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KOMBU

Kombu

Kombu, fibre content, micronutrient contents, fucoidan content, antioxidant activity, anti-carcinogenic active and disease preventive role

Description :   Kombu is a nutritious sea vegetable belongs to a group of brown algae named laminariaceae. It is

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Kombu is a nutritious sea vegetable belongs to a group of brown algae named laminariaceae. It is loaded with numerous health promoting nutrients and offers various health benefits.

General information regarding Kombu

  • It is considered as an important edible kelp, which is generally found in sea forests
  • Kombu is associated with absorbing variety of nutrients, which is responsible for making it a nutritious as well as health promoting supper food

Kombu

Nutritional profile

Carbohydrates   

  • It contains very less amount of carbohydrate thus it is considered as a low glycemic food. Being a low glycemic food it can be easily incorporated in the diet of a diabetic patient
  • It also contains fucoidan, which is a polysaccharide, greatly utilized by the body for energy purposes. It is also accountable for exerting antioxidant activity, anti-carcinogenic activity, antitumor activity, immunoregulatory activity and anti-inflammatory activity
  • It contains desirable amount of fibre as well, which plays significant role in reducing the prevalence of obesity, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, hepatic disorders and hypercholesterolemia

Proteins

  • It contains various important amino acids thus it is considered as a good source of plant protein
  • Its consumption is related with improving the growth and development of cells as well as tissues and it also helps in cellular repairing by promoting cellular re-synthesis and tissue re-synthesis thus it helps in wound healing too
  • Its protein content helps to boost up muscular growth as well

Fats

  • It contains negligible amount of fat thus it is known as low fat food and it does not provide enough calories in its oxidation hence it can be a part of weight reducing diet
  • It contains too some extent of omega-3-fatty acid, docosahexaenoic acid and eicosapentaenoic acid, all of which are essentially required by the body for the development of nervous system as well as for promoting cardiac health

Vitamins

  • It is packed with various important vitamins like Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Vitamin K and B vitamins
  • Consumption of kombu is considered as an important option for preventing various vitamin deficiency disorders

Minerals

  • It contains numerous minerals as well, which play several important biochemical roles in body
  • It is significantly rich in calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, manganese, iron, zinc and iodine

Role of Kombu on health and disease prevention

Role on digestive health

  • It plays significant role in promoting digestive health
  • Fibre content of kombu helps in digestion
  • It contains enzymes too, which are also responsible for improving digestive ability of the body
  • Amino acid components of kombu are responsible for breaking down heavy starches found in food stuffs especially in beans, which make them easily digestible 
  • Consumption of kombu is also associated with minimizing intestinal gas production thus individuals who suffer from flatulence or bloated stomach should include kombu in their daily diet
  • Fibre component of kombu is also related with promoting the growth of intestinal beneficial microbes hence improves gut health

Kombu

Hypoglycemic effect

  • It plays imperative role in regulating blood sugar concentration thus its consumption is very effective for diabetic patients or for those persons who are at risk condition
  • It is associated with preventing insulin resistance thus helps to reduce blood sugar level
  • Its fibre content is also responsible for reducing blood sugar concentration as it helps to decrease postprandial glucose spike by decreasing the rate of glucose absorption from intestinal epithelial cells

Anti-carcinogenic effect

  • It helps to reduce the prevalence of cancer by offering cancer preventing benefits
  • It has seen that oxidative stress and inflammation are the risk factors of carcinoma and as kombu is related with providing antioxidant as well as anti-inflammatory activities thus it is considered as one of the most important cancer fighting foods
  • It also exerts anti-tumor effects
  • It is very effective for reducing the prevalence of breast cancer and liver cancer

Antioxidant effect

  • It is loaded with numerous important nutrients, which exhibit antioxidant activities
  • It is significantly rich in fucoxanthin, which is a type of carotenoid that plays imperative role in reducing oxidative stress of the    Read more

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