Cous-cous is a surprisingly tasty and satisfying dish that came to us from the East. Culinary experts from all over the world have come up with many recipes for making couscous - pilaf with vegetables, fruits and spices, salty, spicy, spicy and sweet dishes, as well as a lot of snacks based on durum wheat. So what is couscous good for and who should include it in their diet?
Couscous composition
Couscous groats from durum wheat are made using a special technology that allows you to preserve all of its useful properties. The oriental saucer has a powerful mineral and vitamin composition, being an inexhaustible natural source of vitamins B1, B2, B6 and B5 and B9. It contains a large amount of potassium, phosphorus, zinc, copper, manganese and iron, 100 grams of boiled couscous cereal provides the human body with a quarter of the daily value of copper.
In ancient times, couscous was prepared exclusively by women who moistened semolina grains with water and sprinkled them with dry cereals, rolling miniature balls by hand.
With regard to the calorie content of couscous, 100 grams of cereals contain 12.8 grams of pure proteins, 72.4 grams of carbohydrates and 0.6 grams of vegetable fats. At the same time, the couscous itself is considered to be quite high-calorie - 376 kcal per 100 grams of product, but it is quite difficult to seriously recover on it.
The benefits of couscous
Couscous is a hearty and very healthy dish that lowers bad cholesterol in the blood and raises hemoglobin levels. The high, but optimal content of copper in cereals prevents the appearance and development of diseases of the musculoskeletal system, and also contributes to the normal production of female sex hormones. The B vitamins contained in couscous help to cope with stress, depression, insomnia, chronic fatigue syndrome and irritability.
Vitamins and copper are excellent prevention of premature aging and effectively prevent the early appearance of gray hair.
People who often eat couscous note improved hair and skin regeneration, increased immunity and vigorous vitality, as well as high spirits and good resistance to various colds. Diabetics, people with impaired metabolism, athletes, young children, adolescents, retirees and hard working people need to include couscous in their daily diet.
Couscous perfectly improves the work of the digestive and intestinal tracts - the porridge is absorbed gradually, slowly increasing the level of glucose in the blood. Due to the average glycemic index of cereals, the constant use of couscous significantly reduces the likelihood of developing diabetes mellitus and other serious diseases.
