Cucumber

Cucumber

Cucumber is a widely cultivated plant in the gourd family Cucurbitaceae. It is a creeping vine that bears cylindrical fruits that are used as culinary vegetables. 

Cucumbers grown to eat fresh are called slicing cucumbers. They are mainly eaten in the unripe green form, since the ripe yellow form normally becomes bitter and sour.

Cucumber used in Sandwich, Soup, dip, Salad, Raita , Juice, Relish, Roll.


Calories and Advantages:

Cucumber is an excellent source of silica, which is known to help promotes joint health by strengthening the connective tissues. They are also rich in vitamin A, B1, B6, C & D, Folate, Calcium, Magnesium, and Potassium. When mixed with carrot juice, they can relieve gout and arthritis pain by lowering the uric acid levels.

Keeps you hydrated:  If you are too busy to drink enough water, munch on the cool cucumber, which is 96 percent water. It will cheerfully compensate.

Fights heat, both inside and out:  Eat cucumber, and your body gets relief from heartburn. Apply cucumber on your skin, and you get relief from sunburn.

Flushes out toxins:  All that water in cucumber acts as a virtual broom, sweeping waste products out of your system. With regular use, cucumber is known to dissolve kidney stones.

Lavishes you with vitamins:  A B and C, which boost immunity, give you energy, and keep you radiant. Give it more power by juicing cucumber with carrot and spinach, Celery, Beet.

Supplies skin-friendly minerals:  Magnesium, potassium, silicon. That’s why cucumber-based treatments abound in spas.

Aids in weight loss:  Enjoy cucumbers in your salads and soups. Crunchy cucumber sticks with creamy low-fat yogurt dip.

Revives the eyes:  Placing chilled slices of cucumber on the eyes is a clichéd beauty visual, but it really helps reduce under-eye bags and puffiness.

Cuts cancer: Cut down your risk of several cancers by including cucumber in your diet. Several studies show its cancer-fighting potential.

Stabilizes blood pressure:  Patients of blood pressure, both high and low, often find that eating cucumber brings relief.

Refreshes the mouth:  Cucumber juice refreshes and heals diseased gums, leaving your mouth smelling good.

Helps digestion:  Chewing cucumber gives the jaws a good workout, and the fiber in it is great for digestion.

Smooths hair and nails:  Silica, the wonder mineral in cucumber makes your hair and nails stronger and shinier.

Soothes muscle and joint pain:  All those vitamins and minerals in cucumber make it a powerful enemy of muscle and joint pain.

Keeps kidneys in shape:  Cucumber lowers uric acid levels in your system, keeping the kidney functon good.

Good for diabetics:  Patients of diabetes can enjoy cucumber while also reaping its health benefits: cucumber contains a hormone needed by the cells of the pancreas for producing insulin.

Reduces cholesterol:  A compound called sterols in cucumber helps reduce bad cholesterol.

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