AYURVEDIC NUTRITIONAL VALUE OF PLUM CAKE

CONCEPTS OF AYURVEDA IN HEALTH FOODS

• Ruling of diet is essential in Ayurveda. 
• Food is responsible for different characteristics of an individual including physical state, temperamental, and mental states in Ayurveda. 
• To stay healthy maintaining a healthy stable diet routinely.
• After digestion the body absorbs nutrients, but in Ayurveda the food first converts into rasa (plasma), and then conversion into blood, muscle, fat, bone marrow, reproductive elements, and body fluids. 
• Body disease result as an imbalance of mind, body, and spirit.
• Ayurveda has different kind of treatments for different diseases. 
• These treatment are well established and consistent over the period. 
• These therapeutic treatment include: 

1. Shodhana, 
2. Nidan Parivarjan, 
3. Shamana, 
4. Rasayana, 
5. Pathya vyavastha, 
6. Satvajaya

1. Shodhana therapy –

• It is a purification treatment where toxin are eliminated from foods.
• Different techniques used in Shodhana therapy include peeling, cleaning, polishing, sifting, straining, sorting, cleansing, washing, and distillation are Removes impurities and improves food nutritional value.
  

2. Nidan Parivarjan –

• Nidan Parivarjan mainly considers avoiding of causative factors for a disease. 
• These causative factors mainly classified into four categories such as:

1. Saratmaka Nidana (dietary), 
2. Viharatmaka Nidana (regimens), 
3. Manas Nidana (psychological),

Anya Nidana (others): 

• Overeating over nourishing (Santarpana), 
• heavy food, 
• sweet food (Madhura), 
• cold diet (Sheetha), 
• meat (Mamsa), 
• unctuous food 
• These are some dietary factors responsible for obesity.
  

3. Shamana therapy –

• It is a soothing treatment that involves restoring of imbalanced doshas to a normal state without affecting or impairing of other doshas.
  

4. Rasayana therapy –

• It is an immunomodulatory and rejuvenation medicine-based treatment. 
• This therapy improve body immunity to different diseases. 
• All rasayanas are nutrition promoters that act through three primary mechanisms such as:

1. Rasa enhancers – Rasa enhancers have direct nutrient effects, 
2. Agni enhancers – Agni enhancers promotes digestion power,
3. Srotas – Srotas promotes nutrient circulation.
   

PLUM CAKE NUTRITIONAL VALUE

• Amount per Serving Calories 299                 Calories from Fat 149% Daily Value
• Total Fat 17ggrams                                                     26%
• Saturated Fat 9.7ggrams                                           49%
• Trans Fat 0.6ggrams
• Polyunsaturated Fat 1ggrams
• Monounsaturated Fat 4.6ggrams
• Cholesterol 123mgmilligrams                                41%
• Sodium 199mgmilligrams                                        8%
• Potassium 192mgmilligrams                                  5%
• Total Carbohydrates 34ggrams                          11%
• Dietary Fiber 1.3ggrams                                             5%
• Sugars 20ggrams
• Protein 4.8ggrams
• Vitamin A                                                                      14%
•  Vitamin C                                                                     7.8%
• Calcium                                                                         4.1%
• Iron                                                                                4.2%
• Contains Trans Fat
  

HEALTHS BENEFITS

Boost digestion 

• Plums are a good source of dietary fiber, 
• Plum rich in sorbitol and satin component that help in regulating the digestive system, have laxative effect that increase the secretion of fluids in the bowels and promote flushing of waste. 
• Dried plum or prune is best remedies for the people with constipation.
  

Improve eye health

• Plum fruits contain vitamin C and beta-carotene 
• Vitamin C and beta-carotene beneficial for maintaining eye health and preventing age-related macular degeneration and cataract. 
• Plums rich in carotenoids, lutein and zeaxanthin component that provide protection against the harmful effects of ultraviolet rays.
  

Heart-friendly

• Daily consumption of dried plums promote fluidity of blood in the arteries. 
• This effect helps in protecting heart from various problems like cardiac arrest, stroke and other heart related ailments.
  

Boosts immunity

• Rich in vitamin C.
• Strengthening the immunity system. 
• Building body resistance against infections and inflammations.
  

Improves blood circulation

• Vitamin K and potassium present in plum cake that absorb iron in the body. 
• Plum contain adequate amount of iron and copper contributions in the formation of red blood cells.
• Plum helping in blood purification and maintain healthy blood circulation.
  

Maintains electrolyte balance

• Plum rich in potassium and act as electrolyte.
• Electrolyte is required for the efficient functioning of cells and tissues in the body. 
• Consuming plum regularly help to cure muscle contractions in the body.
  

Rich in antioxidants

• Plums contain high amounts of antioxidants that help prevent damages caused by free radicals in the body. 
• The phenols present in plum protect neurons and cell membranes against any injuries caused by oxidative stress.
  

Skin-friendly

• The vitamin C and antioxidants present in plum keep the skin radiant, youthful and glowing. 
• Vitamin C content lowered the risk of developing fine lines and wrinkles on the skin.