
Press cake is a useful product obtained by cold pressing of oil from pine nuts. It retains all the useful properties and nutrients: vitamins, minerals, amino acids. Cedar seed meal, as it is also called, is widely used in dietary and vegetarian nutrition, as it feeds the body easy to digest protein, quickly quenches hunger and keeps a feeling of fullness for a long time. In appearance, it resembles a light colored muesli with a pleasant flavor.
Composition and nutritional value
Despite the fact that the product is obtained by pressing, it retains all the useful micro- and macronutrients. This is due to the fact that cold pressing is used to prepare the cake. However, it becomes less oil - about 30%, if we compare the cake with a whole cedar nuts.
Nutritional value of meal per 100 grams of product:
- Proteins: 31 g;
- Fats: 19 g;
- Carbohydrates: 33 г.
The meal contains B, C, E, K, PP vitamins, as well as important amino acids for health, such as:
- tryptophan;
- isoleucine;
- valine;
- arginine;
- lysine;
- leucine;
- histidine;
- methionine;
- threonine;
- phenylalanine.
Pine nut cake is enriched with the following mineral complex:
- potassium;
- calcium;
- magnesium;
- phosphorus;
- sodium;
- iron;
- zinc;
- selenium;
- copper;
- manganese.
Caloric value of cedar cake
Since after the pressing there is much less oil in the cake than in the pine nuts, the caloric value of the product decreases - about 430 kcal. Peeled kernels have a caloric value of more than 670 kcal.
Useful properties
The oil cake, like the kernels themselves, has a number of useful properties:
- It contributes to improved immunity, rapid healing of wounds;
- Normalizes the work of the thyroid gland, liver and kidneys;
- Stimulates mental activity, improves concentration and memory;
- Neutralizes free radicals and the development of inflammatory processes;
- Reduces the risk of cancer, atherosclerosis and hypertension;
- restores hormonal levels in both women and men;
- Normalizes the digestive process in diseases of the gastrointestinal tract;
- Increases stress tolerance of the body, improves sleep;
- Supports the health of the eyes and respiratory system;
- Improves blood circulation, eliminates venous stagnation in the legs;
- Helps to lose weight, keeping a feeling of fullness for a long time;
- Improves the condition of teeth, nails and hair;
- Improves lactation during pregnancy;
- Lowers blood cholesterol;
- Promotes proper fetal development during pregnancy.
The real cedar tree does not produce edible fruit. The pulp is obtained from the fruit growing on the Siberian pine tree.
Culinary applications
Press cake is widely used in cooking as a food additive. Its main advantage is a lower caloric value, unlike nuts, reduced percentage of oil and fats. For example, from the cake can be prepared healthy cocktails, perfectly replenishing the deficiency of useful substances in the body after mental or physical exertion, as well as during pregnancy. It can be added to children's milk for a slightly sweet taste.
It is also used to make baked goods and confectionery. For this purpose it is enough to add it to flour. The mixture can also be added to cottage cheese, yogurt, porridge, kefir or ice cream.
To prepare cedar flour, you need to grind the product to a homogeneous consistency - the size of the fraction depends on personal preference and further use.
In folk medicine
Its use as a therapeutic agent is due to the useful properties and good tolerability of the product. In folk medicine, it is widely used to relieve various types of pain, dermatological problems, sleep disorders, increased anxiety and irritability, as well as for coughs, gum and throat inflammations, burns and other skin injuries.
In dietetics
Pine nuts are known for their high caloric content, so people who want to lose weight, it is recommended to limit their use. An excellent alternative that allows you to fully saturate the body with useful micro- and macronutrients will be meal. It gives a feeling of fullness for a long time, improves metabolism and reduces harmful cholesterol.