Ekwindla kusilethela amagugu amancane njengamapomegranati.
Isithelo esinesikhumba esinolaka ngaphandle nesigqinsi kodwa ngengaphakathi ligcwele umbala, nge amandla amakhulu e-antioxidant nezinye izimfanelo ezinhle esizokukhombisa zona kulesi sihloko.
Kepha ngaphambi kokuthi ngiqale ukukhuluma ngakho izinzuzo zehalananda kufanele siqale ekuqaleni.
Yini oyaziyo ngehalananda?
Ipomegranati isithelo sepomegranati (iPunica granatum). Isihlahla esaziwa kulo lonke elaseMedithera kusukela kudala. Lesi sihlahla singaba amamitha amathathu ubude futhi sinamaqabunga aluhlaza okotshani. Enye yezimpawu zayo ukuthi idinga ukushisa ukuze izithelo zayo zivuthwe, ngakho-ke zenza kahle kakhulu ku- izindawo ezishisayo nezishisayo.
Kungakho izwe lethu, elijabulela isimo sezulu esithandekayo, iphakela lonke elaseYurophuIJalimane, i-United Kingdom, iNetherlands, iFrance, i-Italiya kanye neRussia yizo izindawo eziphambili. Isifundazwe esikhiqiza kakhulu yi-Alicante cishe ngama-95%. Yize lokhu kungasho ukuthi kukhethekile ngoba kukhona namasimu amancane kwezinye izifundazwe ezifana neMurcia, Valencia, Córdoba, Seville naseHuelva.
Ipomegranati isithelo esihluke kakhulu kwezinye ngoba empeleni, asidli uginindela njengama-apula noma amapheya, kepha kunalokho sihlwanyela imbewu yalo. Lezi okusanhlamvu okuncane kugcwele ujusi ngezakhiwo ezihlukile.
Yini izakhiwo zayo?
Into yokuqala okufanele uyiqaphele ukuthi isithelo esine- inani eliphansi kakhulu lekhalori. Iqukethe ikakhulukazi amanzi futhi ayiqukethe neze ama-carbohydrate noma amafutha.
Inothile ngamaminerali, i-potassium igqamile, noma ibuye inikeze i-phosphorus, i-manganese, i-calcium, i-iron ne-magnesium. Phakathi kwamavithamini, iqukethe ikakhulukazi amavithamini C, B1 neB2, yize emincane.
Iphinde isinikeze i-citric acid, malic kanye ne-flavonoids nge isenzo se-antioxidant.
Futhi iqukethe ama-tannins. Into eyigugu kakhulu ekudleni okulwa nomdlavuza njengoba inezakhiwo ze-astringent kanye ne-anti-inflammatory. Ngokusebenza bayakwazi ukomisa nokunciphisa ukuvuvukala kwe-mucosa yamathumbu.
Kungani ihalananda ilungele impilo yakho?
Ngokusho kwabacwaningi base-University of California (USA), ujusi wepomegranati uyasiza ekulweni nomdlavuza. Izinto ezinjenge-phenylpropanoids, i-hydrobenzoic acid, ama-flavone nama-acid ahlanganisiwe, ukuvimbela ukuhamba kwamangqamuzana omdlavuza i-prostate futhi inciphise ukufuduka kude nesimila esikhulu, ngakho-ke, i-metastasis yalolu hlobo lomdlavuza ithambo.
Olunye ucwaningo, kulokhu olwenziwe yiQueen Margaret University yase-Edinburgh (eScotland) lapho bathola khona ukuthi ukuphuza ingilazi yejomegranate nsuku zonke amasonto ama-2 kwenyusa amazinga e-testosterone aze afike ku-30%. Njengoba bebonile, ijusi lehalananda lenyusa isifiso sobulili kwabesilisa nabesifazane. Ukusiza qinisa amathambo, imisipha, ukuthuthukisa imizwa nenkumbulo, ngaphezu kokunciphisa i-cortisol, eyi-hormone yokucindezeleka.
