Apricot and almonds are rich in nutrients, almond bitter sweet points, sweet almond as casual snacks, but also can use dish; bitter almonds is generally used as medicine, and a small drug, can not eat.
1. Bitter almonds can cough and asthma, laxative, to treat disease, cough and other diseases.
2. Sweet almonds and dried fruit to eat almonds daily somewhat moist, lungs have a certain effect.
3. Almonds are also rich in flavonoids and polyphenols composition which not only can reduce cholesterol levels in the human body, but also significantly reduce the risk of heart disease and many chronic diseases.
4. Almonds also a cosmetic effect, can promote skin microcirculation, make the skin red and shiny.
Modern medical studies have proven that almonds per 100 grams, about 35 grams of protein, containing about 50 grams of fat, but also rich in iron, zinc, calcium, potassium, phosphorus, selenium and other minerals, and are rich in vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin E vitamin B17 and so on.
American scientists in the Himalayan region south of Shandong longevity study concluded that foods containing apricot daily by residents of the region in food, vitamins B17 and vitamin E are Westerners daily intake of about 20 times, and vitamin B17 has anti-cancer effects of vitamin E is known as the king of the antioxidant. Almond fat 90% unsaturated fatty acids, unsaturated fatty acids beneficial to humans is a fatty acid, can reduce the body's cholesterol, promote vascular health, the prevention of high cholesterol, hypertension, atherosclerosis and other diseases.
Almonds rich in selenium on the human body is a precious trace element, selenium can help the body remove all free radicals, protecting cells from harmful substances attack; there will be harmful to the human body selenium, such as mercury, lead, cadmium and other heavy metals discharged function in vitro, so that the body from harm; selenium also inhibit the ability of malignant cells to delay, and helps cells to repair themselves. If the body lacks selenium, can easily lead to cancer.