Familiar from childhood taste of raspberry jam: what is the use of your favorite dessert?

Raspberry jam - a treat that many people love. But not everyone knows that in addition to excellent taste, this dessert also has a mass of healing properties that can be useful in the treatment of many ailments. In order to properly combine business with pleasure, you must have an idea about all the characteristics of raspberry jam and know in what form it is better to use. All these questions will be discussed in detail in this article.

The main component in the composition of this product are raspberry berries. They can be prepared in various ways, but they will always contain a storehouse of vitamins and essential minerals. Vitamin composition of raspberry jam has the following form:

• Vitamin A, through which the body performs the synthesis of enzymes, it also has a beneficial effect on the organs of vision;
• Beta-carotene in the product improves the immune system;
• niacin benefits nerve cells and the brain;
• Vitamin E is beneficial for the blood and hormonal levels in the body;
• Folic acid perfectly contributes to the synthesis of not only enzymes, but also amino acids;
• Vitamin B1 normalizes the processes in the digestive system, has a beneficial effect on the nervous and immune systems;
• Vitamin B6 activates the process of building protein;
• Riboflavin improves visual acuity and helps in the production of red blood cells.

Of the minerals, raspberry jam is rich in the following:

• calcium;
• iron;
• potassium;
• sodium;
• phosphorus;
• magnesium.

In addition, you should know about the caloric content of this product. There are 273 kcal in a hundred grams of jam. The protein content is 0.6 grams, fat - 0.2 grams. Most of this product contains carbohydrates - as much as 70.4 grams, which is 24% of the daily requirement. And also per 100 grams there are 2 grams of dietary fiber, 0.3 g of ash and 26 grams of water.

Among the benefits that raspberry jam brings, the main is the provision of antipyretic effect. It occurs as hot raspberry jam actively contributes to diaphoretic processes. In combination, for example, with hot tea raspberry increases sweating, and with it occurs the excretion of harmful substances from the body. This is how raspberries are used for flu and cold.

Due to the concentration of vitamin C in the composition of the product, raspberry contributes not only to treatment, but also to the prevention of colds. Some say that jam can even reduce headache and lower pressure.

It is noted that such a dessert is an excellent analogue of antibiotics and can provide significant assistance even for such serious diseases as angina. In some cases, this berry has a beneficial effect on the digestive system, especially on intestinal peristalsis.

But so that the health benefits do not become harmful, remember a few rules for using raspberry jam.

• Avoid overeating. This dessert is very high in calories, so it can contribute to weight gain.
• Remember that in large quantities raspberry jam can also trigger an upset stomach.
• As with any jam, this product has a high concentration of sugar, so try to brush your teeth after this dessert, otherwise caries may appear in the future.
• And you should also be careful in the use of this delicacy, if you have high blood sugar levels. Diabetics can eat a similar dessert cooked on a sugar substitute or fructose.

Many parents do not know at what age children can be allowed to eat raspberry jam, and whether this product can have a negative impact on the fragile children's organism.

It is not recommended to give this delicacy to food to children under three years of age. It is necessary to enter this product into the child's diet carefully. Remember that tooth enamel in children is much more subtle, and frequent exposure to sugar is undesirable.

Before you give the child raspberry jam for dessert, consider the factor that your child is prone to allergic reactions.. For the first time, do not give your child a treat in large quantities, as for some children, such sweet foods can cause reddening of the skin.

Special recommendations for eating raspberry jam are for pregnant and lactating women. During this period, the female body is rebuilt and is closely associated with a newborn baby or fetus, so the mother’s diet is fully reflected in the condition of the baby.

For women who are expecting a baby, raspberry jam can bring significant benefits in case of symptoms of colds. It will become a safer alternative to various chemicals that can harm the fetus.

To strengthen the immune system and combat the symptoms of a cold, you should take a maximum of 2 teaspoons of raspberry dessert per day. For greater safety of this method, be sure to consult a doctor before using it.

It is useful for a pregnant woman to use a little jam during the day, because it is an excellent remedy for anemia that is common during pregnancy. Fresh raspberry berries, ground with sugar, have an alternative effect.

Nursing mom is not prohibited to eat raspberries in various forms, including jam, after three months from the beginning of feeding. By this time, the body of the newborn will get stronger a little, and the vitamins contained in the berries will bring only benefit.

Some nursing mothers noticed that the benefits of raspberry jam are also manifested in the restoration of hormonal balance. As well as these berries contribute to improving appetite.

But remember that raspberries should be introduced into the diet gradually. Need to start with a small amount of product. After that, carefully monitor the condition of the child during the day after breastfeeding (HB). If there are any symptoms of the disease, cough, runny nose or allergic rash, do not use raspberries while feeding. And the mother needs some time to adhere to a special diet without allergens.

But if the parents are not allergic to raspberries, in most cases the children do not have it either. But it is important to pay attention to exactly what kind of nursing mother should eat this berry. Jam is not the most desirable dish in this case. It is much better to chop fresh berry and mix with a moderate amount of sugar, or use berries without sugar at all.

If you want to put in the diet exactly jam, take into account the date when it was cooked. It should not be too old, as well as freshly cooked.

