Apricot
Is a fruit of apricot fruit, and this tree of medium and large sizes, which blooms in the spring and produce fruit in the summer, and its fruits taste sweet and delicious, and the color of fruit tends to orange and yellow, red and red, and size close to the peach, inside the seed or kernel grain , And this kernel in some trees are sweet and in other trees once, it is believed that the original home of the tree Apricot is the country of China and then spread in the Levant and the Eastern Mediterranean and then Europe, and bear the apricot tree very low temperatures, Turkey comes first in the production of apricots And you export it To most of the world.
The nutritional value of apricot fruit
- Rich in many vitamins, such as: vitamin A, vitamin C.
- Contains iron.
- Very rich in potassium, magnesium.
- Contains carotenoids, and lycopene.
- Apricot fruits contain citric acid.
- Apricot contains a quantity of fiber.
Benefits of apricots
- Activates the immune system in humans.
- Apricot reduces nervous disorders and immediately fatigue.
- Apricots are good for the prevention of cancers, especially prostate cancer and liver cancer.
- The fruits of apricots give the colon comfort and prevent constipation.
- Maintains blood vessels and arteries.
- The fruits of apricots reduce the harmful cholesterol.
- Apricots are treated and prevent from anemia.
- The fruit of apricot natural laxative for stomach and intestines.
- Protects the skin from aging and wrinkles.
- Apricot is very useful for the airway.
- The fruit of apricots has great benefits for hair. It nourishes the hair and gives it softness.
Benefits and uses of apricot seeds
- Dried apricots have a higher nutritional value than fresh apricots and they act on the speed of glucose metabolism in the blood.
- There are many benefits of apricot seeds, whether raw as they are, in the form of oil or ground in powder, added to juices, vegetables or soups.
- The addition of apricot powder to juices of all kinds is very useful for the respiratory system.
- The containment of apricot seeds on vitamin B17 limits and prevents the growth of cancer cells.
- Apricot seeds and their vitamins reduce high blood pressure and produce it at normal limits.
- When apricot oil is oiled on the joints, the pain quickly disappears.
- Apricot seeds are good for treating colds, infections and flu.
- Benefits of apricot kernel oil.
- The cooking process is used and placed on the salad dishes.
- It will be used in the cosmetics industry because it contains fatty acids and vitamins such as vitamin A and vitamin E.
- It is used in massage and massage operations, as well as used in the prevention of sunlight.
- Useful in scalp massage and maintains healthy hair.
- It is used in moisturizing the skin especially dry skin.