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Do You Eat FIGS?
Please reply and lets see how many of us actually figs in our
diet...Learn the benefits..
Fresh Figs Uncooked Dried Figs
Calories 74 249
Protein 0.75g 3.30g
Fat 0.30g 0.93
Carbohydrate 19.18g 63.87g
Dietary Fiber 2.9g 9.8g
Total Sugars 16.26g 47.92g
Vitamin A 142IU 0IU
Vitamin B1 or Thiamine 0.06mg 0.085mg
Vitamin B2 or Riboflavin 0.05mg 0.082mg
Vitamin B3 or Niacin 0.40mg 0.619mg
Vitamin B5 or Pantothenic Acid0.30mg 0.434mg
Vitamin B6 or Pyridoxine 0.113ng 0.106mg
Folate 6mcg 9mcg
Choline 4.7mg 15.8mg
Vitamin C 2.0mg 1.2mg
Vitamin E 0.11mg 0.35mg
Vitamin K 4.7mcg 15.6mcg
Calcium 35mg 162mg
Iron 0.37mg 2.03mg
Magnesium 17mg 68mg
Phosphorus 14mg 67mg
Potassium 232mg 680mg
Sodium 1mg 10mg
Zinc 0.15mg 0.55mg
Copper 0.07mg 0.287mg
Manganese 0.128mg 0.51mg
Selenium 0.20mcg 0.60mcg
Beta Carotene 85mcg 0
Betaine 0 0.70mg
Lutein and Zeaxanthin 9mcg 32mcg
Gamma Tocopherol 0 0.37mg
Some of the Benefits of Eating the Fig Fruit
Dried figs contain a high amount of soluble fiber. What's good about
it is that it absorbs water in your intestine, bulk the food, makes it
easy to move through the bowel and thus prevents constipation. It is
helpful intreating diarrhea and irritable bowel syndrome. Fiber also
slows down the rate of glucose digestion and absorption in the
bloodstream and will help control blood sugar levels for diabetics.
And because fiber binds with cholesterol, eating fig may help support
normal cholesterol levels.
Figs contain carotenoids namely beta carotene, lutein and zeaxanthin.
Betacarotene is beneficial for vision and eye health. Lutein and
zeaxanthin from natural source are always found together. They are
helpful in reducing the risk of macular degeneration which is one of
the leading causes of blindness in the elderly.
Dried figs contain a high amount of calcium. So, the benefits of
eating the fig fruit include building and maintaining healthy bones
and preventing osteoporosis. Calcium may also prevent PMS, high blood
pressure and high cholesterol. And together with the presence of
magnesium, eating figs support strong teeth and bones.
The B vitamins present in the fig fruit are beneficial for brain
function, the production of antibody, improving circulation and many
other bodily functions.
Women and girls will benefit from eating fig because it contains iron
and it helps replace iron that is lost in the blood during
menstruation. Girls between the ages of 14 to 18 require 15mg of iron
per day and adult women who are not pregnant and below the age of 50
need 18mg per day which is a lot less compared to the RDA for men.
Figs are also high in potassium content. The National Library of
Medicine suggests that a person consumes 2 to 2.5 grams of potassium a
day. You can get some of the potassium your body needs when you eat
figs. Potassium is necessary for proper kidney functions, skeletal and
heart muscle contractions and in reducing the risk of hypokalemia
which amongthe symptoms include abnormal heart rhythms, breakdown of
muscle fibers and fatigue.
Fig leaves have medicinal values too. Drinking a decoction of the
leaves stimulates appetite and digestion in the stomach and may lower
blood sugarin people with type 1 diabetes when used with the correct
insulin dosage. Fig leaves release certain chemicals when added to
boiling water and it is usedas a steam bath to provide relief from
painful or swollen piles or hemorrhoids.
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