Product Description
CELERY IS VERY RICH IN WATER (ABOUT 9%) AND IN FIBERS WHICH HELPS DECREASE TRIGLYCERIDES AND CHOLESTEROL; IT HAS LOW CALORIC CONTENT (ABOUT 2 KCAL/1 G) RATHER HIGH CONTENT OF MINERALS (ESPECIALLY POTASSIUM) AND VITAMINS (A B GROUP AND C). CELERY CONTAINS AN AROMATIC SUBSTANCE SEDANOLIDE (WITH THE TYPICAL SCENT) AND OTHER PHYTOACTIVE COMPOUNDS (PHENOL MANNITE INOSITOL) THAT HELP DIGESTION AND GAS ABSORPTION IN THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM. IT ALSO CONTAINS PHTALIDES AROMATIC COMPOUNDS OF PHTALIC ACID THAT REGULATE BLOOD PRESSURE SO HELPING TREATMENT OF HYPERTENSION. BESIDES CELERY CONTAINS VARIOUS TYPES OF POLYPHENOLS WITH ANTI-INFLAMMATORY ANTIBACTERIAL AND ANTIVIRAL PROPERTIES. CONSUMED RAW FRESH OR JUICED (ALSO CENTRIFUGED) IT COUNTERS WATER RETENTION THANKS TO ITS HIGH DIURETIC CAPACITY.