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Useful properties and contraindications of coriander honey
Coriander honey has not yet become widespread, despite the fact that its composition is unique. This variety is especially prized for its high iron and manganese content.... Its color, aroma and taste attract many connoisseurs to enjoy a healthy and tasty product.
The taste and color of coriander honey
Amber or light brown the color of coriander honey is due to the high content of manganese and iron... It is transparent immediately after pumping out.
Due to the presence of essential oils in its composition, honey has a rich, sharp, spicy aroma. The taste is specific, sweet with a caramel aftertaste.
Ingredients: vitamins and minerals
The dark color of coriander honey indicates the presence of a large amount of trace elements.
There is a lot of glucose in this variety. This explains its rapid crystallization. The high content of fructose allows diabetics to eat it. But this should be done in moderation, contraindications are given below. Other varieties with a lot of fructose should also be used.
The protein-carbohydrate composition is as follows:
| Compound | % |
|---|---|
| Protein | 1 |
| Fats | 0 |
| Carbohydrates | 81 |
Coriander honey contains more than three hundred minerals and trace elements.
The main trace elements and mineral salts are:
- Manganese;
- Iron;
- Nickel;
- Chromium;
- Copper;
- Fluorine;
- Zinc;
- Sodium;
- Phosphorus;
- Calcium;
- Iodine;
This honey contains many essential amino acids. Contains ascorbic acid (vitamin C), B vitamins, vitamin K and E, others.
Honey is very nutritious. 100 g of the product contains about 310 kilocalories.
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Beneficial features
Coriander honey is used as an analgesic, antispasmodic and antiseptic. The product improves digestion, increases appetite and potency. This variety has an expectorant effect and heals wounds.... It activates mental activity, quickly tones the body. In addition, honey is a choleretic and sedative.
The composition of this variety allows you to successfully fight against harmful microbes, increase the body's immunity. It is enough for adults to eat two tablespoons of this delicacy per day - on an empty stomach in the morning and in the evening.
In addition to being used in medicine and the food industry, it used in cosmetology as additives in creams and face masks. The skin after the procedures becomes soft and silky, acne disappears.
Contraindications and harm
Patients with diabetes mellitus are advised to consume honey after a preliminary medical consultation. Children under two years old do not need to give it... There are restrictions on the amount taken, since coriander honey is high in calories.
About honey plant coriander
The honey plant of this type of honey is coriander. - an annual herb. It is often called kolyanda, cilantro or cilantro. Loves a warm climate, found in the Caucasus and Crimea.
The plant is considered medicinal, helps against nervous and mental diseases. Coriander leaves are used in cooking, cosmetics, fruits - in the confectionery industry as spices.
During flowering, the plant emits a specific odor that smells like bedbugs.... Therefore, it is sometimes called a bug. But after ripening, the coriander has a pleasant spicy aroma.
The honey plant blooms during the month - from the end of June. It is an excellent melliferous plant, excretes nectar abundantly... When the weather is favorable, it can overtake sunflower harvesting.
Storage conditions
Even after crystallization, coriander honey does not become hard. It can be easily cut with a knife or scooped up with a spoon.
Optimum storage temperature - from 4 to 18 degrees Celsius at a relative humidity of 60%. If this indicator increases, honey in the open state absorbs moisture.
For long-term storage it is better to use glass containers and in no case - metal. We avoid its prolonged exposure to sunlight.
What are the main diseases it treats?
Coriander honey helps to cope with sexual dysfunctions, flatulence, duodenal disease, gastritis, liver, pancreas. Thanks to him, it is easier to cure helminthiasis and get rid of tachycardia.
Honey helps with colds, bronchitis, the initial stages of asthma, other diseases of the respiratory tract, as well as with vitamin deficiency and scurvy, headache and insomnia. It treats skin diseases, helps to get rid of vision problems.
Due to its high iron content coriander honey is good for people with anemia... Helps to heal from gum disease, heals wounds in the oral cavity.
Pure coriander honey is a rarity in Russia. Linden, or herbal honey is much easier to find on shelves in stores and in the market. Those who have managed to acquire it can count on the beneficial effects of this bee product on the body.
