Grapes of any color and variety are extremely useful for strong antioxidants, which are found not only in the skin and pulp, but also in the seeds. The green variety is distinguished only by the absence of anthocyanin, which gives the red tint.
If you go into the details of grape therapy (ampelotherapy), then the black grape variety is most often used in it. However, when modern medical scientists switched from the ancient empirical method of studying the properties of grapes to a detailed chemical composition, many interesting facts were discovered.
Is there a dependence of healing power on color?
Anthocyanin is responsible for the color of the berries. If the concentration of this phenolic compound is high, then the bunch of grapes may not just be dark red, but almost black. Anthocyanin has excellent anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties.
But the ancient Romans used in healing not only berries, but also seeds, leaves, stems and rhizomes of grapes. Yielding to dark varieties in the presence of valuable anthocyanin, green grapes compensate for this deficiency due to another phenolic compound - flavan-3-ol. It also has a beneficial effect on blood vessels, preventing their premature aging.
Green grapes, like red grapes, contain valuable resveratrol, a polyphenol, in the skins and seeds. Due to its anti-cancer and antifungal properties, it has attracted medical attention as an alternative in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease and the prevention of cardiovascular disease.
The oil present in the bones is involved in strengthening the walls of the capillaries and prevents blood clots. Pterostilbene is an antioxidant that normalizes cholesterol levels. Information about the amount of nutrients found in grapes (more than 150) rightfully applies to green grapes.
Benefits of green grapes
And yet, the qualities inherent only in green grapes are undoubtedly there. Firstly, it is more beneficial in terms of calorie content if you introduce it into the diet for weight loss (68 kcal versus 74 in red varieties). Green grapes activate metabolic processes in the body much faster, including insulin metabolism. This is its main advantage in weight loss.
Green fruits have a softer taste and less aggressive effect on the walls of the stomach, helping with constipation and indigestion. Only in this case, doctors recommend not to eat berries with seeds in order to avoid bloating.
In addition to the effect on the heart and blood vessels, green grapes are indicated for renal diseases. He is able to strengthen the immune system and improve performance. In cooking, it is the leaves of green grapes that are most often used, because they are more delicate and have an even edge. Collecting them at the time of flowering grapevines and freezing them, you can enjoy vitamins in winter. The only drawback of green grapes is the shorter shelf life of the berries than dark varieties.
