White Currants

The fruits of white currants are a source of nutrients: organic acids, vitamins, sugars. Unlike black currants, white grapes are very rich in pectin, which contributes to the jelly-like shape of processed products. In addition, pectin has a beneficial effect on the blood and helps remove heavy metal salts from the body.

White currants contain less biologically active substances than black currants, including vitamin C, which is 5 times less than black currants. The content of potassium and iron, so useful for the heart and blood vessels, is higher compared to black currants.

The composition of this fruit includes: proteins, carbohydrates, fats, dietary fiber, mono- and disaccharides, cellulose, pectin, organic acids, vitamins A, C, E, P, beta-carotene; B vitamins: B1 (thiamine), B2 (riboflavin), B6 ​​(pyridoxine), B9 (folic acid). White currants are rich in trace elements: potassium, phosphorus, calcium, magnesium, sodium, iron. Research shows that it activates the metabolic process in the body, an hour and a half after consuming it.

Vitamin A helps boost immunity, enhance vision and stimulate cellular metabolism. Its healing effect can protect you from the harmful effects of tobacco smoke and radiation.

The high concentration of vitamin P in the fruit has a beneficial effect on the condition of blood vessels, helping to purify them; strengthening and normalizing the composition of the blood. Routine activates the secretion of bile and the function of the adrenal cortex, helps strengthen liver cells. The combination of vitamins P and C prevents the development of atherosclerosis.

As  white currants are rich in vitamin E, it becomes an elixir of youth - not only a wonderful antisclerotic agent, but also slows down the aging process, protects the body from free radicals and from curtains, helps improve reproductive function. of the organism. Vitamin E deficiency in the body manifests itself in the form of age-old pigmented spots on the skin, and the consumption of this fruit provides the necessary vitamin.

B vitamins, which are present in the composition of the fruit, are involved in the synthesis of fats and proteins, in nitrogen metabolism they strengthen the vessels of the brain and nervous system, contribute to improving memory, help to overcome the mental strain on which it is subjected modern man.

Due to the high content of minerals, grapes are useful for strengthening the heart muscle and the protective functions of the body.

Pectins remove "bad" cholesterol from the body, cleanse the vessels and prevent the development of diseases of the cardiovascular system. We can boldly call them antidotes because they help to get rid of harmful substances in the human body.

The fruit contains organic acids that fight the pathogens of intestinal infections - bacteria and some viruses.

The biologically active substances in white currants have a beneficial effect on hematopoiesis, the function of the heart muscle, the immune system, help the work of the liver and stomach, maintain the tone in the body.

Contraindications:

This grape is contraindicated in gastritis with high acidity, peptic ulcer of the stomach and duodenum.