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Kacang Almond yang Ajaib

Beerita.id – Sejak dulu, kacang-kacangan sudah terbukti memiliki manfaat bagi tubuh. Salah satu yang paling besar adalah kacang almond atau sering juga disebut biji badam. Selain kaya manfaat, almond juga dikenal karena rasanya yang enak.

Berikut kandungan gizi yang ada di dalam kacang almond.

  • Rendah Lemak namun Tinggi Protein

Kacang almond menjadi sumber energi yang rendah lemak. Sehingga seringkali makanan ini disarankan untuk mereka yang ingin menjaga berat badan. Dalam 100 gr kacang almond terdapat 576 kalori, dengan total lemak 49 gr, 0 kolesterol, dan 21 gr protein.

  • Tinggi Antioksidan

Selain itu kacang almond juga tinggi akan antioksidan yang bermanfaat untuk melawan berbagai radikal bebas yang akan mengganggu kesehatan. Bagi anda yang sering beraktifitas di luar rumah dan bergerak, tentu akan terpapar dengan berbagai hal, salah satunya virus, bakteri, atau gangguan lain. Fungsi antioksidan adalah untuk mempertahankan diri dari gangguan kesehatan.

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  • Tinggi mineral

Kacang almond juga adalah jenis makanan yang tinggi akan kalsium, zat besi, dan magnesium yang sangat baik untuk tulang. Untuk total berat kacang almond berkualitas prima, terdapat 26% kandungan kalsium.

Kemudian terdapat 20% kandungan zat besi, dan yang paling tinggi adalah kandungan magnesium yaitu sebesar 67%. Kacang almond juga tinggi akan vitamin B yang sangat baik untuk mencegah terjadinya kanker kulit dan vitamin E yang termasuk ke dalam senyawa antioksidan.

Manfaat Kacang Almond Bagi Penderita Kanker

Telah banyak penelitian oleh ilmuwan yang menyatakan mengkonsumsi kacang almond secara teratur akan membantu tubuh mencegah perkembangan sel kanker. Selain pencegahan, kacang ini juga baik dikonsumsi bagi penderita kanker

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1. Meningkatkan asupan protein

Sering kali pasien kanker khususnya yang sedang menjalani proses kemoterapi kanker dilarang untuk mengonsumsi protein hewani. Salah satu keunggulan kacang almond adalah memiliki kandungan protein yang tinggi melebihi telur ayam. Manfaat protein kacang almond di antaranya adalah sebagai sumber tenaga bagi tubuh. Protein dari kacang almond juga baik untuk meningkatkan pertumbuhan sel tubuh yang terkena dampak kemoterapi dan membatasi pertumbuhan sel kanker.

2. Sebagai cemilan di antara waktu makan

Seringkali di antara waktu makan pagi dan siang atau makan siang dan malam, pasien merasa lapar dan membutuhkan cemilan. Salah satu alternatif cemilan yang sehat dan layak konsumsi adalah kacang almond. Penyajiannya pun bisa dalam berbagai bentuk. Ada yang menyajikannya dalam bentuk kacang sangrai, oven, atau susu almond.

3. Terapi pencernaan

Sistem pencernaan manusia tentu tidak lepas dari kebutuhan serat. Kacang almond menyediakan asupan serat yang tinggi. Hal ini sangat baik untuk mencegah maupun terapi pencernaan bagi penderita kanker lambung atau kanker usus. Salah satu penyebab munculnya kanker usus adalah kurangnya serat. Gaya hidup modern yang serba instan dan tersajinya banyak fast food dan junk food menyebabkan kurangnya serat pada tubuh.

4. Memiliki anti radang

Liver dalam tubuh penderita kanker seringkali bekerja keras untuk menetralkan racun dan zat kimia yang beredar di tubuh akibat luka maupun efek kemoterapi. Adanya zat anti radang atau zat anti inflamasi dalam almond akan meningkatkan daya tahan liver sehingga liver lebih terjaga kesehatannya.

5. Melawan Sel Kanker

Selain memiliki rasa yang nikmat, kacang almond juga sakti melawan penyakit kanker yang sangat ditakuti oleh banyak orang. Banyak penelitian yang telah membuktikan bahwa dengan mengonsumsi kacang almond akan mengurangi kemungkinan terkena kanker usus . Hal ini disebabkan rendahnya kandungan lemak dan tingginya serat yang terdapat di dalam kacang almond.

Tingginya kandungan antioksidan dalam kacang almond juga membantu tubuh dalam melawan sel kanker. Antioksidan yang ada dalam kacang almond berasal dari vitamin E. Selain kanker usus, kacang almond juga bermanfaat untuk mencegah terjadinya kanker kulit.

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Ini Dia Ciri Kacang Almond yang Baik

Manfaat kacang almond yang berlimpah tentu akan dirasakan jika kita mengonsumsi secara rutin. Namun sebelum mengonsumsinya perlu kita kenali dulu jenis dan ciri-ciri kacang almond yang baik. Kacang almond memiliki dua jenis, yaitu jenis kacang almond yang pahit dan manis.

Dalam dunia kuliner, kacang almond yang manis adalah yang layak dikonsumsi. Kacang almond yang baik adalah yang masih utuh berbentuk biji, memiliki aroma kacang, dan rasanya manis. Apabila tercium bau tengik dapat dipastikan kualitas kacang tersebut sudah tidak baik.

Anda tidak perlu sulit-sulit mencari kacang almond yang baik karena saat ini kacang almond yang dijual di pasaran adalah kacang yang sudah layak konsumsi. Namun Anda juga perlu memastikan bahwa tidak memiliki alergi terhadap kacang almond. Karena beberapa orang tidak dapat mengkonsumsi jenis kacang ini akibat alergi dengan berbagai gejala mulai dari gejala lokal hingga rasa tidak nyaman pada saluran pernafasan.

Cara Mengolah Kacang Almond

Anda akan mudah menemukan kacang ini di toko-toko penyedia bahan kue. Kacang almond dijual dalam berbagai bentuk, yang paling dasar adalah dalam bentuk matang atau mentah. Selain itu terdapat olahan seperti tepung, minyak, mentega, sirup, atau susu almond.

Untuk mengolah almond mentah Anda bisa mengoven dengan suhu yang rendah, yaitu sekitar 70˚ – 80˚  Celcius selama sekitar 15 menit. Anda disarankan untuk tidak memanggang atau menyangrai dengan suhu tinggi karena ditakutkan akan merusak komponen nutrisi yang baik dalam biji. 

Bagi Anda yang sehat dan ingin mencegah penyakit kanker usus, Anda dapat mengolah biji almond menjadi cemilan sehat dengan mencampurnya ke dalam adonan biskuit, kue, es krim, salad, coklat, maupun makanan lain. 

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