watermelon: it is Simple, healthy and delicious

Hardly a fruit on hot summer days is as popular as a juicy and refreshing watermelon. Add to this that you is a 40 kilo calories per 100 grams, the perfect summer snack during a diet. But Hand on heart: Who of you is throwing away the seeds and the white border between the pulp and the shell? A big mistake! Because there will be a Central Bavaria hide, according to the consumer valuable vital substances.

watermelon: vital substances in the white edge

The white edge is the smaller, the more Mature the fruit are. Its taste is not so aromatic as the red pulp and is spurned, therefore, most of the time. But: “This white portion is edible and contains valuable substances such as vitamins C and B6,“ says Susanne Moritz from the Verbraucherzentrale Bayern. The nutrition expert recommends, the white fruit flesh, small diced in a salad or crushed to be consumed in a Smoothie. A further possibility, the white flesh is sweet-and-sour bottle.

Why bodybuilders watermelon love

that was not enough, especially in the edge of the watermelon, the amino-acid citrulline, which was named after the Botanical name of water melon (Citrullus vulgaris) is. And this amino is for acid supposedly like natural Viagra, a US study some years ago announced and allow for plenty of sensation. At least citrulline is supposed to be good for blood circulation and, therefore, the amino acid currently under body great popularity builders pleased, as you should in the muscles for a better Pump after the Work-out.

the seeds have vitamins and minerals

are watermelon seeds edible, however, you should crush them before eating: “to Be swallowed whole cores, can not utilize the body the vitamins and minerals in them,“ explains Susanne Moritz. You are advised to chew the seeds or toast them on a baking sheet. You can Refine salads, soups and Smoothies. Watermelon seeds contain vitamins A, B and C, which promote the growth of our hair and nails, and are also involved in the metabolic processes throughout the body. In addition, the seeds are a great source of potassium, iron and magnesium supplier.

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