Health Benefits and Nutrition Facts of Celery Vegetable

Celery is a nutrient-dense vegetable that has impressive beneficial effects on human health.

One of the most exciting facts about celery is its low-calorie content, linked to fat burning that instigates weight loss.

Notwithstanding, this is to mention one out of numerous other health benefits of celery. Reading through different sections of this write-up below will serve as an eye-opener to the detailed essential roles celery play on human health.

 

1.  Helps in Weight Loss

As we have mentioned earlier, weight loss is the principal characteristic of the celery diet. It is used as a weight-loss food to manage and maintain proper body weight.

Celery is a healthy vegetable that occupies a weight loss program in one's diet plan because of its low calories content and rich fiber.

Since celery is low in calories and high in fiber content, taking the juice or eating it raw can help prevent obesity or the state of being overweight.

Regular eating of this vegetable helps regulate the metabolism of lipids, making it a practical option for weight loss programs.

2.  Improves Men's Sexual Potential

Celery vegetables are referred to as natural Viagra due to the rich contents that help improve erectile functions in men, which is necessary for optimal sex.

It contains an amino acid known as arginine, which is transformed into nitric oxide in the body. Nitric oxide helps relax the arteries and vessels and improves blood flow which also helps in erectile dysfunction, just as viagra does. 

Some crucial minerals and vitamins are for peak sexual performance, which is present in celery. They are vitamin E, magnesium, vitamin B3 (niacin), and zinc.

Other essential contents are odor molecules such as androstenone and androstenol that play a pivotal role in sexual response by improving arousal for sex.

 

3.  Lowers High Blood Pressure

When celery is taken whole and raw, it reduces high blood pressure, thereby preventing diseases linked with the heart.

Scientific studies have shown that an essential chemical compound present in this vegetable called phthalide helps to reduce high blood pressure.

The presence of magnesium, fiber, and potassium also work jointly to control blood pressure.

 

4.  Terminates Free Radical Reactions

Celery contains antioxidants that terminate the activities of free radicals in the body system and beneficial enzymes that speed up the rate of chemical reactions in the body cells.

Free radicals are the causative agents of inflammations and many chronic infectious diseases, which can cause damages to tissues and cells of the body.

Its effect can naturally terminate by consuming a reasonable amount of celery or taking the juice daily in moderated quantity.

 

5.  Helps in Proper Digestion

It is rich in insoluble fiber, which helps hasten the movement of food in the digestive tract.

It also contains water in a good percentage that eases digestion processes and reduces constipation.

Insoluble fiber and water content together work to facilitate proper digestion and prevent constipation.

 

6.  Good For The Skin

Essential vitamins in celery such as vitamins A and C help prevent the skin from aging effects because they have strong anti-aging properties.

Other numerous vitamins in this vegetable contribute to treating acne and its effects on the skin and replenish dead skin.

Eating this vegetable works effectively to improve collagen production as well as prevent the acne outbreak.

The vegetable generally has a good effect on the skin such that it helps to treat skin disease that causes loss of skin color in blotches.

 

7.  Helps to Avert Stomach Ulcers

Consuming celery helps to prevent stomach ulcers, the presence of ethanol extract helps protect the lining of the digestive tract from ulcers.

Again, some chemical constituents in the vegetable plant, such as tannins, volatile, flavonoids, and alkaloids, help control the level of gastric acid and provide the body with protective mucus.

 

8.  Good For the Nervous System

The mineral contents, mainly the magnesium and essential oil in celery, play critical roles in that they help in the proper growth and development of the nervous system and overall body.

The presence of magnesium and apigenin in celery provides calming effects on the network of nerve cells and fibers that transmit nerve impulses within the body system.

Magnesium deficiency can cause sleeplessness and loss of calmness in the nervous system. Naturally, this mineral's occurrence in celery helps improve sleep quality and prevent nervous system disease.

 

9.  Prevents Age-related Eye Problems

They are rich in vitamin A, a good nutrient necessary for good eye vision, and protect the eye from macular vision degeneration.

Vitamin A improves eye health and prevents the risk of cataracts and other eye problems linked to age degeneration.

 

10.    Prevents Cancer Growth

There is a type of flavonoid in celery called luteolin that inhibits the growth of cancer cells, especially in the pancreas.

Studies suggest that the regular intake of celery could drastically interrupt the formation of breast cancer cells due to the presence of enzymes and antioxidants.

Certain flavonoids found in celery vegetables act as potent antioxidants that exhibit chemo-preventive properties used for cancer therapies.

 

11.    Moderates Cholesterol

Phthalides and butylphthalide are vital photochemical present in celery that has been proven effective in reducing cholesterol in the body.

Also, its abundance of fiber and low-calorie content contributes to reducing cholesterol in the blood.

This effect generally moderates cholesterol by raising the level of good cholesterol and reducing bad cholesterol.

 

12.   Takes Care of Heartburn

Celery is an alkaline-promoting diet. It has suitable alkalis content with positive effects on the pH balance of the human body.

The level of alkaline in celery vegetables helps neutralize the acid that passes through the muscular tube that connects the throat to the stomach and lessens reflux symptoms.

 

Nutritional Values

 

Nutrients	Amount
Water	95.43g
Calories	14Kcal
Carbohydrates	2.97g
Protein	0.69g
Niacin	0.32mg
Dietary Fiber	1.6g
Folate	36 μg
Thiamin	0.021mg
Riboflavin	0.057mg
Vitamin A	22μg
Vitamin C	31mg
Vitamin E	0.27mg
Potassium	260 mg
Calcium	40 mg
Magnesium	11 mg
Phosphorus	24 mg
Manganese	0.103mg
Pantothenic Acid	0.246mg
Ascorbic Acid	3.1mg
Vitamin K	29.3 μg

Nutritional Contents in Celery

It is a good source of dietary fiber. It has enough water content and essential vitamins, including vitamin B6, thiamin, folic acid, riboflavin, vitamin B12, and minerals including iron, zinc, potassium, calcium, sodium, copper, and magnesium.

Celery also contains vital phytonutrients such as furanocoumarins, phytosterols, dihydrostilbenoids, flavonols, phenolic acids, and flavones.

 

Can Celery Be Eaten Raw?

Celery is very healthy and more beneficial to human health when eaten in its raw form. It can also be eaten boiled, but scientific studies proved that the nutrients are reduced when boiled or steamed.

 

How to Eat Celery?

There are several ways by which you can eat celery vegetables. You can eat them in a soup made with it, as salad sliced into small sizes or in various sauces.

 

Celery Juice

Celery can be as a juice, which adds rich nutrients to your diet through the vegetable. Celery juice is nutritional, refreshing, and medicinal, just as the whole veggie.

 

Origin of Celery

Celery is a plant consumed as a vegetable; it originated from North African areas but is grown everywhere in the globe today, including the Northern parts of Nigeria.

 

Celery as an Edible Plant

Celery stalks, as well as the leaves and seeds, are edible and beneficial to human health.

The leaves are for stirs and soups; the seed also has a compound called apiol used as a flavoring agent or medical ingredient in treating bacterial infections.

The stalks on their own contain nutrients just as the vegetables do, which are also helpful and provide a range of health benefits.

 

Conclusion

Celery contains valuable nutrients that provide numerous health benefits. The seeds and the stalks are as well the leaves are safe to eat and be used on the skin as it supplies human values.

However, some people may be allergic to celery, especially pregnant women depending on body systems.

Therefore, there is a warning that pregnant women should avoid it as linoleic, flavonoids, coumarins, and the volatile oil content may cause uterus contraction.