Dried kumquat: calories, beneficial properties and contraindications

The modern market offers a wide choice of tasty and healthy delicacies. Dried kumquat is in great demand. If the technology of its preparation was carried out correctly, the product retains all the useful properties. Fruits appeared on the shelves of domestic stores relatively recently, but due to the excellent taste and benefits began to rapidly gain popularity.

Kamkvat, growing in China, belongs to the family of citrus fruits. These are small fruits, resembling walnuts in size and outwardly very similar to oranges. Ripe fruits have an orange or rich yellow color and a slightly elongated shape. The fruit is known by the following names:

• fabulous mandarin;
• japanese orange;
• kinkan;
• fortunella

The term “kumquat” is most often used on the territory of the CIS countries. The fruit is known due to a number of unique beneficial qualities and rich composition that distinguishes it from other citrus fruits. The product is eaten both in a natural, and in a dried and dried look. In many states, kumquat is used not only to prepare a tasty and healthy dessert. Due to its healing properties, it has found its application in medicine and cosmetology. In dried and dried form, the fruit is more like dried apricots. Tastes of fresh fruit are considered specific due to the presence of bitterness.

In the market, dried kumquat is presented in the following colors:

• yellow;
• Orange;
• red;
• green.

The first two options for the product are natural. To obtain the remaining colors using food dye. Most often, the dried product is made from whole ripe fruits without removing the stones. In the process of cooking under the influence of temperature, fruits lose moisture, preserving vitamins and trace elements. Fruits are boiled in sugar syrup, which drowns out the taste of the bitterness of natural kumquat. It turns out the product with elastic pulp and special taste. Delicacy is characterized by pronounced brilliance due to sugar syrup. On sale you can find dried kumquat in powdered sugar.

When choosing a treat, you should visually evaluate its color. Excessive saturation and brightness indicates who added dye to the fruit for greater attractiveness. And also you should pay special attention to the presence of whitish spots or any other traces on the surface of the fruit, which indicates additional processing of the product with chemical compounds. Typically, this procedure is carried out with the appearance of mold. If you do not want to risk your health, it is better to abandon such a delicacy.

You can determine the quality of the product by smell. If the dessert is made in a natural way, it will have a pleasant citrus aroma, perhaps with hints of mint. The presence of third-party odors prepares for the presence of chemical impurities and other components of inorganic origin. All this reduces the benefits of the product.

In the process of making dried treats, citrus loses moisture and becomes crumpled, while, if done correctly, all the healing properties, trace elements and vitamins are preserved. Japanese orange contains the following ingredients:

• vitamins of various groups: E, B, A and C;
• potassium;
• zinc;
• sodium;
• magnesium;
• iron;
• essential oil;
• calcium;
• fatty acid;
• monosaccharides.

Calories per 100 grams of the product - 71 kcal. Due to this characteristic, the fruit is considered dietary, even taking into account the fact that after processing the amount of carbon in it grows 3 times. Indicators BZHU are as follows:

• carbohydrates - 9 g;
• fat - 0.9 g;
• squirrels - 2 g.

Due to the rich composition at the chemical level, regular use of citrus fruit has on the body the following actions:

• strengthening the immune system;
• the fight against fungal infections and diseases, regardless of origin;
• excretion of excess cholesterol from the body;
• antibacterial effect;
• nutrition of the body with vitamins and essential elements;
• improvement of metabolic processes;
• the establishment of digestion, due to which the weight gradually normalizes;
• noticeable improvements in hair, skin and nails;
• energy and strength appear in the body;
• normalization of the nervous system;
• the state of the organs of vision is improving;
• improvement of local intestinal microflora;
• 300 grams of the product will instantly get rid of hangover;
• The aging process in the body will slow down with frequent ingestion of fabulous mandarin.

Even the most useful fruits and vegetables have a number of certain contraindications for use, which you should definitely get acquainted with before using. Otherwise, kumquat will do more harm than good to the body. The first thing that needs to be determined is the presence of an individual intolerance to the product, in other words, an allergy. If there is any doubt about this item, you should seek help from the medical staff. And it is also necessary to use a dried delicacy with extreme caution or completely abandon it for such health problems as:

• diabetes mellitus - in this case, it is necessary to completely abandon the product, if it was prepared using sugar syrup;
• ulcer;
• chronic gastritis;
• kidney disease;
• pregnancy in the third trimester or breastfeeding, which can cause the development of allergies in the child.

It is recommended to use dried kumquat for such diseases as:

• nervous system disorders;
• physical exhaustion (lack of strength);
• weakened immunity (both chronic and weakened after illness);
• bowel problems, including constipation;
• respiratory diseases, sore throat;
• fungal reproduction;
• chronic alcoholism.

Traditional medicine does not recognize the Japanese orange as a medicinal plant, but on the territory of Asian countries it is actively used to combat various diseases and ailments. In China, kumquat is used as a component for the manufacture of medicines. As well as to combat unpleasant symptoms and diseases, prepared fruits are used. They are dried and stored using the freezer or in the refrigerator. Low temperature helps to preserve the freshness of the fruits and their healing properties for a long time. In this form, the fruit can be stored for six months.

On the Internet you can find many recipes for preparing various healthy drinks from kumquat, namely:

• alcohol tinctures;
• teas;
• decoctions;
• tinctures on water;
• solutions for further inhalation.

Citrus fruit has found its use in the beauty industry. Fresh fruit juice improves the complexion, skin condition and prevents the appearance of freckles (pigmentation). Essential oil is also famous for its beneficial properties. It is used to heal the skin of the face. The skin becomes more elastic and smooth, increases tone.

On the properties and benefits of kumquat, see below.