Mussels, which are sea bivalve mollusks, people have been harvested and bred for hundreds of years. You can meet them practically in all corners of the World Ocean, and farms that cultivate these creatures that come to our table as a delicacy are in many countries. What attracts gourmet mussels besides its interesting taste? Of course, a unique composition and the useful properties that follow from it. I'll talk about these properties below.
How to cook mussels?
They can be boiled, roasted on charcoal, using a grate or ordinary metal sheet for this purpose, marinate and even eat raw (although, of course, doctors do not recommend taking a fancy to the raw food in this case, because the danger of encountering any pathogenic organism is too great) .
Delicate meat of mussels is especially tasty in combination with lemon juice and white wine, the latter can be used as a sauce additive, and as a drink accompanying seafood dishes.
And finally, I will give you a recipe for the simplest and quickest sauce for mussels (which, by the way, real connoisseurs eat without adding any other products): combine together a little olive oil, pounded garlic, lemon juice and chopped greens and pour this mixture on cooked mussels . The appetizing dish is ready.
Caloric content and composition
Caloric content of mussels is relatively low - only 77 kcal per 100 g, and this product consists mainly of protein (11.5 g), and there is a rather small amount of fats and carbohydrates - only 2 g and 3.3 g, respectively. Fat mussels are basically polyunsaturated fatty acids, which have a beneficial effect on the brain and other human organs (for example, on the eyes - under the influence of such acids, vision becomes sharper).
As for vitamins, as well as micro- and macro elements, in the meat of mussels there are: vitamins A (0.06 mg per 100 g), PP (1.6 mg), C (1 mg) thiamine (0.1 mg), riboflavin (0.14 mg), E (0.9 mg), iron (3.2 mg), magnesium (30 mg), calcium (50 mg), potassium (310 mg), (sodium 290 mg), phosphorus 210 mg). There are phosphatides also in the mussles- substances that improve liver function.
Beneficial features
Such a rich composition of mussels, of course, reflected on their properties: experts say that this mollusc can become a panacea for those who have a predisposition to such a serious and insidious disease as arthritis. Also, frequent use of mussels will help to strengthen immunity, remove harmful substances from the body (including those that accumulate when living in an area with an increased radioactive background), to return the skin, hair and nails an attractive appearance, to accelerate the metabolism (and, consequently, help to lose weight), improve the quality of blood.