Raspberry jam is good because you can stock up on this product in advance by preparing several cans of delicacy for the winter. To enjoy the taste of your favorite raspberry jam, familiar to many from childhood, or try to cook this dish according to new interesting recipes, you need to get acquainted with the methods of preparation of this dessert.

This technology eliminates the need for several hours to cook the berries and is a less time-consuming procedure. Per kilogram of fresh berries must be taken from one to one and a half kilograms of granulated sugar. Remember that raspberries should not be washed, so as not to disrupt its consistency.

Depending on how long the future treat is supposed to be stored, different amounts of sugar are added. The longer you intend to store the product, the more sugar should be added to it. Raspberries need to fall asleep with sugar and knead to a homogeneous mass using tolkushki. If you want to get larger pieces of raspberries in the dessert, then do not crease the berry too much. It is as a result of this process that the ratio of the berry mass and syrup in the dessert will be established.

Next, you need to sterilize the cans, which will be stored delicacy. Fill the jars with raspberries, pour about one centimeter thick sugar into the jar as the top layer. This layer subsequently hardens and protects the product from damage.

In addition to raw jam, you can cook the raspberry and sugar in another way. First, soak the raspberries with salt water for a third of an hour. This procedure will help rid the product of worms, which often remain in the berries. The berry should be washed, placed in a basin, pour water and bring to a boil, after 4 minutes you need to remove the composition from the fire and rub it through a special sieve.

300 grams of granulated sugar should be added to the mashed mass. This mixture should be heated to 80 degrees, and after that it can be laid out on sterilized jars. Then the banks together with the contents are sterilized again. Depending on the volume of the container, it is left in water for 15 or 20 minutes after boiling. After that, the banks must be rolled up and wrapped until they are completely cooled.

Very quick and simple recipe - five-minute jam. To prepare this dish, you will need a kilogram of sugar and a kilogram of berries. Berry need to fall asleep sugar. In 3-4 hours juice will stand out from it, which should be boiled after 10 minutes. When the syrup is ready, the berries must be shifted into it. This composition is put on a slow fire for 5 minutes. Then the resulting delicacy is poured into cans and preserved. Banks after rolling up can be put upside down, wrapped in a blanket until they cool.

There is another recipe for making jam from a kilogram of raspberries and a kilogram of sugar. Both ingredients must be poured alternately into the pelvis. Then the pride is left for two hours, after this time the pelvis is placed on a slow fire. You can boil the mixture, marking 40 minutes, then, when the juice of the berries soak the sugar, the composition is put on medium heat and brought to a boil. Dessert can be poured over the cans when all the sugar is dissolved.

There is also a recipe for making raspberry jam using water. You will need a kilogram of raspberries, one and a half kilograms of sugar and 0.8 liters of water. In this embodiment, you need to cook sugar syrup and pour them berries for 4 hours. Then the syrup needs to be drained and boiled in a saucepan for five minutes.

After the syrup is again poured raspberries. The mixture must be cooked on low heat until ready and then poured into cans.

For the treatment of various ailments it is necessary to use raspberry jam with special products. Different combinations have certain effects on the body and contribute to improving well-being.

The most popular options for folk remedies using raspberry jam include several recipes.

• To lower the temperature, raspberry jam is often taken along with tea. To the healing properties of the berries have not disappeared, the tea should not be very hot. For dry cough, a combination of jam and tea with coltsfoot extract will help. And also some butter or milk is added to this composition. In addition to the berries, in the case of a very strong cough, raspberry branches and leaves are also added.
• Warm milk with raspberry jam well helps with sore throat. If the cough is wet, then honey should be added to the combination of milk and raspberry. Such a mixture contributes to the removal of sputum.
• When diseases of the gastrointestinal tract is often brewed leaves and raspberry branches.
• During the flu, it is more effective to remove the heat and lower the temperature, combine tea with raspberry jam and tea from brewed leaves. This tea must be brewed for about an hour.

So that the jam is not spoiled and does not harm the body, it is necessary to observe the terms and rules of its storage.

• It is important that the banks in which the dessert will be stored are well sterilized. The preferred container material is glass. It should be sealed, without cracks and chips.

• Do not expose jars of jam to sudden temperature changes. Because of this, mold can form inside.
• The average storage time of a closed container is between two and three years if it is stored in a cool cellar or storage room.
• If you carry out the process of cooking dessert without cooking, then it is recommended to store this delicacy in the refrigerator. It is advisable to eat the product for 1.5 weeks.
• Open a jar of jam should be kept in the refrigerator. It is preferable to eat the contents within two months. If this was not possible, then the remnants can be used to prepare compote or tinctures. If you leave a jar of jam in the fridge for a longer period, the contents will sugared and lose their taste.
• So that the process of sugaring does not occur even faster, open jam all the time you need to cover the lid.

Using all the recipes and considering all the nuances of using such a berry as raspberry, you can not only please yourself with your favorite delicacy, but also improve your well-being. Raspberry jam replenishes the supply of vitamins in the body and contributes to the prevention of many diseases in you and your loved ones.

To learn how to make delicious raspberry jam at home, see the next video.