Wine Makes Us Healthy
June 2nd, 2010
Wine is a nutritious beverage, and can give many health benefits. These drinks can lower blood cholesterol, reduce weight, able to ward off cancer, and create a healthy heart.
For some people, wine is identical as the upper class drinks. In fact, wine is a beverage that is very beneficial for health. Wine, including alcoholic beverages produced from fermented fruits. The most common fruit used as raw material for the manufacture of wine is grapes. Other fruits such as plum, elderberry, and black currants can also be used.
The grapes are naturally able to produce wines with the best quality, even without the addition of sugars, acids, enzymes, and other nutrients. Types of vine used as raw material for European wine is vitis vinifera.
Wine made from fruit other than grapes known as fruit wine or country wine. Wine can also be made of starch such as barley wine, rice wine, and sake (Japanese typical drink). There are also wines made from the distillation of so-called brandy.
On wine bottle labels usually include the names of origin and year of production. Area home-making determine the type of grapes used. The older age of a wine means the better quality of wine. This is because the longer the storage, the wine will continue to undergo the process of fermentation.
Viewed from its nutrient composition, wine includes in beverages which have a relatively good nutritional content. Energy content in wine varies widely, depending on its type, which is between 50-160 g kkal/100. Energy on wines generally come from carbohydrates, particularly sugar. Wine contains no fats at all, so do not worry about getting fat due to the consumption of wine in a fair amount every day.
Significant mineral content in wine are: potassium (between 80-112 mg/100 g), calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, zinc, copper, manganese, and selenium. Sodium content in wines is generally low, except on cooking wines.
Wine should not be used for cooking for those with hypertension because of high sodium content, i.e. 626 mg per 100 g. Vitamin levels in wine are generally present in very low amounts.
Although wine has exceptional benefits, consumption should not be excessive. Besides causing dependence and alcohol content in wine can also cause heart disorders and high blood pressure. Excessive consumption of wine can also cause migraines.
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