Salicornia green salt tastes not only delicious also has a savory flavors. Those who love barbecue taste will love green salt because it gives umami taste. Best part of including green salt in the food is, it does not contain MSG. In fact, equal amount of salt and Green Salt have same saltiness.
· It contains like other green plants Chlorophyll in addition to Vitamin B3, Vitamin C, Vitamin A, Potassium, iodine, iron and Magnesium. These natural unprocessed minerals and vitamins help blood pressure control and normal function of our immune and nervous systems.
· Some of the low-sodium salt substitutes contain potassium chloride that give bitter taste food and can be harmful to kidneys. In green salt Potassium content is safe for people with kidney disease. Potassium content is about 10mg for every ¼ tsp of green salt. It does not taste bitter either.
It resembles asparagus plantwithout leaves on the coastal region of central Asia, South Africa, Europe and North America. Grows about 25 to 30 cm tall. During autumn plant turns red otherwise it is green plant with cholrophyll. Hence the salt obtained from the plant appears green. It is crunchy, salty and tastes delicious. It is commonly known as Crows’ foot, sea bean, sea asparagus, pickle grass, marsh samphire. In restaurants menus of Europe it appears in the name of sea beans, sea asparagus or samphire green.
Salicornia has been consumed for centuries in both Asian and European countries. In fact, chefs use them for garnishing the food. Centuries ago, sailors used to consume Salicornia to boost their immune system.
This green salt plant is used for stomach problems and to treat diabetes, to lower blood pressure and as an alternative to salt in Korean traditional medicines.
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There is an alternative for salt called Green saltthat is obtained by a plant namely Salicornia is now a days gaining popularity and is used as replacement of regular salt in many parts of the world. This green salt contains less sodium and has many health benefits.
Food tastes delicious with salt and we all are mostly used to salt taste in our daily foods. Chemical composition of salt is 60% chloride and 40% sodium. Salt is used as a preservative, binder and stabilizer. Even though salt acts as a preservative (like in pickle) or good for people who suffer from low BP,higher sodium consumptioncould lead to high BP, weight gain and has negative impact on health. People suffer from several such conditions just by sodium intake and according to health experts, an average person consume 50% more of sodium daily than it is required and recommended. Sometimes too much salt can damage the heart, aorta, and kidneys without increasing blood pressure, and can impact bone health too.
Simple And Effective DIY Daily Face Wash Recipe For Skin Protection
Many of the natural skincare products contain these three ingredients -citrus peel, oatmeal and besan.
Citrus fruits contain antioxidants that help in detoxifying skin by removing free radicles. Including citrus fruit peels in your daily skin care helps in improving skin texture. Orange, lime, lemon fruit peels are also great source of minerals and vitamin C. These peels help in getting rid of black spots, acne and any sort ofpigmentations or dark patches.
To use dry citrus fruit peelsin your skin care regime prepare a simple powder recipe by adding besan powder and oats. Besan is an absorbent for oily skin and helps in getting rid of acne. It also brings skin moisturizing effect. Oats on the other hand acts as exfoliant and keeps moisture intact. Oatmeal is pH buffer, balances skin’s ideal pH. It is good for nourishing stressed, sensitive or irritated skin.
Instead of discarding citrus peels cut into small pieces, dry and store in dry bottle. Use them whenever your skin need nourishment.
How to prepare citrus peel face wash at home?
Ingredients:
Dry orange peel – 2 cups
Dry lemon peel – 1 cup
Oats – 2 cups
Besan – 2 cups
Using dry grinder first grind citrus peels (orange and lemon) to powder. Grind oatmeal to coarse powder as it is exfoliant for skin. In a container add besan powder, powdered citrus peel and oatmeal coarse powder. Mix well and store in an air tight container. Daily wash face twice a day using 1 tsp of the powder. Take powder in palm, add little water, mix to prepare paste, apply on face and gently scrub face. After a couple of minutes wash face using warm water. You can use this powder in place of soap. To see the effect of the powder you need use it daily for 2-3 weeks.
Why eat pomegranate peel? Like many fruit peels pomegranate fruit peel tastes bitter. Bitter here is better for health and consuming dried pomegranate peel has multiple benefits for our body. It promotes skin health, helps in reducing chronic pain, promotes brain cell health, protect ears from hearing loss, promotes hair growth, reduces blood sugar level and good for digestion.
There are ways to consume pomegranate peel. Try pomegranate peelraita prepared using yogurt and coconut. One can eat this as it is or as side dish with rice items and rotis.
Ingredients
1. Dried pomegranate fruit peel – ¼ cup
2. Buttermilk or curd – 2 cups
3. Grated coconut -2 cups
4. Green chilis – 3
5. Cumin – ¼ tsp
6. Black pepper – ¼ tsp
7. Asafetida – pinch
8. Urad dal -1/4 tsp
9. Ghee – 2 tsp
10. Mustard – ¼ tsp
11. Red chili -1
12. Curry leaves – few
13. Salt
14. Water – ¼ cup
Method:
1. Place frying pan on medium heat and add ½ tsp ghee. Add urad dal and fry it to golden color, add cumin, pomegranate peel pieces and peeper. Fry for a minute. Keep aside the fried content to cool.
2. Grind grated coconut, green chilies, salt and fried contents by adding water. If needed add little more water. Grind it to a paste.
3. Transfer grinded mix to a vessel, add whisked curd and mix well. You can add buttermilk in place of curd.
4. Prepare seasoning using ghee, mustard, curry leaves, red chili and asafetida.
5. Add seasoning to raita and serve with rice dish or rotis
