Apricot bones

The spectrum of apricot seeds is quite extensive. For example, for culinary purposes, they are often used in the process of preparing confectionery glazes, yogurts, ice cream, various creams, waffles and other sweet dishes. In addition, they are used to make a valuable substance - apricot oil, which is often part of cosmetics, shampoos, face masks, as well as various creams.

Kernels that are extracted from apricot seeds have practically no taste, but the oil contained in them can serve as the basis for many medicines. When toasted, apricot seeds, or rather their kernels, are unusually tasty, very nutritious and harmless. The calorie content of apricot seeds is about 51

9. 1 kcal per hundred grams.

Benefits of apricot seeds

The benefits of apricot bones are invaluable. By the way, there are even special varieties of apricots in which a large bone and large kernels are often used instead of almonds. Moreover, not all apricot seeds are practically tasteless - there are also very nutritious sweet kernels, which contain about seventy percent of the valuable edible oil.

Many people know the unique properties of apricot seeds, which are due to the presence of a large amount of vitamin V17 in them. In recent years, scientists from different countries have been developing the latest drugs for the therapy of cancer. Their cause is often a deficiency of vitamins along with their imbalance with minerals and a violation of metabolic processes. It has been proven that the use of vitamin V17, which is converted in the human body into a simple carbohydrate, acts as a kind of natural chemotherapy.

The undeniable benefit of apricot seeds is their oil, which was known to ancient healers from China, and then appeared in Europe. In the fifteenth century, the British equated apricot seed oil with gold - it had such a beneficial effect on human skin. It contains fatty acids (linoleic, oleic, palmitic), salts of magnesium and potassium, tocopherols, phospholipids, vitamins C, B and A, as well as F in active form, often called beauty vitamin.

Apricot kernels brewed in the form of tea help in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, while in raw form they are the natural most effective worming agent. For an adult, eating no more than twenty apricot seeds per day is considered an absolutely safe dose.

Damage to apricot bones

Regarding the harm of apricot seeds, we can say that those people who often and in large quantities eat them have a chance of receiving a dose that can lead to poisoning. In other cases, this product does not have a negative effect on the body.