What is celery salt, how can it be prepared? Nutritional value, chemical composition of the product. Useful properties and contraindications for use. What dishes can you add it to? How to lose weight with celery salt?
Celery Salt (Celery) is an organic seasoning, fine powder made from celery stalks. The taste is spicy-salty, the color is gray-green, the structure is dispersed powder. The product is common among vegetarians and vegans who care about healthy diets. The difference from ordinary salt is that it is completely absorbed by the body.
Features of the manufacture of celery salt
Under industrial conditions, the product is made by dehydrogenation - removal of water. The plant is laid out on the grates of heating cabinets and blown with a stream of hot air. This drying method allows you to quickly get rid of moisture and preserve nutrients in full.
The disadvantage of this organic salt is the addition of preservatives and flavorings, in particular E621 (monosodium glutamate), a dietary supplement used to improve taste. This can trigger the development of an allergic reaction.
Do not think about where to buy celery salt - the product is easy to prepare at home. For this, it is advisable to purchase celery grown in Israel or Belgium. Due to the nature of the soil, it has a more salty taste.
Celery Salt Recipes:
- From the leaves … Bitter taste. The leaves are separated from the petioles, washed, laid out on a baking sheet in one layer and placed in an oven preheated to a temperature of 60 ° C, with the door ajar, or up to 42 ° C with a closed one. Dry until the leaves turn into flakes. This takes up to 3 hours. Grind, store in a hermetically sealed container.
- From petioles … The taste is more delicate, slightly salted. The washed and dried petioles are cut into pieces, no more than 1 cm long. Dried and pounded according to the method already described.
If there is no time to cook, the product can be purchased at the store. The price of celery salt is from 24 to 50 rubles per 20 g, in Ukraine you can buy a package for 8-10 hryvnia.
The composition and calorie content of celery salt
Its popularity among losing weight celery is due to its negative nutritional value, although it is 10-13 kcal. When introducing dishes from the aerial part of the plant into the diet, this value is not even always taken into account.
The calorie content of celery salt is also considered to be zero, but it must be borne in mind that per 100 g:
- Proteins - 0.9 g;
- Fat - 0.1 g;
- Carbohydrates - 1, 9 g;
- Ash - 1 g.
The vitamin and mineral complex contains the most of the following components:
- Beta Carotene is one of the most potent antioxidants;
- Vitamin C - ascorbic acid participates in all organic processes (respiration, blood supply and regeneration), increases the absorption of iron and stimulates the production of hemoglobin;
- Potassium is an intracellular ion that normalizes blood pressure and is responsible for stabilizing the heart rate;
- Calcium - is responsible for the strength of nails, teeth and the skeletal system, stops the development of osteoporosis;
- Magnesium - prevents the development of diseases of the cardiovascular system, maintains calcium homeostasis, stimulates protein production;
- Sodium - normalizes the water-electrolyte balance, prevents moisture loss, stabilizes blood clotting;
- Phosphorus - a substance necessary for the constant work of tissues and organs, distributes energy throughout the body;
- Iron - stimulates the production of red blood cells;
- Pectins - adsorb toxins and salts of heavy metals and remove them from the body;
- Organic acids - normalize the intestines, prevent decay processes, have an antiseptic effect;
- Purines - cause the accumulation of calculi in large joints, bile ducts and kidneys;
- Oxalic acid - has an antiseptic effect, but if abused, it can cause burns to the mucous membrane.
Also in the composition of celery salt there are organic acids, dextrins, starch, mono- and disaccharides. The seasoning not only improves the taste of the dish, but also replenishes the body's reserve of nutrients.
Useful properties of celery salt
The introduction of seasoning into the diet has a beneficial effect on the general condition of the body. The beneficial properties of celery salt are attributed to the origin of this substance. During growth, celery absorbs moisture from the soil together with mineral salts and converts it into organic compounds.
