Ihlobo laseNdiya libonakala lingaphelele ngaphandle kokujabulisa ama-litchi anamanzi. Lesi sidlo esimnandi asenzeli nje ukudla okulula okumnandi kodwa kunezinzuzo ezihlukahlukene zezempilo futhi. Ama-litchi angumthombo ocebile wama-antioxidants, akhuthaza impilo yesikhumba, nomfutho wegazi ophansi, phakathi kwezinye izinto. Ekhuluma ne-indianexpress.com, u-G Sushma Clinical Dietician e-CARE Hospitals i-Banjara Hills Hyderabad uthe ama-litchi ayisithelo esinempilo nesimnandi esinganikeza izinzuzo eziningi zezempilo uma sidliwa ngokusesilinganisweni njengengxenye yokudla okunomsoco.

Iphrofayili yokondleka kwenkomishi eyodwa yama-litchi

Inkomishi eyodwa yama-litchi, cishe amagremu angu-190, iqukethe:

• Amakholori angama-125,
• 1.6 amagremu amaprotheni,
• 0.5 amagremu amafutha, futhi
• 31.6 amagremu carbohydrate, kuhlanganise
• 2.5 amagremu we-fiber kanye
• 29.3 amagremu ushukela.
• Ama-litchi nawo acebile ngovithamini C, ithusi, ne-potassium.

Izinzuzo zezempilo zama-litchi

U-Sushma wabelane ngezinzuzo zezempilo ezihlukahlukene zama-litchis njenge:

• Inothile ngama-antioxidants: Ama-litchi aqukethe amazinga aphezulu enhlanganisela ye-polyphenolic, esebenza njengama-antioxidants futhi asize ukuvikela umzimba emonakalweni wama-radical wamahhala.
• Iqinisa amasosha omzimba: Ama-litchi anothe ngovithamini C, osiza ukuqinisa amasosha omzimba.
• Ilungele ukugayeka kokudla: Ama-litchi angumthombo omuhle wefayibha, esiza ukukhuthaza ukugaya okunempilo nokuvimbela ukuqunjelwa.
• Yehlisa umfutho wegazi: Ama-litchi ane-potassium ephezulu, ebalulekile ekugcineni amazinga omfutho wegazi enempilo.
• Ikhuthaza isikhumba esinempilo: Ama-litchi anothe ngovithamini C, obalulekile ekwakhiweni kwe-collagen, iphrotheni esiza ukugcina isikhumba sibukeka sisisha futhi sinempilo.

Kodwa ingabe abanesifo sikashukela nabo banawo ama-litchi?

Iziguli ezinesifo sikashukela zingadla ama-litchi, kodwa ngokulinganisela kuphela. “Ama-litchi anoshukela omningi, ngakho-ke kubalulekile ukuthi abanesifo sikashukela baqaphe izinga likashukela egazini futhi banciphise ukudla kwabo ngendlela efanele,” kusho uSushma, enezela ngokuthi lokhu nokho akusho ukuthi iziguli ezinesifo sikashukela kufanele ziyeke ngokuphelele ukudla ama-litchi.

"Kufanele baqaphele izingxenye zabo futhi bazidle njengengxenye yokudla okulinganiselayo. Kungcono ngaso sonke isikhathi ukubonisana nochwepheshe bezokunakekelwa kwezempilo ukuze uthole iziqondiso ezifanele zokudla ezimweni ngazinye," wasikisela.

Izinto okufanele uzikhumbule

Uma udla ama-litchi, kubalulekile ukukhumbula ukuthi abanye abantu bangase "bangezwani nesithelo. Ukwengeza, ama-litchi kufanele adliwe esesimweni sawo esisha futhi kufanele awashwe kahle ngaphambi kokudliwa".