Is Garri Good For High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)

People with diabetes are advised to stop garri. But hypertensive patients are never advised to stop garri. Garri is a traditional African food derived from cassava. Cassava or manioc (Manihot esculenta Crantz), is a perennial shrub of the New World. It is processed by peeling, grinding, fermenting, drying and then frying. The resulting granules are called garri.

Garri

It can be eaten raw, mixed with water or made into eba. Eba is eaten with clean bare hands. It's paired with African Soup, which is usually thick and filled with meat, fish, and assorted spices. Garri is made from cassava.

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Is Garri Good For Blood Pressure

There are no recent studies of the impact of garri in hypertension. However we can deduce the effect from what we already know.

Garri has a marginal dose of protein and other vitamins. Because of the high carbohydrates content, it boosts energy.

Here is the detailed breakdown of calories and other the nutritional elements that are contained in one cup of garri: Kilocalories – 330; Carbs – 80 g; Fibers – 48 g; Protein – 1.1 g; Fat – 1 g; Calcium – 40 mg; Iron – 1.5 mg; Cholesterol – 0 mg; Na – 0 mg; Ka – 0 mg.

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There is no nutritional value of garri which is dangerous in hypertension. Cholesterol and sodium are known to cause high blood pressure yet are missing in garri. So hypertension patients can go ahead and enjoy their garri in any form.