Any salt is considered a catalyst for taste, it stimulates taste buds, thanks to which food turns into pleasure. In many diseases, it is recommended to refuse it, because of which the patients experience moral suffering. It is especially difficult for women who are losing weight. To prevent swelling and not to use diuretics that negatively affect the general condition, ordinary salt can be replaced with organic salt. This improves the taste of food, avoids breakdowns and shed excess weight faster.
The benefits of celery salt:
- Normalizes blood glucose levels.
- It has a pronounced diuretic effect, accelerates the elimination of excess fluid from the body.
- Reduces blood pressure.
- It prevents the development of stress, has a calming effect, and stabilizes the emotional state.
- Helps to relieve insomnia and cope with irritability.
- Accelerates metabolic processes, helps to get rid of excess weight.
- Increases the body's defenses, stops malignancy.
- Eliminates spasms of blood vessels, urinary ducts and biliary tract.
- Improves memory, increases concentration.
- It improves reproductive function in men and stimulates libido in women.
- Reduces the unpleasant symptoms of heartburn and lowers the acidity of gastric juice.
When consuming celery salt during lactation, the condition of the baby should be analyzed.
Vegans introduce a natural spice into their diet to restore organic reserves and to compensate for changes in metabolic processes that have slowed down significantly due to the nature of their diet.
Note! This product is both a seasoning and an alternative to mineral additives.
Contraindications and harm to celery salt
This product should not be used in case of individual intolerance. An allergic reaction develops no later than 2 hours after contact. The push to trigger an autoimmune process (due to cross-allergy) can cause almond, apple, cherry, peach and apricot blooms.
The harm from celery salt can be revealed with an exacerbation of urolithiasis and gallstone disease, the appearance of symptoms of an ulcer and hypersecretion of the pancreas and gallbladder. It is necessary to abandon the spice for hepatitis and hemorrhagic vasculitis - the permeability of the walls of blood vessels increases.
Diet changes should be postponed for malaria, thyroid dysfunction, neuroses and dermatoses, during pregnancy and thrombophlebitis.
Despite the absence of contraindications to being added to meals during lactation, the product can negatively affect the taste of breast milk. The resulting bitterness can have a negative effect on breastfeeding.
Celery Salt Recipes
The organic flavor catalyst can be used as a condiment for any type of food. If it is used for healing and accelerating metabolic processes, then it is better to add it to cold dishes or after they have cooled down.
Celery Salt Recipes:
- Salad … Pieces of canned salmon are placed in a salad bowl - 350 g, sliced green onions - half a glass, a celery stalk with slices up to 0.7 cm. Season the salad with a teaspoon of lemon juice, add 3/4 tsp. dried dill and celery salt.
- Yellow gazpacho … The ingredients are best mixed in a blender. Put in a bowl: 700 g of yellow tomatoes (for convenience, cut into pieces of arbitrary size), a clove of garlic, vinegar - 4 tsp. wine and 1, 5 tbsp. l. sherry, dried leaf cumin - 2 tbsp. l, the same amount of tarragon. Add ground black and cayenne pepper, mix thoroughly. Put away for cooling in the refrigerator. After 1, 5-2 hours, the cooled tomato mass is poured into a sieve and the liquid is filtered off. The grounds are again laid out in a blender, sliced is added - 4 cucumbers, red bell pepper without seeds, one red onion. Pour in 1 tsp. celery salt, half Worcestershire sauce, 3 tbsp. l. lemon juice. Again, everything is put into the refrigerator. Fresh parsley is ground separately with a small amount of sea salt flakes. This seasoning is served separately - each one adds some salt to his portion.
- Brussels sprouts caramelized cabbage … In butter, 100 g, fry 3 Spanish onions, cut into rings, until caramelized. Cabbage (1 kg) is chopped, boiled for 1 minute, put into a colander and washed with running cold water. In a clean frying pan, melt another 100 g of butter, fry the cabbage, add onions, 200 g of fried crushed almonds, organic celery salt - 1 tbsp. l., pepper to taste. The dish is served hot.
