FRUITS AND BERRIES Fruits, like vegetables – are exceptionally beneficial products, characterized by a high content of fiber – the body’s “broom” – and detoxifying agents – pectins, – as well as vitamins, mineral elements, and biologically active substances with antioxidant and many other types of action. The consumption of fruits and berries preserves youth, beauty, and health,…
CAULIFLOWER Cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis) is characterized by an exceptional concentration of ascorbic acid (100.0% of the Daily Value [DV] per 100 g), folate (41.0%), pantothenic acid (18.0%), and vitamin K (phylloquinone) (13.0%). Its mineral profile is notably rich in: boron (714.0% DV per 100 g), silicon (73.0%), and molybdenum (12.0%). Furthermore,…
VEGETABLES Vegetables are undoubtedly beneficial foods, rich in dietary fiber and pectins, vitamins, mineral elements, and biologically active substances, including antioxidants. Dietary fiber (cellulose), contained in vegetables, performs several important functions in the human body, two of which are particularly significant. Firstly, it acts on the human digestive…
Mushrooms are not the easiest food for the human body to digest. This is primarily explained by the fact that they contain a large amount of chitin, which is almost not absorbed by our body. In terms of structure and function, chitin is very similar to cellulose; it is also a structural…