The healing power of root powder

Roots are healthy; we have known that for some time. Now, since the beginning of the third millennium, carrot powder has become increasingly available. Carrot powder has some advantages over carrots. In terms of beta-carotene uptake by the liver, carrot powder is better than fresh carrot juice. First, you took it much faster. Second, it is healthier than carrot juice. Third, it is a great way to get enough natural vitamins and minerals. Carrot powder offers many advantages over fresh carrots, but it will never completely replace the carrot.

Why dry vegetables?

You might wonder why it is necessary to dry vegetables. After all, we have fresh carrots in stock all year round. Firstly, it is good to know that dried root has other properties and uses in cooking. Second, it is quite natural to dry vegetables. In Africa this is done as standard. Dried vegetables contain more nutrients than canned foods, potted vegetables and frozen vegetables. In addition, it is just fun and creative to have an extra ingredient in the kitchen.

Purple carrot is just as healthy as orange carrot. There are also yellow and white roots. These colors contain slightly less nutrients, according to American research from 2006. The orange carrot was invented in the Netherlands in the 17th century. Farmers from North Holland honored the Oranjehuis and Willem van Oranje by growing an orange carrot from a Purple carrot with an orange inside. Since then, the whole world has been eating orange carrot and, in the near future, orange carrot powder. There is a clear link with the Dutch royal family and the orange carrot.

Beta carotenes are substances that are converted into vitamin A in the body. Vegetables such as zucchini, squash and carrot have a lot of beta carotenes. German research from 2002 shows that beta-carotene from carrot powder is absorbed better than beta-carotene from carrot juice. The people who underwent the study were given either water with carrot powder or fresh carrot juice; they themselves did not know what was in the bottle. People who drank the water-based root powder were found to have higher concentrations of retinol in the body. Retinol is a substance that is converted into vitamin A.

Anyone who has a slow juicer can easily make carrot powder themselves, although this is not the same carrot powder that is often sold. It is root powder made from the part that is left; the fibers. You can remove this from the reservoir after pressing the roots. You can then dry the remaining carrot on a hot heating or in a lukewarm oven. The fact that the carrot powder is rich in fiber is actually healthy. Eating lots of natural fiber is good for digestion and good for the cardiovascular system of the heart.

European herbal medicine has known for a long time that the liver works better if you eat a lot of raw carrot. In 2011, Hungarian researchers decided to see if it works the same in rats. Indeed, they found that the rats' liver was in better condition if they were fed a diet that included a lot of carrot. In the study, rats were given a fatty liver by feeding them the wrong foods such as sugar and trans fats. It turned out that the rats' livers quickly improved when they were subsequently fed carrot. Carrot has a protective effect on the liver. Liver diseases are resolved more quickly if you switch to eating a few carrots every day during this disease, some naturalists advise.

French researchers conducted a 2004 study into the antioxidant effects of carrot and its influence on blood vessels. Blood fats are more likely to occur in the blood when there is inflammation. It is then referred to as hyperlipedemia. Supplementing with carrot powder has been found to reduce the total amount of blood fats. There were also more antioxidants in the blood of mice after taking carrot powder. The values in the blood plasma and the liver were mainly measured to obtain these data. The researchers assume that the increased antioxidant status is due to a synergistic effect of the various antioxidants in carrot. Synenergetic means: reinforcing each other. Based on these data, the researchers conclude that eating root powder reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease associated with arteriosclerosis.

Sometimes the danger lurks in a small corner, for example in the corner of the pantry where your jar of jam is. Pectin, which is almost always in jam to bind it, makes the liver less absorbent of beta-carotene. This means that the body produces less vitamin A if you eat a lot of pectin. This is evident from American research from 2002. The researchers conducted research into all kinds of substances, such as fats, but no good relationship could be established between the consumption of fats and beta-carotene absorption by the liver. There was even more connection between the consumption of pectin and the liver function. Pectin has a negative effect on liver function.

You can add carrot powder to a soup. You can add some extra carrot powder to the stew to make it even healthier. You can put carrot powder in bread, but also in dough that you use to bake sweets. After all, carrot powder is naturally a bit sweet. Try putting some carrot powder in a tomato sauce. You can add carrot powder to a dipping sauce to make it orange. You can add carrot powder to a vegetable or fruit smoothie. You can eat carrot powder by making an instant drink, possibly in combination with other vegetable powders such as spinach powder and broccoli powder.