- Escalope … 40 g of lard is melted in a frying pan with a thick bottom and two finely chopped onions and the same amount of grated carrots are fried. The vegetables are removed with a slotted spoon, and 4 portions of veal are fried in a pan, with a total weight of about 800 g. If fat is not enough, add. The meat is removed, and excess fat is drained from the pan, flour is added - 2 tbsp. l., pour in 1, 5 bottles of dark beer. Bring to a boil, lay out vegetables and meat, simmer over low heat until tender. Seasonings - celery salt and pepper to taste.
Celery salt is often added to drinks that are included in the diet for weight loss: tomato juice, green smoothies and fresh juices. But this is not the only way to use it - the real alcoholic cocktail "Bloody Mary" is made with this ingredient. Cooking options:
- Spicy … Pour 40 ml of pure vodka with a classic strength of 40 ° into a tall glass, pour in a thin stream of chilled tomato juice - 100 g. Squeeze a third of a teaspoon of lemon and celery juice there, pour 3 drops of Worcester and Tabasco sauces, pour in 1/2 tsp. grated dry horseradish and celery salt. Sauce to taste. Stir independently and add ice cubes.
- Classical … A shaker is used for preparation. Ingredients of the drink: 90 ml of tomato juice and 45 ml of vodka, lemon fresh - 15 ml, "by eye" sauce "Worcestershire Sauce". Mix, adding celery salt, pepper and Tabasco sauce to taste.
Interesting facts about celery salt
The know-how with organic flavor enhancers was suggested by the ancient Egyptians and Greeks. The Aztecs also adhered to the cults of healthy eating - they also made seasonings from various plants.
Even then, a contradiction was noticed. Noble people who were able to use excess salt suffered from gout, kidney stones and gallbladder stones. And ordinary people, who could not buy a sufficient amount of the product, constantly drank water during physical exertion, feeling thirsty, and quickly grew old. Indeed, without salt, the body rapidly loses fluid, and the kidneys are under increased stress.
The dried celery product has proven to be the best substitute for regular salt, as the plant itself tastes right. There is no restriction on use.
Celery diet with salt from this plant allows you to get rid of several kilograms in a short time. The menu, designed for 1-2 days, includes only juice with organic spices - 2 liters per day, as well as fruits. But with a similar diet, weight loss is achieved due to the diuretic effect.
During a 14-day diet, fat burning begins. The main ingredient in the diet is celery soup, which can be eaten up to 2 liters per day. In addition, certain foods are eaten every day - 300 g of boiled or steamed meat, fish, a plate of brown rice. The consumption of raw vegetables and fruits is mandatory - 1-1.5 kg per day, the drinking regime is expanded to 7-8 glasses of clean water.
Slimming soup options:
- It is better to cook in a multicooker to keep all the nutrients in the food in full. 1, 5 kg of cabbage, 6 onions, 2 sweet peppers and 6 tomatoes are chopped, mixed with 300 g of grated celery root. Pour in water so that the level is 3 fingers higher than the vegetables. Set the "Stew" mode, cook until the root softens. To improve the taste, add only celery salt, without adding the usual one.
- Grate 2 carrots and finely chop the leek stalk, crush a clove of garlic. Fry in a pan for 2 minutes (or immediately in a slow cooker), transfer to a plate. Put chopped vegetables - 300 g of celery stalks with leaves and broccoli cabbage each, cook for 10 minutes, add 200 g of tomato paste, dill and parsley, 2 bay leaves. Season with olive oil. To improve the taste, add celery salt.
Soup recipes can be improved by yourself. Tomatoes, asparagus beans, greens of various types do not cause the formation of a fat layer.
How to make celery salt - watch the video:
In order to lose weight, it's best to make your own organic seasoning. In this case, you can be sure of the quality of the product. If you do not plan to completely abandon salt, and the delicate seasoning is not able to excite the taste buds, then organic salt is mixed with sea salt (preferably in flakes), in proportions 1: 1 or 1: 2.
