Too many people love kozinaki, the benefits and harms of which depend on the composition of the goodies. By itself, this sweet is very rich and nutritious, since nuts have in their composition vegetable proteins, unsaturated fatty acids, as well as many minerals and vitamins. The most useful are kozinaki made from nuts and honey, without the addition of sugar, preservatives and food colors.
Natural kozinaki: the benefits and harm to the figure
Overweight people often exclude sweets from their diets. Indeed, cakes and pastries with a dubious composition contain many "empty" calories that will not bring the body anything useful. However, homemade kozinaki mainly consist of nuts and honey, and these products have long been famous for their beneficial properties. The calorie content of the goodies is impressive, about 500-600 kcal per hundred grams of product. Weight watchers can consume no more than 50 grams of these sweets per day, and this will not affect the figure.
Kozinaki: benefits and harm to the body
Carefully monitor the composition when buying goodies. You should not buy kozinaki with a high sugar content in its various types (lactose, sucrose, maltose, etc.), it is better to get a sweet that contains only honey. If you haven’t found such kozinaki in stores, you can cook them at home using only natural products.
Walnuts are very useful for the body, if you use them in a small amount. They do not contain cholesterol, because they consist of 60-70% of unsaturated fats. Also, nuts will be useful for people suffering from diseases of the thyroid gland, as they contain iodine - a very important element for normal human life.
Kozinaki normalize the processes of the gastrointestinal tract, strengthen the liver and can be used to prevent worms and intestinal parasites in young children. Honey contained in the treat, improves immunity, relieves fatigue in the muscles and even contributes to the treatment of periodontal disease.
In our country, the most popular oriental sweets are kozinaki from seeds, which is due to the high level of production of sunflower seeds. Their grains contain a large amount of vitamin B6, as well as magnesium and zinc. The use of such sweets slows down the aging process in the body, normalizes the pressure and work of internal organs.
People suffering from allergies to honey and nuts, it is better to refrain from eating kozinaki. Also, do not use this delicacy for diseases of the duodenum or gall bladder, stomach ulcers, obesity and diabetes.
Kozinaki, the benefits and harms of which are due both to the composition and the amount of goodies consumed in food, can be carefully included in the menu for each person without the above diseases, most importantly, without fanaticism. Remember that hard sweets negatively affect tooth enamel, damaging it when they are bitten.
Kozinaki is really a very tasty and healthy oriental delicacy, both children and adults love it. Eat natural sweets in moderation - and you will receive only benefit from them, and not harm!