then it will have the salutary effect on your organism. The excessive use of mustard will very quickly lead to development of diseases of digestive tract.