Celery: Health Benefits And Harms For Men, Women And Children, Recipes

2024 Author: Bailey Albertson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 12:53

Celery: how is the product useful and how to use it

If you pay attention to recipes for healthy eating, then you can often find such a component as celery in the list of ingredients. And for good reason. He has a lot of advantages that are known to few.

Why is celery useful and harmful?

Celery is a herb that comes in several varieties. Petiole (stem) celery is very popular. There is also root and leaf celery.

1. Petiolate, or stem, celery is a fleshy stalk of green or white. It has a specific taste similar to spicy parsley, so it is usually used to prepare various salads and juices.

   

   Petiole celery is grown only for juicy stems

2. Root celery has a large, succulent round root that has a strong flavor and aroma. It is used both fresh and after heat treatment.

   

   Root celery is grown in a special way to form a large root

3. Leaf celery uses its foliage, which can be eaten raw or used to decorate dishes.

   

   Celery leaves look like large parsley.

Celery is very useful:

• It contains a large amount of vitamins and useful elements, has anti-aging properties due to the combination of these substances.
• Eating celery helps reduce the risk of cancer.
• It helps to strengthen the body's immune forces, neutralize the negative effects of carcinogens and cleanse the body of accumulated toxins, prevents the formation of blood clots.
• Celery has anti-inflammatory properties, so it can often be found in folk recipes for arthritis and rheumatism.
• This herb helps to alleviate sleep problems and strengthen the nervous system.
• Celery has diuretic and laxative properties, which allows you to eliminate edema, cleanse the intestines. It can be used in the treatment of diseases of the genitourinary system. It has a beneficial effect on the digestive system.
• This product helps to reduce weight.
• Celery is a food with a negative calorie content, that is, the body, when absorbing this product, consumes more energy than it receives. At the same time, the calorie content of its green parts is extremely low - only 13 kcal, and of the root - about 36 kcal.
• It is a good prophylactic against liver and kidney ailments, as well as celery improves the functioning of the cardiovascular system.
• Helps relieve joint pain, normalize blood pressure and lower blood cholesterol.
• This product helps to lower blood glucose levels, therefore it is recommended for diabetics to eat.

Contraindications to the use of celery

It is not recommended to eat celery for people who suffer from the following diseases:

• peptic ulcer of the stomach and duodenum;
• colitis and enterocolitis;
• thrombophlebitis and varicose veins.

Allergy to this product is also a contraindication. Children are allowed to give the green parts of celery from 7-8 months (if there is no reaction to this product). Celery should not be eaten by pregnant women due to the increased risk of miscarriage and premature birth, as well as lactating women before the baby is 3 months old.

Table: chemical composition of root and stalk celery

	Root	Petiolate (stem)	% of Root Celery Daily Value	% of the daily value of stalked celery
Calorie content	42 kcal	16 kcal	1.68%	0.64%
Protein	1.5 g	0.69 g	2%	0.92%
Fats	0.3 g	0.17 g	0.36%	20.48%
Carbohydrates	9.2 g	2.97 g	0.37%	0.12%
Alimentary fiber	1.8 g	1.6 g	6%	5.33%
Water	88 g	95.43 g	3.52%	3.82%
Lutein + zexanthin	1 μg	238 μg	0.02%	4.76%
Retinol (Vit. A)		22 mcg		2.2%
Β-carotene		0.27 mg		5.4%
Thiamine (vit. B1)	0.05 mg	0.021 mg	3.33%	1.4%
Riboflavin (Vit. B2)	0.06 mg	0.057 mg	3.33%	3.17%
Choline (Vit. B 4)	9 μg	6.1 mg	1.64%	1.11%
Pantothenic acid (vit. B5)	0.352 mg	0.246 mg	7.04%	4.92%
Pyridoxine (Vit. B6)	0.165 mg	0.074 mg	9.17%	4.11%
Folic acid (vit. B9)	8 μg	36 μg	2%	nine%
Ascorbic acid (vit. C)	8 mg	3.1 mg	11.43%	4.43%
Tocopherol (Vit. E)	0.36 mg	0.27 mg	3.6%	2.7%
Phylloquinol (vit. K)	41 μg	29.3 μg	45.56%	32.56%
Nicotinic acid (vit. PP)	0.7 mg	0.32 mg	3.5%	1.6%
Potassium	300 mg	260 mg	8.57%	7.43%
Calcium	43 mg	40 mg	4.3%	4%
Magnesium	20 mg	11 mg	5%	2.75%
Sodium	100 mg	80 mg	4.17%	3.33%
Phosphorus	115 mg	24 mg	11.5%	2.4%
Iron	0.7 mg	0.2 mg	5%	1.43%
Manganese	0.158 mg	0.103 mg	2.26%	1.47%
Copper	70 mcg	35 mcg	3.5%	1.75%
Selenium	0.7 μg	0.4 μg	1.27%	0.73%
Zinc	0.33 mg	0.13 mg	2.2%	0.87%

How to use celery

As mentioned above, this plant is used both fresh and after heat treatment. Petiole celery is commonly used in fresh vegetable salads, as well as in the form of fresh juice.

Celery juice

Making celery juice is easy. You can use a juicer, or you can grate the stems with a grater and squeeze through cheesecloth. The resulting drink can be mixed with another juice. For example, adding parsley makes the drink very beneficial for people suffering from kidney disease. And the addition of carrot juice helps to recover from nervous shocks. The main thing is not to combine celery with vegetables and fruits that have similar properties, as this can harm the body. It is not recommended to drink more than 100 g of juice per day.

Celery juice is good for constipated people

Celery salad

There are a lot of recipes for celery salads. This product is often used to reduce weight without going hungry. Making such salads is very simple. For example, you can mix apple, green parts of celery, onion, vegetable oil and season with lemon juice or apple cider vinegar.

I often make a salad of stalked celery, cabbage, carrots, onions, and a mixture of vegetable oil and apple cider vinegar.

There are such salads recommended in the evening, but it goes well as a snack for lunch, of course, without the fragrant onions.

You can eat celery every day. Two stalks a day will supplement the diet with nutrients and help digestion.

Celery salads are very easy to prepare

Celery is an indispensable product for those who want to support their body with vitamins and other useful substances, as well as lose weight. Celery can be used both raw and as a component of various soups and other dishes.