11 Benefits of Raisins That Many Brazilians Don’t Know

The end of the year comes and the most controversial fruit is the raisin🇧🇷 Many love her, and others hate her. Added to rice then, it becomes a real Fla-Flu in families during the holidays. Regardless, it is a food that is very rich in health benefits and can help you to strengthen your bones, lose weight and prevent infections.

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Among the various vitamins in raisins are the B complex, myricetin, flavonoids and antioxidants. These vitamins present in raisins help to improve the functions of the nervous system.

Potassium and sodium are also elements that are present in raisins. They help in gaining so-called lean mass, which is nothing more than muscle hypertrophy. Note: don’t forget to practice physical activities, ok? Only the fruit does not work miracles.

Before you go around eating a whole vine, be careful. Raisins are a calorie food. However, its moderate consumption combined with regular physical exercise will accelerate your weight loss. In the book “The Good Mood Kitchen”, the doctor Leslie Korn gives a hint. If you’re really, really hungry, start your meal by chewing slowly a raisin. You will certainly feel fuller and eat less. Try it.

Raisins can go a long way toward lowering blood pressure, as long as you give up snacks such as crackers and cookies. This is what was defended in a study presented during a congress of the American College of Cardiology. For the author of the study, the doctor Harold Bays, the reduction of blood pressure combined with medication – in the case of those who suffer from the disease – can bring benefits to protect the heart.

Raisins contain a high amount of sugar, but believe me, they are good for your teeth, breath and gums. After all, they have predominantly sugars that cause a lower risk of cavities than those present in in-natura fruit, as demonstrated by a study by the University of Chicago (USA). In addition, they have a number of phytochemical substances that help fight caries.

Raisins contain silica, a component that helps make hair thicker, according to American author Dawn Jackson Blatner, responsible for the book The Flexitarian Diet.

Studies have shown that raisins also contain polyphenolic phytonutrients. This element has antibiotic, anti-allergenic and anti-inflammatory actions, fighting infections and also fevers.

Like other fruits, raisins contain fructose, which is nothing more than natural sugar. She is one of the ones that has the most concentration of this type of simple carbohydrate that helps in physical performance and everyday functions: they are about 30 grams per 100 gram portion. Raisins are an excellent source of energy for all types of athletes.

Raisins have calcium. A micronutrient present in it, boron, helps in the absorption of calcium by the body, which, in turn, contributes to the improvement of bone composition.

different from fruit in natura, in which the skin can be removed to suck the fruit, in the raisin the skin is present. In addition, the dehydration process —exposed to the sun—maintains its nutrients. With this, there is the preservation of fibers, which will greatly help the digestive process.

It is already known that the elements present in raisins help in blood circulation and nervous system. In addition, vitamins A, beta-carotene, resveratrol and polyphenolic phytonutrients fight free radicals and oxidation, fighting vision loss and diseases such as cataracts.

If you are one of those who hate rice with raisins and, even after reading the above items, you will still hate this mixture, that’s fine. We understand you. However, if you thought “who knows, right?”, then read the recipe we prepared for you.

Ingredients

300 grams of rice 600 ml of water ½ onion, chopped 1 clove of garlic, crushed 100 grams of raisins ¼ ​​cup of peas ¼ cup of corn ¼ of carrots, cooked and diced ½ cup of grated cheese 15 grams of butter olive oil, salt, pepper, parsley and chives to taste

Preparation

Put a drizzle of oil in the pan and brown the onion and garlic. Meanwhile, wash the rice, drain and throw it in the pan. Fry over low heat until all the water dries up. Add the water, adjust the salt and pepper, and when it starts to boil, lower the heat and leave the pan half covered. As soon as the water dries up and the rice is ready, turn it off. In another pan, place the butter and fry the raisins, corn and peas over medium heat. Reserve. Add this mixture to the rice and sprinkle the grated cheese, parsley and chives to taste.

Despite not being among the 10 largest producers in the world when it comes to grapes, the international organization that sets the standards for these fruits and their derivatives is chaired by a Brazilian, Regina Vanderlinde.

Did you know all these raisin benefits? Tell us.

And happy holidays. With or without raisins…