Worcestershire sauce is healthy!
One thing good foods have in common is the use and dosage of the right condiments.
Commonly used in the kitchen, you will find sauces like the mushroom, pepper, vinegar, dark and light soy sauce.
Another member of the condiments is the revered Worcestershire sauce. You can add this to flavor all of your dishes including salads.
Background
The Worcestershire sauce originated in the city of Worcestershire, England. The interesting history according to Lea & Perrins – the most popular brand of Worcestershire sauce – is that a nobleman hired two chemists named John Lea, and William Perrins to create an exquisite taste he experienced when he went to Bengali, India.
According to Lea & Perrins’ website, the two guys were not impressed with the initial results. The pair found the taste unsavory and simply left the jars in their basement to gather dust. A few years later, they stumbled across the jars and decided to taste the contents again. To their joy, the aging process had turned the fermented sauce into a delicious, savory sauce.
This awesome condiment is made up of “distilled White Vinegar, Molasses, Water, Sugar, Onions, Anchovies, Salt, Garlic, Cloves, Tamarind Extract, Natural Flavorings, and Chili Pepper Extract.”
Wow! This sauce is a kind of magic potion for your health! Plus it tastes well in your dishes!
Ok, that was a little bit of history. Now, let’s look at the health benefits of this magic potion.
Health
Benefits
Worcestershire sauce can strengthen your immune
system as it contains vitamin B6 from garlic, chili, molasses and
pepper extract. The pepper extract we are talking about here is known
as Piperine. Piperine
is the first bioavailability enhancer discovered in 1979. This
bioenhancer promotes the biological activity or the uptake of drugs
in combination therapy. Normally, drugs are poorly bioavailable
because a major portion of a dose never reaches the plasma for the
drugs to exert their pharmacological effect unless very large doses
are given which may, however, lead to serious side effects.
Fight
free radical damage
The sauce contains vitamin C from
garlic, onions, cloves and chili pepper which act as an antioxidant
that helps fight free radicals and prevent heart issues.
Mental
strength
Onion and chili pepper extract in the sauce contain
thiamine known to help nerves. Thus, improving communication and
overall thinking abilities of a person.
Strengthen your
joints
If you add Worcestershire sauce to your daily meals,
Niacin (vitamin B3) from the anchovies present in the sauce helps
with joint mobility and to treat arthritis. Niacin is normally
prescribed in high doses as an anti-inflammatory to reduce symptoms
of arthritis and reconstruct the joint cartilage that is critical to
flexible mobility and strength.
Note well
The
Worcestershire sauce is not to be used as the main supplement to get
those mentioned benefits. The idea here is that since all the
condiments used in the sauce are actually being used as main
supplements to treat targeted health issues, taking some Worchester
Sauce every day can be beneficial to your health.
I have just had first my Corona Virus innoculation, and at 75, inspired with more hope, raring to continue my healthy diet and exercise. In the back of my mind it has always bothered me that Worcester sauce, which is so needed for some of the boring healthy foods I eat, would have to be struck off any future shopping lists. However having looked on line, Worcester sauce turns out not to be bad for you at all, which is a first and a positive for something that is both delicious and good for you. Thankyou.
An indemnified experimental vaccine still in trial phase with no long term safety studies unfortunately. See VAERS (United States) and Yellow Card (UK).