7 Nutritional Benefits of Cloves | Cloves - 7 Surprising benefits | Health benefits of cloves

  Clove is a popular spice with it's strong aroma and flavor. Its a dried flower bud used to flavor a variety of cuisines. It's available throughout the year in both ground and whole forms in the market.

  Clove plays a major role in Indian cuisine. It's used in several flavourful Indian recipes like biriyani, pulao, and curries. It's one of the few ingredients used in the preparation of the popular Indian spice 'Garam masala'. Because of the strong aroma, clove extract is used in the manufacturing of several toiletries and cosmetics.

  Clove is not only flavourful but it's highly nutritious. It’s used as a medicine because of its promising medicinal properties. Clove has low calories with a good source of fiber, vitamins, and minerals. Vitamins like vitamin A, C, E, and K, minerals like manganese, calcium, magnesium, and sodium. It also has a rich source of antioxidants.

Health Benefits of Cloves

Digestion
Cloves have compounds that improve digestive health and prevents certain digestive illness.

Oral health
Cloves improve oral health and prevent oral problems like tooth decay, gum problems, and gingivitis.

Immune system
Cloves improve the body‘s immune system against infections.

Good for bones
Cloves have nutrition that improves bone health. It also prevents Osteoporosis.

Diabetes
Cloves can control blood sugar levels in diabetic patients. It also improves insulin secretion and insulin resistance.

Relieves headache
Cloves can relieve headache because of the pain-relieving properties and they also help in controlling stress.

Prevents cancer
Cloves have high antioxidants which affect the growth of the tumor. Clove extract fights cancer cells, beneficial for certain cancers because of anticancer properties.


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