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Truffle mushroom is useful due to several properties. Dishes containing even a small part of the product are highly valued due to their special appetizing aroma. Gourmets prefer the types of underground delicacy that grow in France or Italy, not only because they are healthy, but also because of their exquisite taste.
Rare underground mushrooms similar, but not so rich in smell and aftertaste, are found on the Black Sea coast, in some places in the Central and Central Black Earth regions of Russia, in China, North Africa, Asia Minor, and North America.
Pieces and whole fruiting bodies of underground mushrooms at one of the Italian auctions
Truffle composition
The pulp with a marbled pattern on the cut contains substances useful for the human body, like many other mushrooms.
100 g of product contains a balanced amount of:
- proteins – 3 g;
- carbohydrates – 2 g;
- a small part of fat – 0.5 g.
Mushrooms are beneficial, first of all, due to their impressive content of B vitamins:
- niacin (PP) – 9.498 mg;
- riboflavin (B2) – 0.4 mg;
- thiamine (B1) – 0.02 mg.
In addition to these beneficial organic substances, raw mushrooms contain 6 mg of vitamin C and many different macro- and microelements:
- 530 mg potassium;
- 115 mg phosphorus;
- 15 mg magnesium;
- 9 mg calcium;
- 6 mg sodium;
- 2.7 mg iron;
- 2 mg copper;
- 1 mg manganese and others.
As with all mushrooms, the main component of truffles is water, 90 g. Ash, dietary fiber are 1 g each.
The pulp has a marbled pattern, and the skin is warty
Calorie content of truffle
Healthy mushrooms are low in calories. In 100 g of product, proteins are only 12 kcal, fats are slightly more than 4 kcal, and carbohydrates are up to 8 kcal. The total nutritional value does not exceed 24 kcal.
The benefits and harms of truffles
The beneficial properties of various types of underground mushrooms can be easily calculated according to their price in restaurants or specialized online stores. Only European species have been well studied - autumn Burgundy black, winter black, Périgord black, Piedmontese white, and they justify the qualities attributed to them.
Product recommended:
- people weakened by illness, since the unique aroma of the dish, seasoned with even a pinch of grated or sliced pulp, increases appetite;
- to strengthen the immune system;
- with signs of imbalance of intestinal microflora.
Antioxidants, which are identified in the pulp of the delicacy, make the product useful for children, pregnant women and the elderly. The benefits of white truffle are not exaggerated, because the mushroom is rich in pheromones that improve the emotional coloring of human relationships and awaken sensuality.
No harmful effects of truffles on the human body have been officially registered. Only people prone to allergic reactions should use a new product known for its beneficial qualities with caution. Individual intolerance to the product is also possible.
What does truffle help with?
Various organic compounds that are present in rare mushrooms prevent the aging process of cells, restore natural biological rhythms, and diversify emotional processes. The product is used as a means that can:
- cure superficial, initial disorders in the gastrointestinal tract;
- support and strengthen the upset nervous system;
- normalize the functioning of joints;
- eliminate cosmetic skin diseases.
In Italy, it is popular to use truffle mushrooms as a raw material for effective cosmetic products that restore and maintain skin elasticity, smooth out wrinkles, and help get rid of age spots.
Traditional medicine offers another useful property of a rare and very expensive delicacy. Using fresh or canned mushroom juice, you can treat a variety of eye diseases.
The fungus produces compounds with an odor that penetrates the soil to attract animals that carry truffle spores to other places.
Rules of use
The value of the truffle mushroom for gourmets lies not only in its medicinal beneficial nature, but also in its exquisite taste.It gives dishes the usual mushroom taste, enriched with notes of walnuts or roasted sunflower seeds, and some even catch the aroma of chocolate. Fruiting bodies collected in winter are especially rich in taste. They stay fresh for up to 2 weeks.
Truffles add a unique aroma to the dish.
Cooking is governed by the following rules:
- the most aromatic and healthy truffles are freshly picked;
- due to the fact that the smell quickly evaporates, mushrooms are mainly consumed raw, only the black type is heated in the oven to enhance the smelling compounds;
- truffles are grated or cut into thin slices for hot food not in the kitchen, but near the dining table, so that they have time to fully enjoy the smell;
- mushrooms are added to dishes without a pronounced taste - pasta, mashed potatoes, rice;
- Truffles are used to complement cheese, other mushrooms, soups, and egg dishes.
Contraindications for eating truffles
Considering that it is consumed in miniature portions, it is unlikely that the mushroom will cause any discomfort to the body. They only warn those who are prone to allergies to avoid the delicacy. Fruiting bodies collected in an environmentally hazardous area can also cause harm.
Conclusion
Truffle mushroom is useful for maintaining the overall tone of the body. In some cases - with weakness, reduced immunity, it also has a therapeutic effect and produces a temporary rejuvenating effect.
I ordered truffle juice eye drops, after two weeks they turned sour, the smell changed and the taste of my eyes changed as usual, in the morning I had something like a canjunctiva. Now just throw them away?