Why Dill Should Be in Your Kitchen? Find Out All Its Secrets

29.07.2024 00:30

Dill's homeland is Asia. But it has long been grown in Europe and North Africa.

Even the ancient Greeks used dill as a seasoning.

Composition and caloric content of dill

100 g of dill contains 40 kilocalories. Dill contains 2 times more ascorbic acid than lemons.

It also contains nicotinic acid, vitamins B1, B2, and mineral salts.

Benefits of dill

Flavonoids and phytoncides found in dill suppress the growth of bacteria in the body and remove free radicals.

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Essential oils of the plant are useful for digestion, they improve appetite, treat increased gas formation and gastritis.

If you use the seasoning, it cures infections.

Harm of dill

You should not eat the plant if you have an allergy.

People with hypotension and pregnant women with various diseases should use the seasoning very carefully.

Author: Sergey Tumanov Internet resource editor

Content
  1. Composition and caloric content of dill
  2. Benefits of dill
  3. Harm of dill