2. Name
The English word POPPY comes from Old English popiฤก.
Here in this chart you
can see the word APPLE
in the project languages.
3. History
Poppy seed comes from
Mediterranean. It penetrated from
wild panpager sentinerum. Some
civilizations like Egyptians used opium
as a sedative. Originally, people began
to cultivate poppy for the seed, but the
older Sumerians (about 2000 BC) knew it brings a deep sleep and has
effects on the central nervous system. It was also used by the ancient Greeks
and Romans.
4. What it contains
Calcium promotes bone and teeth,
while Vitamin D enhances calcium
absorption and bone growth.
Adequate intake of both substances
is important throughout life,
especially in development, fifties
and during pregnancy. Most calcium while not in dairy products, but in a
poppy!
5. Health benefits
Poppy seeds outer husk is a good source of dietary fiber.
100 g raw seeds provide 19.5 g or 51% of recommended
daily levels (RDA) of fiber.
Poppy seeds contain good levels of minerals like iron, copper, calcium, potassium,
manganese, zinc and magnesium.
Dried poppy seeds contain very small levels of opium alkaloids such as morphine,
thebaine, codeine, papaverine etc. When consumed in food, these compounds
produce minimal effect on the human nervous system. On the contrary, these
chemicals found to have some beneficial effects on the human body; soothe
nervous irritability, act as painkillers.
6. Recommendations
Although most people think that the best
sources of calcium are dairy products, it is
not true. At first in the calcium content is
poppy fact that it contains up to twelve times
more than milk.
Poppy seed cakes or buns with poppy seeds are therefore advised pregnant
women and people suffering from osteoporosis. Already 100 grams of minced
poppy contains the recommended daily dose of calcium, approximately 1 200 to
1 400 mg.
7. Incorporation into diet
Healthy adult fifty years should daily take
1,000 milligrams of calcium and 200
international units (IU - international units)
of vitamin D. People over fifty should then
increase the intake of these nutrients,
and at least 1,200 mg of calcium
and 400 to 600 IU of vitamin D daily.
In osteoporosis, which is characterized by fragile and brittle bones need to be
taken daily for at least 1300 mg of calcium.
8. Other interesting facts
November 11, 1918 in 11 hours and
eleven minutes came the last salvo at the
signing of the armistice to end the First
World War. The horrors of war have
remained so deeply engraved in the minds
of the participants that after the war
ended, he was declared on November 11
war veterans. The symbol of this day
became the poppy as a symbol of new
life.
