Balkaba\u011f\u0131 Cucurbita ailesine ait bir sebzedir.<\/p>\n
Balkaba\u011f\u0131 Cucurbita ailesine ait bir sebzedir.<\/strong> \u00dclkemizde genellikle tatl\u0131 yap\u0131m\u0131nda kullan\u0131lan balkaba\u011f\u0131 baz\u0131 \u00fclkelerde yemek olarak da t\u00fcketilmektedir. Besin a\u00e7\u0131s\u0131ndan olduk\u00e7a zengin olan balkaba\u011f\u0131n\u0131n i\u00e7eri\u011finde demir, potasyum, sodyum, magnezyum, kalsiyum, protein ve fosfor gibi mineraller bulunur. Ayn\u0131 zaman da A, B1, B2, B3 ve C vitaminlerini i\u00e7erir.<\/strong><\/p>\n Balkaba\u011f\u0131 Meyve mi Sebze midir?<\/b><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Balkaba\u011f\u0131 genellikle sebze olarak bilinir ancak tohum i\u00e7erdi\u011finden botanik olarak meyve say\u0131l\u0131r. Sebzeler ise yaprak, g\u00f6vde, k\u00f6k, so\u011fan, \u00e7i\u00e7ek ve yumru gibi bitkilerin yenilebilir k\u0131s\u0131mlar\u0131d\u0131r. Balkaba\u011f\u0131, bir balkaba\u011f\u0131 asmas\u0131n\u0131n \u00e7i\u00e7ekli k\u0131sm\u0131ndan geli\u015fti\u011finden ve ayr\u0131ca tohum i\u00e7erdi\u011finden, asl\u0131nda bir meyvedir. Ancak toplumda sebze olarak bilindi\u011finden balkaba\u011f\u0131ndan sebze diye bahsedece\u011fiz.<\/p>\n Balkaba\u011f\u0131 Hangi Mevsimde Yeti\u015fir?<\/strong><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Balkaba\u011f\u0131 k\u0131\u015f sebzesidir.Balkaba\u011f\u0131 genelde tatl\u0131s\u0131 yap\u0131lan \u00e7ok lezzetli bir besindir.<\/strong> Hem hafif bir tad\u0131 vard\u0131r hem de \u00e7ok besleyici i\u00e7eri\u011fe sahiptir. <\/strong>K\u0131\u015f mevsiminde \u00f6zellikle Kas\u0131m ve Aral\u0131k aylar\u0131nda hasat edilen balkabaklar\u0131n\u0131 pazar tezgahlar\u0131nda ve marketlerin sebze reyonlar\u0131nda g\u00f6rmek m\u00fcmk\u00fcnd\u00fcr.<\/p>\n Balkaba\u011f\u0131 \u00dclkemizin \u00e7o\u011fu yerinde yeti\u015fir ancak en yo\u011fun bal kaba\u011f\u0131 yeti\u015ftiricili\u011fi yap\u0131lan iller Sakarya, Afyonkarahisar, Ankara, ve D\u00fczce\u2019dir.<\/strong> Balkaba\u011f\u0131, \u00fc\u00e7 mevsim olmak \u00fczere Sonbahar, \u0130lkbahar ve Yaz aylar\u0131nda ekilir. Ekim ay\u0131n\u0131n ilk haftas\u0131nda hasad\u0131 yap\u0131lan balkabaklar\u0131, kesildikten sonra toprakta kalan k\u0131sm\u0131 bir hafta g\u00fcne\u015fte kurutulur. <\/strong>Bu i\u015flem balkaba\u011f\u0131n\u0131n daha sert ve lezzetli olmas\u0131n\u0131 sa\u011flar. Unutulmamal\u0131d\u0131r ki balkaba\u011f\u0131 ne kadar sert olursa o kadar g\u00fczel olur.<\/p>\n Balkaba\u011f\u0131n\u0131n Muht\u015fem 10 Faydas\u0131 Nelerdir?<\/strong><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n V\u00fccut direncini artt\u0131r\u0131r;<\/strong><\/p>\n C vitamini ve antioksidanlar bak\u0131m\u0131ndan zengin olan balkaba\u011f\u0131<\/a> k\u0131\u015f\u0131n s\u0131k\u00e7a t\u00fcketilmesi gereken faydal\u0131 besinlerdendir.<\/strong> Hastal\u0131klara kar\u015f\u0131 v\u00fccudun daha diren\u00e7li olmas\u0131n\u0131 sa\u011flar ve ba\u011f\u0131\u015f\u0131kl\u0131k sisteminin g\u00fc\u00e7lenmesine katk\u0131da bulunur.