Frozen berries

Summer is not only the most welcome warm time of the year. It is in the summer that a unique opportunity appears to replenish the reserves of vitamins and useful compounds spent over the winter, which our body needs for normal life using natural sources. Various types of berries are available in our latitudes from spring to late autumn. Berries, along with nuts and mushrooms, have long been included in the daily diet of Slavs. Over time, people have learned to harvest berries for future use using various methods.

In the modern food industry, the most effective method of harvesting berries is considered the method of shock or instant freezing. This technique is considered the best because it allows you to preserve in the chemical composition of frozen berries the largest number of useful compounds that are contained in fresh berries. True, in order to expose berries to fast freezing, you will need specialized equipment, namely a refrigeration chamber. As a rule, at home, berries are frozen using the freezer of a conventional refrigerator.

Benefits of frozen berries

However, it is precisely with instant freezing, which is used in the industrial procurement of frozen berries, that not only useful and consumer qualities are preserved. After defrosting, the berries retain the taste characteristics inherent in fresh natural material. In addition, the distinctive beneficial properties of frozen berries are preserved. The benefits of frozen berries lie in the chemical composition of the product, which, as a rule, is enriched with useful compounds of natural origin. In order to understand the uniqueness of the benefits of frozen berries, you need to look at the chemical composition of the product.

With instant freezing, most of the useful compounds are preserved in frozen berries. This means that frozen berries can become not just delicious, but also healthy food. In addition, the calorie content of frozen berries is at a fairly low level. Usually, the calorie level of frozen berries does not differ much from the indicators of fresh berries. in cooking, frozen berries are also used as a fresh product.

Frozen berries are used to make fillings for home baking, make desserts, cook compotes, make souffles and other confectionery, as well as sweets. In winter, frozen berries can become not only tasty, but also a useful treat that will appeal to all family members. For freezing, it is better to use ripe berries, without visible damage.

Before freezing, the berries are carefully sorted and washed. However, it is not advisable to wash some berries (strawberries, raspberries). If you are going to store frozen berries in the general freezer of a household refrigerator, then it is better not to place the product next to the fish, since the berries will absorb the smell. Most types of berries can be frozen, the exception is grapes, as well as red or white currants. The shelf life of frozen berries is usually 12 months.