Menene Agave? Shin da gaske madadin sukari ne mai kyau?

Wataƙila ka taɓa ganin "Agave Nectar" ko "Agave Syrup" a cikin kyawawan kwalabe a babban kanti. Wataƙila wani abokinka yana amfani da shi, yana cewa "ya fi sukari lafiya ." Menene ainihin agave? Shin madadin sukari ne mafi kyau? A yau, za mu yi magana game da komai ta hanya mai sauƙi.

Menene wannan Agave?

A taƙaice dai, agave shuka ce da take kama da cactus kuma tana girma a yankuna busassu da zafi kamar Mexico a Amurka. A taƙaice dai, ana yin ta nectar ne da aka yi daga nau'ikan tsire-tsire da dama kamar `(Agave tequilana)` da `(Agave salmiana)`. Ana yin ta ne ta hanyar tattara ruwan 'ya'yan itacen daga zuciyar wannan shuka, a tace shi, sannan a dumama shi.

Akwai manyan samfura guda biyu daga agave:

1. Agave Nectar ko Syrup: Wannan shine abin da muke gani akai-akai. Wannan yayi kama da zuma, kuma yana zuwa da launuka iri-iri, daga haske zuwa duhun amber. Ya fi kusan sau ɗaya da rabi zaki fiye da farin sukari na yau da kullun. Don haka zaka iya amfani da ƙarancin sukari fiye da yadda kake yi a al'ada. Hakanan, kyakkyawan madadin zuma ne ga waɗanda ba su da cin ganyayyaki.

2. Agave Inulin: Ana yin wannan ta hanyar raba sinadarin ''(inulin)'' ta hanyar injiniya daga sassan shukar agave. Yawanci ana samunsa a cikin foda. Yana da wadataccen tushen zare.

Yadda ake amfani da agave?

Yadda muke amfani da waɗannan samfuran guda biyu ya ɗan bambanta.

Agave Nectar

• Ana iya ƙara shi a cikin abubuwan sha masu sanyi, smoothies, ko cocktails domin yana narkewa da sauri fiye da sukari na yau da kullun.
• Ana iya amfani da shi maimakon zuma ko ruwan maple yayin yin kek da biskit.
• Hakanan zaka iya cin ruwan agave mai duhu a saman pancakes ko waffles.

Agave Inulin

Domin wannan magani ne, yana da sauƙi a ƙara shi a cikin abin da muke ci da abin sha.

• Ana iya ƙara shi a cikin smoothies ko wasu abubuwan sha.
• Idan aka ƙara shi a cikin kayan gasa, yana taimakawa wajen kiyaye laushin su.
• Wasu mutane kuma suna ɗaukar wannan a matsayin kari ko kuma a cikin nau'in capsules.

Menene abinci mai gina jiki a cikin tsaba na agave?

Bari mu ga yadda darajar abinci mai gina jiki na waɗannan biyu take. Waɗannan alkaluman sun dogara ne akan kimanin cokali 1.

Bugu da ƙari, ƙwayar agave ta ƙunshi bitamin B (`Riboflavin - B2`, `Pyridoxine - B6`, `Folate - B9`) da ƙananan adadin bitamin K.

Menene amfanin agave ga lafiya?

Itacen agave ɗin kansa ya ƙunshi wasu sinadarai masu inganta lafiya.

• Sinadaran hana tsufa: Suna taimakawa wajen kare lafiyar ƙwayoyin halittarmu, rage haɗarin kamuwa da cutar kansa, sassauta jijiyoyin jini da rage hawan jini, da kuma rage kumburi a cikin kwakwalwa, tare da inganta ƙwaƙwalwa da aikin kwakwalwa.
• Saponins: Ana tsammanin waɗannan suna taimakawa wajen rage cholesterol, rage haɗarin kamuwa da cutar kansa, rage yawan sukari a jini bayan cin abinci, da kuma rage haɗarin kamuwa da duwatsun koda.

Agave Inulin kyakkyawan tushen zare ne na prebiotic. Waɗannan suna taimakawa wajen haɓaka ƙwayoyin cuta masu amfani a cikin hanjinmu. Haka kuma,

• Yana hana maƙarƙashiya.
• Yana haifar da jin cikar abinci kuma yana sarrafa cin abinci mara amfani.
• Yana taimakawa wajen daidaita matakan sukari a jini.
• Yana rage yawan cholesterol.

To shin agave ya fi sukari kyau?

Wannan ita ce matsalar da mutane da yawa ke fuskanta.

Sinadarin Agave yana da ƙarancin glycemic index (GI) . A taƙaice dai, ba ya ƙara yawan sukarin jininmu da sauri kamar sukari na yau da kullun. Wannan yana sa ya ɗan fi kyau ga wanda ke da ciwon sukari.

Amma, labarin bai ƙare a nan ba.

Sinadarin Agave galibi fructose ne, ba glucose ba. Fructose wani nau'in sukari ne da ake samu a cikin 'ya'yan itatuwa. Duk da haka, sinadarin fructose a cikin sinadarin agave yana da yawa (kimanin kashi 70-90%). Jikinmu yana samar da sinadarin fructose a cikin hanta.

Menene haɗarin agave?

Ko da yake agave "na halitta ne," ba abinci mai lafiya ba ne.

1. Yawan kalori: Duk da cewa cokali 3 na sukari na yau da kullun yana da adadin kuzari 48, cokali 3 na agave nectar yana da adadin kuzari 60.

2. Lalacewar haƙori: Kamar kowane abu mai daɗi, yawansa na iya haifar da lalacewar haƙori.

3. Matsalolin da yawan fructose ke haifarwa:

• Yana ƙara haɗarin kamuwa da ciwon suga na nau'in 2 da kuma juriya ga insulin.
• Yana iya lalata hanta kuma ya haifar da cututtukan hanta mai kitse marasa barasa.
• Yana iya ƙara yawan cholesterol a jini da kuma mummunan cholesterol (LDL).
• Yana ƙara haɗarin kamuwa da cututtukan zuciya.
• Yana ƙara haɗarin kamuwa da cututtukan metabolism (haɗuwa da yanayi kamar kitsen ciki, hawan jini, yawan sukari a jini, da kuma yawan cholesterol).

Haka kuma, kada a ba wa jarirai ruwan agave, domin ba a shafa shi a cikin man shafawa ba kuma yana iya zama da wahala ga tsarin narkewar abinci mai gina jiki ya bunƙasa.

Wasu abubuwan da za ku iya amfani da su maimakon agave

Idan kana son cin wani abu mai daɗi, ya fi kyau ka zaɓi 'ya'yan itace sabo ko daskararre, wanda abinci ne da ba a tace ba, cikakke. Hakanan yana ɗauke da bitamin, fiber, da sauran abubuwan gina jiki.

Idan kuna neman wasu zaɓuɓɓuka:

• Zuma danye ko kuma Ruwan Maple Mai Tsarkakakke: Waɗannan kuma suna da gina jiki fiye da farin sukari mai tsafta, amma har yanzu yana da kyau kada a yi yawa.
• Stevia: Zaki mai amfani da tsirrai. Babu kalori. Ba ya ƙara yawan sukari a jini ga mutanen da ke fama da ciwon suga.
• Vanilla ko almond extract: Waɗannan na iya ƙara ƙamshi da ɗanɗano mai kyau ga abinci.
• Garin Kirfa ko Cocoa: Waɗannan kuma hanyoyi ne masu kyau na ƙara ɗanɗano ba tare da ƙara ɗanɗano ba.