<\/p>\n \u00dcreme sistemini aktifle\u015ftirir;<\/strong><\/p>\n Balkaba\u011f\u0131 i\u00e7erisindeki vitaminler, mineraller sayesinde \u00fcreme sistemlerinin \u00e7al\u0131\u015fmas\u0131na yard\u0131mc\u0131 olur.<\/p>\n Akne olu\u015fumunu engeller;<\/strong><\/p>\n Cilt sa\u011fl\u0131\u011f\u0131 i\u00e7in olduk\u00e7a \u00f6nemli bir besin olan balkaba\u011f\u0131 cildin gen\u00e7li\u011fini ve esnekli\u011fini sa\u011flayan kolajen \u00fcretmesini sa\u011flar. <\/strong>Balkaba\u011f\u0131 i\u00e7eri\u011findeki niasin, riboflavin, B6 ve folat sayesinde cilt hastal\u0131klar\u0131nda \u00f6zellikle akne \u015fikayetlerine iyi gelmektedir. Cilt h\u00fccrelerinin yenilenmesini ve cildin kan<\/a> dola\u015f\u0131m\u0131n\u0131 artt\u0131r\u0131r.<\/p>\n Sa\u00e7 ve t\u0131rnak sa\u011fl\u0131\u011f\u0131 i\u00e7i \u00f6nemlidir;<\/strong><\/p>\n Balkaba\u011f\u0131 magnezyum, kalsiyum ve C vitamini bak\u0131m\u0131ndan olduk\u00e7a zengin bir besindir. B\u00f6ylece sa\u00e7 ve t\u0131rnak sa\u011fl\u0131\u011f\u0131na yararl\u0131d\u0131r. Sa\u00e7lar\u0131n daha g\u00fc\u00e7l\u00fc, sa\u011fl\u0131kl\u0131 ve parlak olmas\u0131n\u0131 sa\u011flar. T\u0131rnaklar\u0131 g\u00fc\u00e7lendirir ve k\u0131r\u0131lmas\u0131n\u0131 \u00f6nler.<\/strong><\/p>\n Kanseri \u00f6nlemeye yard\u0131mc\u0131d\u0131r;<\/strong><\/p>\n Balkaba\u011f\u0131na renk veren beta karoten maddesi a\u00e7\u0131s\u0131ndan zengin olan balkaba\u011f\u0131, v\u00fccuttaki toksinlerin d\u0131\u015far\u0131 at\u0131lmas\u0131na yard\u0131mc\u0131 olur. Ayn\u0131 zamanda v\u00fccudu kanser hastal\u0131klar\u0131na kar\u015f\u0131 korur.Yap\u0131lan ara\u015ft\u0131rmalara g\u00f6re balkaba\u011f\u0131n\u0131n i\u00e7erisindeki A vitamini ve antioksidanlar kanser hastal\u0131klar\u0131n\u0131n riskini azaltmaktad\u0131r. Bu y\u00fczden k\u0131\u015f mevsiminde bol bol balkaba\u011f\u0131 t\u00fcketilmelidir.<\/strong><\/p>\n Kalp krizi riskini azalt\u0131r;<\/strong><\/p>\n Balkaba\u011f\u0131 zengin potasyum i\u00e7eri\u011fine sahiptir. Bu sayede inme, fel\u00e7 ve kalp krizi riskini azalt\u0131r. Ayn\u0131 zamanda b\u00f6brek kumu ve b\u00f6rek ta\u015f\u0131 olu\u015fumunu \u00f6nler, kemikleri g\u00fc\u00e7lendirir. Ancak y\u00fcksek tansiyon hastalar\u0131n\u0131n yeterli miktarda t\u00fcketmeleri tavsiye edilmektedir.<\/strong><\/p>\n Uzun s\u00fcre tok tutar;<\/strong><\/p>\n Balkaba\u011f\u0131 y\u00fcksek oranda lif i\u00e7erir. Bu lif kayna\u011f\u0131 sayesinde balkaba\u011f\u0131 uzun s\u00fcre tok tutar, kolesterol seviyesini dengeler ve s\u0131k s\u0131k idrara \u00e7\u0131kartarak toksinlerin v\u00fccuttan d\u0131\u015far\u0131 at\u0131lmas\u0131n\u0131 sa\u011flar.<\/p>\n Cilt sa\u011fl\u0131\u011f\u0131 i\u00e7in \u00f6nemlidir;<\/strong><\/p>\n Balkaba\u011f\u0131 i\u00e7erisinde bolca E vitamini<\/a> bulunur. Bu g\u00fc\u00e7l\u00fc antioksidanlar sayesinde ciltte olu\u015fan yaralar\u0131n ge\u00e7mesini h\u0131zland\u0131r\u0131r, cilt h\u00fccrelerini yeniler ve cildi s\u0131k\u0131la\u015ft\u0131r\u0131r.<\/p>\n