What are the health benefits of Cilantro? Cilantro is known as coriander which is an herbal plant that is used in cooking and alternative medicine.
The Nutritional Facts of 1 raw cup of Cilantro weighs about 16 grams.
- 3.68 calories
- 0.083 grams of fat
- 0.587 grams of carbs
- 0.341 grams of protein
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Cilantro contains a lot of important vitamins and minerals like Vitamin C, provitamin A, Vitamin K as well as folate, potassium, manganese, choline, beta carotene, beta-cryptoxanthin, lutein, zeaxanthin, etc.
Some of the benefits of cilantro is reducing inflammation. Cilantro has antioxidants such as polyphenols. Polyphenols can potentially prevent cell damage that could contribute to premature aging.
Cilantro can potentially pose the risk of bacterial infection because it is raw and especially if isn’t cooked. So, because of the considerable risk of bacterial infection, you are at elevated risk for foodborne illness.
And those people who are at the highest risk of a foodborne illness is:
- pregnant women,
- people over the age of 65
- someone with a weakened immune system from a medical condition.
There have been animal and test tube studies that have revealed that cilantro can reduce the risk of heart disease and blood clots. There are also animal studies that have shown that cilantro can reduce blood sugar levels. One animal study showed that animals that received cilantro saw less blood sugar in their bloodstream.
The Bottom Line is some of the health benefits of cilantro it it can reduce inflammation by several studies. Animal and test tube studies have shown that it can reduce blood clotting, reduce blood sugar in the blood stream and reduce the risk of heart disease.
More studies need to be done to show that this can help humans, but animal studies give great insight into the potential behind this.
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