Pine
Pine trees are grown in temperate and mild climates, and are cultivated in Lebanon, Palestine and Italy. Pine nuts come from the fruit of this tree, which is solid and hard-shelled.
The price of pine nuts is high, and it is used in the preparation and purification of many oriental and western food as well because it has a taste and a good flavor to give to food, in addition to many of the health benefits of these nuts.
Benefits of pine nuts
- Pine nuts contain vitamins A, B, S and D which in turn inhibit signs of aging and improve vision. These vitamins act as antioxidants that protect against cancer.
- Pine is used in dieting because it reduces appetite and gives a sense of satiety for a long time through the release of anti-hunger enzymes.
- These nuts contain the important fibers of the intestine; it works to soften the bowel, so as to reduce the injury of human constipation.
- These nuts contain useful fats similar to those found in olive oil, which are useful for the heart, and protects the human from clots and block arteries and are useful for the liver.
- It strengthens immunity, because it is rich in manganese and strengthens bones.
- It works to reduce the amount of harmful cholesterol in the body.
- Give your body energy and activity.
- Help improve the functioning of the nervous system.
- Maintains the integrity of the colon, because, as mentioned, reduces constipation.
Add the pine nuts to many dishes such as: filling the cup, and decorated with rice, and also add to the chicken dishes in the oven, chickpeas, and the dish heated, and is used in sweets such as: baklava, and it is better to eat these seeds are ripe to take advantage of their nutritional value.
Pine trees are one of the strongest types of wood, used in the manufacture of furniture and the work of various decors; the wood is hard and long lasting, the perfume is extracted from pine, and there are many home cleaners with beautiful smells that were made of pine, in addition to pine oil, Arthritis.
Although the benefits of pine nuts, they may cause some health problems, but in rare cases such as: People who are allergic to nuts, there are some people feel the mouth in the mouth after eating these nuts, it may harm the slim people because they reduce appetite, As for the storage methods of pine nuts, it is best to keep them in the refrigerator, or in the sealed container, and it is advisable to buy small quantities and consumption, because the longer the storage time, the less useful.