Watermelon seeds can be eaten and are also good for you. They are very rich in fiber, antioxidants and proteins
Don't store avocado like this: it's dangerousIt is now established: watermelon seeds can be eaten and are also good for you. In short, if you are not picky, or you do not have all that patience to remove the black grains from the watermelon one by one, know that you can swallow them together with the juicy fruit and nothing happens! Indeed, they are able to turn into real supplements.
The seeds of watermelon, in fact, are a lot rich in fiber and antioxidants. Not to mention the protein: a pound of small seeds has about 35 grams (more than the same amount of meat). A contribution, the protein one, which even allows you to reduce the glycemic impact of the fruit itself and thus eat a little more even at the end of a meal.
The seeds are also rich in polyunsaturated fats, useful for keeping cholesterol, cardiovascular risk and overactivation of the immune system at bay. This means they may come in handy for those with allergies, asthma, or autoimmunity.
Vitamins and minerals
Watermelon seeds are also full of Vitamins of group B, which are good for the liver, and zinc, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, potassium, copper.
Furthermore, since it contains iron, this is easily absorbed if the seeds are eaten together with the pulp which, having in turn a good amount of vitamin C, will allow rapid assimilation of the iron itself (if taken with ascorbic acid, in fact, iron absorbs quickly).
In short, the seeds of the watermelon must be eaten and how! Of course, for some it may annoy the presence of those tough little guys between your teeth ... If you really can't even swallow them but you don't want to help but enjoy all their properties, you could keep them aside and let them dry, and then munch on them. like all other seeds or look for a watermelon seed extract.
For a thousand other ideas, here it is 10 recipes to use watermelon seeds in cooking.
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