Peanuts have a significant place in some Indian cuisines. For fear of cholesterol, many avoid them.
Ever heard of the term ‘Resveratrol’? Perhaps in connection with red
wine? This miracle compound protects against cancer, cardiac and
vascular diseases, Alzheimer’s and diabetes. It also has anti-ageing
properties. Resveratrol is an antioxidant that some plants like
grapevine and legumes make in response to fungi or to survive drought
and lack of food.
Boiled
peanuts with pink skin and sprouted peanuts contain 1.80 to 7.87
micrograms/gm of resveratrol. Other sources include seeds of red and
purple grapes, skins of cranberries, mulberries, bilberries, blueberries
and more.
When peanuts are roasted and their skin discarded,
the content of resveratrol reduces drastically. Hence the best way to
get resveratrol from peanuts is to boil them with the shell.
So, go grab some peanuts.
Peanuts have a significant place in some Indian cuisines. For fear of cholesterol, many avoid them.
Ever heard of the term ‘Resveratrol’? Perhaps in connection with red
wine? This miracle compound protects against cancer, cardiac and
vascular diseases, Alzheimer’s and diabetes. It also has anti-ageing
properties. Resveratrol is an antioxidant that some plants like
grapevine and legumes make in response to fungi or to survive drought
and lack of food.
Boiled
peanuts with pink skin and sprouted peanuts contain 1.80 to 7.87
micrograms/gm of resveratrol. Other sources include seeds of red and
purple grapes, skins of cranberries, mulberries, bilberries, blueberries
and more.
When peanuts are roasted and their skin discarded,
the content of resveratrol reduces drastically. Hence the best way to
get resveratrol from peanuts is to boil them with the shell.
So, go grab some peanuts.
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