Do you eat carrot tops?
Scientists do not get bored, have studied the effect of carrot tops on intestinal microflora. It turned out that carrot tops are useful. In semi-scientific terms, it contains valuable soluble dietary fiber and has a good effect on the growth of positive intestinal microflora.
Are there tops or not?
Pectin was extracted from carrot tops. Depolymerized. And in the course of the study, it was proved that at a low concentration of pectin, nothing happens, with concentration of 1% - the effect is positive, and a two percent solution inhibits the growth of beneficial intestinal bacteria.
So you need to eat carrot tops wisely.
Fermented carrot pectin is even healthier, the same study proved.
How was it fermented? This is not for the kitchen. So just catch the idea.
Did our ancestors eat carrot tops?
They ate, and beetroot too. Moreover, "Botvinya" - a dish made from different tops, was served even at royal feasts. And among the people it was a festive dish.
To kill the bitterness of carrot tops, boiling water was poured over it. According to another version, it was kept in boiling water for 15 minutes (now it is still advised to soak it in a strong saline solution).
The tops were dried (in a dark place) and salted for the winter. She was the basis for borscht.
In modern cooking, it is added to soups, okroshka and salads.
Our friends use carrot tops as well as parsley as a condiment. Benefits and health for :) Naturally, not pouring boiling water, but in small quantities.
What else did our ancestors do with carrot tops?
- Rinsed hair with broth to grow and strengthen
- Brewed and infused 1 tsp. dried tops for 1 glass of boiling water. They drank during the day from hemorrhoids and from cystitis, fibroids, bleeding
- We made lotions for skin allergies, dermatitis, psoriasis.
Please do not take these historical sketches as a guide to action. Consult your doctor! And if our ancestors were wrong ?!
And in our time
Yes, modern lists of what infusions of carrot tops are treating for are even more impressive. And there are definitely no harmful substances in the tops. However, not all of us have a sense of proportion. You can also earn hypervitaminosis. Therefore, it is better to consult a doctor.
Pregnant women and children under 14 years of age should definitely not use carrot tops, as it contains a lot of alkaloids.
Diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, as always, require a careful approach to non-standard food. Or do you always eat carrot tops?
And finally, allergy is one of the possible unpleasant consequences of eating carrot tops.
In short, carrot tops are a vitamin piece, quite useful.
Is everything so rosy
Scientific research showed that if the soil cannot cope with heavy metals, then they accumulate in vegetables. Moreover, there are less carrots in root crops, 2-3 times more in tops. In other vegetables and grains, the proportions are different.
Investigated specifically the amount of cadmium, lead, zinc, copper.
We can only hope that our soils are not contaminated with heavy metals.
Do you eat carrot tops?
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