The courgettes are one of the vegetables with the lowest calorie content, making them appropriate for diets to lose weight. Courgettes in vegetable stews, sauces or in scrambled eggs satisfies the most demanding stomach.
Nutritional values:
Energetic value: 10.00-18.20 (Kcal)
Carbohydrates: 1.70-2.05 (g)
Proteins: 0.30-1.80 (g)
Fat: 0.20-0.40 (g)
Fibre: 0.90-1.08 (g)
Courgettes are a source of carotenoids, provitamin A, vitamin C and folate. Raw courgettes have a percentage of water around ninety per cent. Their very low caloric content make them appropriate for losing weight; we should highlight their diet/therapeutic effect.
The courgettes have depurative characteristics, it sedates and softens the intestine. Its provision of vitamins is essential for the sight, maintenance of body tissue, growth, development of hormones and co-enzymes, intensifies the immunological functions and helps in the absorption of iron and calcium. On the other hand, these soft vegetables help in the protection of cardiovascular illnesses and cancer, especially that of colon and cervix uteri.
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