Poppies and Remembrance

Remembrance Day is also known as Poppy Day, Armistice Day or Veterans Day . It is a Commonwealth holiday to commemorate the sacrifices of members of the armed forces and of civilians in times of war.

• Adding flavour - Poppy seeds are good at adding flavour to a number of food items like breads, rolls, cookies and cakes.
• Cooking - Poppy seeds are also used in cooking different dishes like vegetables, noodles and fishes to add flavour and aroma to these items.
• Mineral source - Poppy seeds act as source for a variety of minerals like iodine, manganese, magnesium, zinc and copper.
• Other important ingredients – Poppy seeds also offer a number of ingredients, which include thiamine, riboflavin, lecithin, oxalic acid, pentosans and amorphous alkaloid.
• Enzymes - Poppy seeds also help in enhancing the enzymes like diastase, emulsin, lipase and nuclease in the human body.
• Fatty acids - These seeds are also good sources of fatty acids, especially the omega-3 fatty acids, which are required by human body to ensure good health. Thus, you may consume these seeds in various forms and foods to supply these acids to body.
• Carbohydrates - Poppy seeds may also be considered as good sources of carbohydrates and thus, these are helpful in enhancing the level of energy supplied to human body for routine functions.
• Digestion - Poppy seeds are also considered as useful remedies for facilitating effective process of digestion in human body.
• Heart diseases - The presence of linoleic acid in poppy seeds protect human body from heart attacks and other heart disorders.
• Breast cancer - The oil made from poppy seeds is helpful in treating breast cancer, as it contains oleic acid.