Ecebile ngamavithamini, amaminerali kanye ne-fiber, amakhiwane aziwa esintwini kusukela ezikhathini zasendulo. Lesi sithako esishintshashintshashintshayo sizongeza ukuthinta kobumnandi ezitsheni ezihlukene. Esinye sezitshalo ezindala kunazo zonke emhlabeni, umkhiwane uvela emibhalweni yokuqala yomlando nezici ezivelele eBhayibhelini. Amakhiwane adabuka eMpumalanga Ephakathi naseMedithera. Lesi sithelo saziswa kakhulu amaGreki kangangokuthi ngesinye isikhathi aze akumisa ukuthengiswa kwamakhiwane kwamanye amazwe. Inani lokudla okunempilo Amakhiwane aphakeme ngoshukela wemvelo, amaminerali kanye ne-fiber encibilikayo. Inothile nge-potassium, i-calcium, i-magnesium, insimbi, ithusi, amavithamini e-antioxidant A, E no-K, anomthelela empilweni enhle.
Ucwaningo Amakhiwane avame ukutuswa ngenjongo yokudla okunomsoco kanye ne-toning amathumbu. Isebenza njenge-laxative yemvelo ngenxa yokuqukethwe kwayo okuphezulu kwe-fiber. Abaningi bethu badla kakhulu i-sodium (usawoti) etholakala ekudleni okucolisisiwe. Ukudla okuphezulu kwe-sodium kungaholela ekuntulekeni kwe-potassium, futhi ukungalingani phakathi kwamaminerali kugcwele umfutho wegazi ophezulu. Ukudla okunothe ngezithelo nemifino, okuhlanganisa namakhiwane, kwandisa inani le-potassium emzimbeni. Amakhiwane awusizo kulabo abafuna ukulawula isisindo sabo. Ukudla okune-fiber eningi kukwenza uzizwe usuthi futhi kukugcina ungalambi isikhathi eside. Ngaphezu kwalokho, amakhiwane aqukethe ama-prebiotics asekela amagciwane "amahle" asevele ekhona emathunjini, athuthukisa inqubo yokugaya. Njengoba siwumthombo omuhle kakhulu we-calcium, lesi sithelo sihilelekile ekuqiniseni izicubu zamathambo. I-Potassium iyakwazi ukumelana nokuphuma kwe-calcium emzimbeni okubangelwa ukudla usawoti.
Ukukhethwa nokugcinwa Isikhathi samakhiwane sisekupheleni kwehlobo - ekuqaleni kwekwindla, kuye ngezinhlobonhlobo. Amakhiwane ayizithelo ezibolayo, ngakho-ke kungcono ukuwadla zingakapheli izinsuku eziyi-1-2 ngemuva kokuthenga. Khetha izithelo ezichichimayo nezithambile ezinombala ocebile. Amakhiwane avuthiwe anephunga elimnandi. Uma uthenge amakhiwane angakavuthwa, washiye ekamelweni lokushisa aze avuthiwe.