Sweet cherry juice: properties and secrets of cooking

Berry blanks for the winter are usually associated with jams, compotes, jam and so on. But in fact, the list is not exhausted by these options.An undoubted confirmation of this is the delicious and healthy cherry juice.

It should be borne in mind that for the preparation of such a drink you will need to use distilled water (ordinary tap water will not work). It is also necessary to carefully select the berries themselves so that they are ripe, but not excessively. The finished product must be stored at a temperature of maximum 20 degrees. Before use, the drink is diluted in the same proportion with cold water. It is recommended to drink it chilled or as a part of fruit cocktails.

Sweet cherry juice, obtained according to various recipes:

• it has a mild flavor;
• helps maintain body tone in the norm;
• vitaminizes;
• gives freshness and vigor.

Many people create difficulties in making cherry juice at home from scratch. In reality, preparing such a drink is no more difficult than using other berries in the same way. There is no need to peel the fruit. But what is really important is to choose the most succulent plant varieties. You can even grind the berries with your hands if there are no suitable accessories.

Almost everybody can make a delicious drink in a juice cooker for the winter. But a natural question arises - what is it worth doing for? The positive result from the use of other berries is well known to people, but this cannot be said about sweet cherries. In fact, this berry has a balanced composition and a number of important components for health. Thus, in terms of the concentration of ascorbic acid, the sweet cherry is on the same level as kiwi. In addition to this vitamin, the benefit of the cherry juice is due to the presence of:

• riboflavin;
• vitamin A;
• thiamine;
• vitamin pp;
• tocopherol.

It should be noted that this drink can support a person not only with vitamins. The presence of unsaturated fatty acids is very important. Both starch and fibrous substances (among them, such a well-known compound as fiber) are important for the body. Organic acids, monosaccharides and polysaccharides are extremely necessary. There are also minerals:

• iron (important for blood formation);
• calcium and sodium;
• magnesium and phosphorus.

The balance of health-promoting components does not mean an excessive energy value of the product. Having eaten 100 g cherries, you can get only about 50 kcal. Juice is more concentrated in this respect, but still inferior to drinks from more high-calorie plants. The sweetness of the product is caused by the presence of easily digestible carbohydrates - fructose and glucose. For every 100 g of solid raw materials they account for 10.5 g.

Excessive passion for cherry juice, in which the concentration of such components grows, can be harmful. If you approach the product rationally, you can completely avoid the negative manifestations of the use of sweet cherries in any form. It helps speed up the excretion of various poisons and simplifies the work of the kidneys.

After 45 years, one of the first places is the undoubted benefit of the drink to eliminate problems with heart and blood pressure. Under the action of substances contained in the sweet berry, the concentration of cholesterol in the blood decreases. Benefits for cardiac activity are supported by positive effects on the nervous system.

Under the influence of sweet cherry the susceptibility to stresses is reduced, the probability of unjustified mood swings decreases. In general, the psycho-emotional state is stabilized. The substances contained in the cherry can make the muscle fiber more elastic and the bones stronger. Their value is great for accelerated muscle mass gain (when training or recovering from certain diseases). Activating the movement of blood in the skin on the head contributes to the fight against baldness, and even allows you to reverse it.

Antioxidant saturation allows you to keep youthful and elastic skin on the face for a longer time (and not only, of course). Activation of metabolism and increase in the absorption of nutrients from food are extremely relevant in the rehabilitation after serious illnesses and injuries, poisoning, with a general depletion of the body. Iron-rich berry helps increase hemoglobin levels. This effect reduces the likelihood of dizziness, improves mood.

It is important to remember that sweet cherries and drinks made from it are diuretic. When losing weight and combating edema, juice is useful, but can sometimes create a nuisance to the domestic plan, when you often have to go to the toilet.

You can minimize the risk if:

• use only juice from fresh fruits, carefully checked for the absence of pests;
• to exclude its combination in one meal with sweet dishes;
• Do not drink this juice when overweight and diabetes are present at the same time;
• stop drinking in case of allergies and personal intolerance, and chronic indigestion disorders;
• to coordinate drinking in case of any serious disorder with the attending physician, observing his recommendations on dosage at one time and daily intake.

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