What is the difference from juice from compote?

To find out the difference between fruit drink and compote, you should refer to the history of the creation of drinks. Most beverage studies claim that fruit drink was originally called “honey drink”, “wine with honey”.The preparation of such a drink was impossible without the addition of berries, which caused natural fermentation in honey water. Time later, these drinks lost the relevance of the intoxicating product and became well-known non-alcoholic fruit drinks - sweet water with the addition of fresh berry juice.

The word "compote" of French origin, in Russia until the XVIII century, it was called Uzvar (quark). As a result of cooking, the drink was obtained as a decoction with fruits, berries, herbs.

Both drinks perfectly quench thirst and, at first glance, look the same, but the difference between them still exists in the following:

• juice is prepared with the addition of natural freshly squeezed juice of berries, fruits, vegetables, and compote is cooked from whole fruits;
• juice is considered to be cool, and often served to the table chilled;
• the external difference of drinks is that the compote has a muddy consistency due to boiled fruits and berries;
• compote is also prepared by preservation;
• liquid compote, and juice is thick due to ground berries.

If we consider in detail the methods of preparation of "life-giving" juices, we can note the obvious differences between them.

In the first recipe of morse It is necessary to do the following:

• clean the berries, remove spoiled ones;
• peel and peel;
• through a sieve to grind into a puree mass;
• pulp pour boiling water, bring to a boil;
• remove from heat, drain.

Morse is ready - serve cold, garnished with a slice of lemon or mint leaf.

In the second method it is necessary:

• go through the berries, squeeze the juice;
• boil pulp in boiling water with added sugar;
• cool broth and add previously prepared juice.

The following method includes actions where boiled water, previously cooled, is stirred with jam. The finished drink is cooled, you can add pieces of ice.

On how to cook a delicious cranberry juice, you will learn from the following video.

Compotes are boiled from dried fruits, fresh and frozen berries and fruits. The technology of preparation of dried fruit compote is simple:

• dried billet in advance poured boiling water and a little insist;
• drain water;
• fruits are sent to boiling water;
• after a while the boil is removed from the heat and wrapped up warmer;
• half an hour later, the boiled dried fruits are taken out, and the compote is sweetened.

Due to the content of natural juices in Morse, it should rightfully be considered more useful than other drinks. Since cooking compote involves heat treatment, some vitamins, unfortunately, lose their value. However, the choice of home compote is more priority than the purchase of juices from the supermarket.

In such berries as sea buckthorn, lingonberry, cranberry, contains natural antibiotics. Fruit drinks from them, and even with the addition of honey, are a real storehouse of vitamin C and fruit acids, which contribute to a decrease in temperature during colds and strengthen the immune system. Blackberry mors normalizes the digestive tract and improves appetite. For organs of vision it is recommended to use blueberry juice daily. But by including black currant juice in your daily diet, you can lower blood pressure, strengthen blood vessels, and lower blood cholesterol levels. Vegetable juice from beets, carrots enrich the body with essential vitamins, improve metabolism.

The content of a large number of pectins in compotes contributes to the improvement of metabolic processes, the normalization of digestion. These substances eliminate the harmful contents in the body: slags, toxins, pesticides.

Dried fruits remove cholesterol from blood vessels, which prevents the development of atherosclerosis.

However, fruit drinks are introduced into the diet of infants with caution. The high concentration of natural juice in them can cause irritation of the stomach or an allergic reaction. Adults also should not overdo it with the adoption of the drink, as it may be caused by the appearance of skin rash or puffiness.

Contraindications for compotes: With extreme caution, drink from the dried fruit to patients with urolithiasis and pregnant women.

Traditionally, fruit drinks are eaten chilled. Now it is also served warmed up for those who want to warm themselves with a vitamin drink in the winter season. Drink juice recommended in a glass before meals. To be precise, it is used according to the following schedule:

• 2 hours before meals, it is recommended to drink your favorite fruit and berry fruit drink to those who suffer from high acidity, gastritis;
• 30 minutes before the meal - with low acidity.

The compote must be chilled so that it is pleasantly refreshing after the abundant table.