Description
Snails represents food of high nutritive value with a shell mainly composed of calcium carbonate which when processed serve as a good ingredient for animal feed production,snail meat is high in protein iron and posses unsaturated fat and low cholesterol that makes it a substitute for beef fish n egg and antidote for fat related disease such as hypertension & obesity.
Dieters and underweight people eat the snail meats alike because they have low calories when compared to meat and fish
It contains almost all essential amino acids ,vitamins,minerals and macro nutrients needed for human nutrition
Snails have many medicinal value, certain glandular substance from edible snails cause agglutination of certain bacteria that could act against variety of ailments including whooping cough ,ulcer n asthma
Snail slime has healing qualities for skin diseases and is majorly used in the cosmetics industry,different skin creams gotten from helix aspersa can be used in treating scars ,acne ,wrinkles and dry skin
The fluid is used to stop bleeding during circumstition
The bluish liquid obtained from the shell when the meat has been removed is good for infants development
The high iron content is considered important for the treatment of anaemia
snails can be used in many ways, it can be Fried, grilled, dried, buttered or cooked. giant snails are found in many dishes and sauces throughout West Africa.
Reviews
There are no reviews yet.