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Wednesday, August 21, 2013

ROLE OF MUSTARD AS A DISEASES PREVENTING OIL SEED AND AS A GOOD HEALTH CARETAKER

ROLE OF MUSTARD AS A DISEASES PREVENTING OIL SEED AND AS A GOOD HEALTH CARETAKER
Mustard is a agricultural crop which is popular for it's oil. From ancient time mustard oil is used as a medicine in different parts of world. Now mustard is cultivated in many countries such as Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Croatia, Colombia, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece,Hungary, India,Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Serbia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States. Mainly mustard is used for oil. Mustard also used as a popular addition to hot dogs,sandwiches, hamburgers, and salads.
Mustard seeds are very beneficial for our health. Because-
1. Mustard contains anti-oxidants which are specialy needed for body to keep us healthy.Minerals and vitamins are also present in mustard.
2. We also get huge amount of calories from mustard. 100 g of seeds of mustard contains 508 calories.

3. Mustard also contains essential oils, dietary fiber, quality proteins.
4. We get stigmasterol, sitosterol, brassicasterol, avenasterol and campesterol which are important sterols for our body to keep us in good health.
5. We also get palmitic acids, eicosenoic, myrosin, oleic, erucic and sinigrin which are important glucosinolate and fatty acids for our health.
6. Essential B-complex vitamins such as  pyridoxine (vitaminB-6), thiamin, folates, pantothenic acid, riboflavin and niacin are also available in mustard. B-complex vitamins are essential for regulating body metabolism, enzyme synthesis in our body and keep nervous system in good work.
7. Mustard are very helpful to keep blood cholesterol at lower level because mustard has niacin (vitamin B-3) which is a portion of essential nicotinamide co-enzymes.
8. Mustard is a good source of carotenoid and flavonoid antioxidants such as lutein, zea-xanthin, and carotenes.
9. Vitamin E a compund which hold our youthness is available in mustard. This vitamin E also act as a good lipid soluble bio-substance. This vitamin-E protect our skin and keep the integrity of cell membrane of mucus membranes in good condition by preventing harmful oxygen-free radicals.
10. Mustard contains Cu and Fe which are essential for production of red blood cells .



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