Laba bacwaningi bathole nokuthi ujusi wehalananda isiza ukulwa nomdlavuza, phungula izimpawu zokuphazamiseka kwesisu, i-osteoarthritis kanye ne-conjunctivitis.
Ungazikhetha kanjani izibonelo ezinhle kakhulu?
Izinhlobo zokuqala zingabonakala emakethe maphakathi no-Septhemba kodwa isizini yazo iqala ngo-Okthoba kuya kuJanuwari. Ngakho-ke, ukuthola iphuzu lokuvuthwa elilungile elenza ama-granules ngaphakathi akhanye futhi anombala we-ruby oyigugu.
Ukukhetha izingcezu ezinhle kakhulu kufanele sicabangele izinto eziningana. Izingcezu kufanele zibe ngosayizi omuhle, zikhudlwana kancane kune-apula. Kumele zibe nesisindo esingaphezu kwesikulindele, ngakho-ke siyazi ukuthi okusanhlamvu kuzogcwala ujusi. Ingaphandle layo kumele libe nombala obushelelezi, ophilayo onemibala ensundu. Kumele sigweme izingcezu ezithambile, ezinemibimbi nezibonisa ukuthi isithelo sesidlulile nezinhlamvu zaso zomile.
Ungagcina kanjani amapomegranati ekhaya?
Uma sesisekhaya singazigcina izingcezu ekamelweni lokushisa izinsuku ezimbalwa. Uma ungeke uzidle okwamanje kungcono ukuzigcina efrijini. Yize ngincamela ukuwavula bese ngiwafaka ngegobolondo okwamanje. Ngigcina ubhontshisi esitsheni esingangeni moya, ngakho-ke sengivele ngilungele ujusi wasekuseni.
Futhi ngaphambi kokuphela kwesizini ngithenga izingcezu eziningana, ngiziqobele futhi Ngiqandisa ubhontshisi emasakeni. Ngakho-ke ngingajabulela lesi sithelo esihle unyaka wonke.
Ngalesi senzo esilula ngiyakwazi ukulungiselela noma kunini, hhayi kuphela amajusi acebile, namasaladi, ama-dessert, amajeli noma ujamu nezinye izindlela zokupheka.
Ngabe ufuna ukupheka ngamahalananda?
Siphakamisa wena Izindlela zokupheka ezingama-5 ukuze, ukuqala namuhla, ukwazi ukuqala ukuzinakekela wena futhi ujabulele ukunambitheka okuncane kwalesi sithelo.
Encwadini yethu yokupheka ungathola:
- Umpe we-orange nepomegranate: Okuhle kakhulu kokuwa kugxilwe kujusi. Ngakho-ke, ngengilazi elula, uzobe unikeza umzimba wakho izakhamzimba futhi wehlise ukusetshenziswa koshukela omningi kakhulu kumajusi ezentengiselwano.
- Coleslaw nepomegranati: Enye iresiphi ejwayelekile yezinyanga ezibandayo lapho ukunambitheka nokwakheka kwe imikhiqizo yesizini njengeklabishi, i-apula kanye namagilebhisi omisiwe. Ukulungiselela okuhlukahlukene ongakusebenzisa ukulungiselela amas sandwich amnandi.
- Isaladi le-pomegranate, i-tuna kanye ne-sitrobheli: Ukulungisa lesi saladi esimnandi ngikweluleka ukuthi usebenzise iqhinga lokuqandisa okusanhlamvu kwepomegranati. Ngakho-ke, lapho kufika intwasahlobo, ungajabulela isidlo nge ubuqiniso bezithelo.
- Ukhilimu we-Vegan nge-arugula nepomegranati: Isitsha esilula nesingabizi okufanele usicabangele ku imenyu yamasonto onke. Singakwenza futhi kusengaphambili ukuze ukuhlela amadina kube lula.
- Izinkomishi zikakhilimu we-pomegranate yogurt: I-dessert egcwele ukugqama. Kusuka ku- ukunambitheka okubushelelezi nenhle ongayethula ngisho nasezidlweni zephathi.