- Tiger nuts are a highly nutritious plant food with a high energy content (starch, fats, sugars and proteins).
- These small, round tubers (either fresh or dried) are rich in minerals such as phosphorous, potassium and vitamins E and C.
- Tiger nuts are very healthy as they help to prevent heart attacks, thrombosis and activate blood circulation. Due to the high contents of soluble glucose, they prevent cancer and lately some investigators have discovered that they reduce the risk of suffering colon cancer.
- The very high fibre content combined with a delicious taste, make them ideal for healthy eating.
Helps to control blood pressure
It’s high content of amino acid
arginine helps the body make nitric oxide which keeps our blood vessels dilated
and have a normal blood flow.
Can help to prevent cancer and
heart diseases
The
tiger nuts is a source of Vitamin E that protects us from the creation of
harmful free radicals which are responsible for the death of the body cells.
This fact, combined with a high content of oleic acid, has demonstrated that it
reduces the risk of heart diseases
Gives your body more potassium
than a banana
Eating 25 tiger nuts gives the
body 139 mg. of potassium, being this the same level as a potato or an avocado
and exceeding the potassium levels of a banana. This mineral helps the cells
and organs to work correctly. It also regulates the muscle contractions, which
helps your digestion.
Helps to control diabetes
The high non soluble fiber
contents of the tiger nuts help the diabetics to regulate their sugar levels in
the bood. Recent studies have demonstrated that the fiber doesn’t elevate the
sugar levels in the blood as the carbohydrates.
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