Semolina

Semolina (semolina) – wheat of a rough grinding. Semolina is popular and loved around the world for a long time. It is made only of various grades of wheat. At production of a semolina wheat grains are purified previously and very strongly crushed. Diameter of particles of semolina makes about 0,30-0,75 mm. Thanks to such strong crushing high uniformity of a semolina is reached.

As the used wheat grain of a decoy can be soft (from soft wheat), firm partially (from firm wheat, soft with a 20% part) and firm (from firm wheat).

Nutrition value and caloric content of a semolina

Useful properties of a semolina are extremely various. It contains proteins, starch, and also a large amount of mineral substances and vitamins.

So, hundred grams of a semolina contain 0,2 g of saturated fatty acids, 0,5 g of ashes, 68,5 g mono - and disaccharides, 14 g of water and 3,6 g of food fibers.

100 grams of semolina contain 3 mg of RR vitamin, 2,55 mg of vitamin E, 23 mkg of B9 vitamin, 0,17 mg of B2 vitamin, 0,14 mg of B1 vitamin.

100 g of a semolina contain 8,9 mkg of titanium, 3,2 mkg of tin, 11,5 mkg of nickel, 570 mkg of aluminum, 25 mkg of cobalt, 6 mkg of silicon, 103 mkg of vanadium, 63 mkg of boron, 11,3mkg molybdenum.

Besides, grain contains 20 mkg of fluorine, 1 mkg of chrome, 0,44 mkg of manganese, 0,59 mkg of iron, 70 mkg of zinc, 2,55 mkg of copper, 75 mkg are gray, 21 mkg of chlorine, 85 mkg of phosphorus, 130 mkg of potassium, 18 mkg of magnesium and 20 mkg of calcium.

Potassium as a part of a semolina promotes strengthening of cardiovascular system, and iron helps to function to blood erythrocytes.

Vitamin E as a part of grain provides full functioning of a nervous system. Therefore semolina porridge is useful at a depression, failures and chronic fatigue.

Caloric content of a semolina depends on a way of its preparation. In pure form hundred grams of semolina contain about 360 kcal.

Semolina caloric content considerably increases at addition in it of butter, condensed milk or jam. The semolina in pure form prepared on water without sugar and salt is considered a dietary product. Proceeding from it, to the same extent can use porridge from semolina the people having exhaustion and people with an excess weight. Nutritionists claim that semolina is very useful at an anemia.

Useful properties of a semolina

The main advantage of a semolina is that it quickly enough boils soft and therefore it is easily acquired by an organism, without making on a stomach of the irritating impact. Cellulose in this grain is not enough, however a large number contains starch and phytalbumin. Semolina has less than minerals and vitamins B, in comparison with other grain.

Because of a set of useful properties the semolina is quite often included in structure of a therapeutic diet for the people having diseases of the alimentary system. The important advantage of a semolina consists that it is capable to recover vital forces of an organism and to cure various diseases of a stomach. Semolina will help to calm spasms and gastritny or ulcer pains. Porridge from semolina also should be used to the people having renal or heart failure.

The use of a semolina at advanced age promotes strengthening of bones, nails and hair.

Food fibers of semolina promote decrease in risk of development of cancer and heart diseases.

Semolina – only of all known grain which digestion is carried out in lower parts of intestines that promotes clarification and removal of slime and excess fats.

The semolina contains a lot of protein – gluten (gluten). The use of gluten causes allergic reaction and disorder of intestines in some people. Besides, this protein can provoke development of a Gee's disease (digestion process disturbance).

Substance phytin is a part of semolina. Phosphorus as a part of phytin strongly connects calcium salts in an organism and interferes with their penetration into a blood plasma. Epithelial bodies fill up a lack of blood of salts of calcium, taking them from bones of the person. Thus, brings benefit of a decoy only at its moderate use. The excessive use reduces useful properties of a semolina and reduces necessary concentration of calcium in blood. For this reason children cannot give more than two portions of semolina porridge during the day.

Semolina directions of use

From semolina cook semolina porridge, semolina pies (mannagrass).

Semolina porridge is quite often enriched with the corn or oat flakes, cinnamon, vanilla, dried fruits, honey and other natural ingredients rich with nutrients and vitamins.

Grain is a necessary component of various puddings, baked puddings, a souffle, salads, soups.

East culinary specialists from a semolina prepare an unusual dish (with meat and vegetables), difficult in preparation, however very nutritious and tasty.