Houmous Salad : Lenten tachinorethosa salad
Product properties and beneficial effects by sesame:
- Have significant anti-aging properties
- Enhance the proper functioning of the immune system
- Have significant antioxidant properties
- They contribute to the proper functioning of the liver
- and the nervous system
- Fight cholesterol
- Prevent cataracts
- Help fight diabetes
- Combat hypertension
- Help counter atherosclerosis
The Houmous Salad, or more correctly «the hummus», a combination of sesame and chickpea. It contains tahini, grounded chickpeas, lemon and garlic. The sesame is a derivative of sesame, basically paste of ground sesame. It is a creamy salad, used in the Middle East as an appetizer.
The tahini It contains significant amounts Omega-6 fatty acids, which reduce "bad" cholesterol levels in the blood. Results of scientific research show that there are other natural substances simultaneously stopping both absorption, and the synthesis of cholesterol.
The sesame contains high amounts of strong antioxidants. They are rich in minerals, necessary for many essential functions in human metabolism. In detail:
– Proteins rich in high quality amino acids.
– vitamins B1, B2 and niacin (help the heart, vases, the brain, improve mental functions and memory)
– Thiamine (functioning of the nervous system), copper (reduces joint pain)
– It is a source of Iron (physical and mental wellbeing), calcium (strong bones and teeth, osteoporosis), zinc (increases the body's defenses), Magnesium (sedative, tranquilizer, reduces headaches and migraines), Phosphorus and Potassium
– It is rich in antioxidants: Vitamin E (at more than twice that amount of olive oil, It has antitumor activity and inhibition in chronic diseases such as cardiovascular, cascade, diabetes, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson), phytosterols & lignans (antioxidants act, detoxifying and pharmaceutically, reduce cholesterol and hypertension), Selenium.
Two parallel investigations, which was completed in 2009, demonstrated that sesame said vitamin E and the effect of the lignan, has significant antiaging &antihypertensive properties:
– Department of Microbiology and Food Hygiene – TFaculty of Agriculture, AUTh on "Sesame, tahini, Halva Properties and Beneficial Actions »
– Laboratory of Food Chemistry and Technology AUTH with Title "Chemical composition & Nutritional Value of Sesame Seed ».
the chickpeas is rich in phosphorus, magnesium, calcium and iron and B vitamins, K, Ε, and C.
Therefore, sesame based products, such as tahini, the hummus, the halva and the pastel, have equally all the beneficial properties that sesame has!
Did you know that:
– The ancient Greek soldiers, always had sesame seeds with them which would give them high energy to cope with emergencies.
– The ancient Assyrians believed that their gods, before creating the world, they drank sesame wine.
– The Romans ate a kind of humus from sesame and cumin.