How much do you know about food: I invite you to know "The benefits of chicory"

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Chicory is a well-known plant in much of the world, but how much do you know about this vegetable? Its scientific name is "Cichorium intybus" belongs to the plants of the family "asteráceas" better known as chicory. Depending on where you live may have heard you name it as.

"abalea, achicorea, bitter chicory, chicory edge, chicory brava, balea chicory, donkey chicory, chicory of hojera, chicory black, wild chicory, watermelon, almeirón, almerón, almirón, almirón amargo, almirón de Andalucía, amargón, azapuerco, azuletes, balea, baleo, camaroja, camarroja, camarrojo, camarroya, chicoreta, chicory, bitter chicory, blue chicory, white chicory, common chicory, apothecary chicory, crazy chicory, black chicory, wild chicory, chicory, cicoria, endivia, wild endivia, escamarroja, escarola, broom, crawling broom, farinera, jarritas, dairy, dairy, mamporrina, mazapuerco, pimpolla , porrinos, radicheta, ramaoya, shingles, salcillo, ternasol, ternasoles, ternillo "without doubts some of the vegetables with greater amount of name.

Source: http://www.cocinayvino.com/salud/beneficios-la-achicoria/

It is estimated that comes from the area "Mediterranean" there are records of their cultivation in "Egypt" in Rome was the main ingredient of their infusions. although its cultivation is seen in many parts of the world it is more common to see it in

• America
• Africa
• Asia
• Oceania
• France
• Belgium
• Germany
• Spain

"The countries with the highest production are France and Belgium"

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This vegetable is very versatile at the time of cooking, the chicory is very appreciated by international chefs for its particular flavor, you can eat raw or cooked, there are hundreds of recipes where you can include this vegetable.

Jumping of chicories and beans

Source: https://www.gallinablanca.es/receta/salteado-de-habas-y-achicoria/

Green chicory with sausages

Source: https://elclubderecetas.com/recetas-italia/achicoria-verde-con-salchichas-8211-cicorie-e-salsiccie

Chicory Tortillas

Source: https://sevilla.abc.es/gurme/recetas/tortilla-de-hojas-de-achicoria/

Chicory salad

Source: http://lasrecetasdelchef.net/receta-de-ensalada-de-achicoria-nueces-y-jamon/

Chicory soup

Source: https://www.hogarmania.com/cocina/recetas/sopas-cremas/201401/sopa-achicoria-pure-patata-dados-23027.html

Chicory cake

Source: http://www.delonghi.com/es-es/productos/cocina/recetas-de-cocina/multifry/extra-chef-fh1394/torta-salada-de-achicoria-y-speck

Another very practical way to consume chicory is through its juice, assiduously consume this vegetable is very beneficial for our health

brings many beneficial for our body, in addition to its "depurative, detoxifying and diuretic" capacity. Its preparation is very simple, wash well, cut into small pieces, place in the blender, add mineral water, fruit juice or other vegetables, liquefy and ready to consume

Source: https://cristinahyland.com.ar/crudirecetas-jugos-verdes/

It is very important to know that consuming this vegetable incorporates many benefits to your body, its intake provides vitamins and minerals such as "potassium, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, folic acid, pantothenic acid, niacin, riboflavin, beta carotene, vitamins A, B , E, D, K "

Source: http://habitossaludablesusc.blogspot.com/2014/12/las-vitaminas-y-los-minerales.html

• The regular consumption of chicory is very beneficial to keep the "liver and kidneys" healthy, its diuretic capacity produces greater volume of urine, which makes urine more frequent, helping to eliminate the "toxins" that our body deposits in the "Liver and kidneys"

• Ideal to maintain a healthy heart, the assiduous consumption of this vegetable provides "inulin" which is the vital component to prevent and reduce the levels of bad cholesterol, something very bad for our health, causing "atherosclerosis, high blood pressure, heart attacks and cerebrovascular accidents "

• The chicory is considered a natural digestive, thanks to the "inulin" an infallible "prebiotic" that helps to prevent and reduce "digestive, intestinal, acid reflux" conditions

Now that you know the benefits of chicory consumption, what you think, or how many times you will consume this wonderful product

• Once a month
• Once a week
• Once a day

If you want to know more about the medical and scientific specifications and the benefits that the consumption of this plant brings, you just have to enter the links that I leave below.

Source: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cichorium_intybus

Source: https://www.saludeo.com/propiedades-beneficios-achicoria/

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