Benefits of Sunflower Seeds - Kwaci derived from sunflower seeds contain vitamin B1 (thiamin), vitamin B5, Vitamin E, folic acid, and various minerals such as manganese, phosphorus, selenium, potassium, calcium, sodium, magnesium, copper up.
The content of vitamin E in the Sunflower Seeds helps maintain healthy skin (smooth and help cell regeneration), healthy hair, and eyes. Not only that, vitamin E is also beneficial to enhance the detoxification of the body, prevents cancer, reduces asthma, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, reducing risk of colon cancer, diabetes complications, and reduce levels of bad cholesterol (LDL) in blood.
Meanwhile, magnesium help nerve function, prevent bone loss and prevent muscle spasms. Selenium is beneficial for lowering blood pressure, prevent headaches or migraines, and can reduce heart disease and stroke.
Not only the seeds, other parts of the sunflower plant is also rich in benefits. According to Dr Setiawan Dalimarta, chairman of the Field Services and Applied Center for Development of Traditional Medicine (Sentra P3K) of Jakarta, sunflowers can reduce headaches, toothache, menstrual pain, or stomach pain. Meanwhile, the roots can be used to treat urinary tract infections, respiratory tract inflammation, whooping cough, and whitish. Finally, leaves are useful for malaria and anti-inflammatory.
Sunflower seeds can also be processed into vegetable oil equal to olive oil, so it can be widely used as a substitute for vegetable oil. The best quality oils obtained from seeds of varieties of black oil content ranged from 50 to 60 percent.
It turned out that Sunflower Seeds are also consumed throughout the world. Data from the Food and Ariculture Organization of the United Nations in 2005, noted that the country is Russia's largest producer of watermelon seeds, followed by Ukraine, Argentina, China, India, America, Turkey, Bulgaria, South Africa, and Serbia.
In addition to its own food, which has been peeled Sunflower Seeds can also be used as a substitute peanuts for topping chicken porridge, soup, salad, or yogurt.
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