Sea buckthorn jam

The bright and healthy sea buckthorn berry is popular not only due to its numerous useful properties, but also due to its interesting taste. As a rule, sea buckthorn is not consumed fresh, but fruits are used to prepare all kinds of blanks. For example, many people like sea buckthorn juice, which can become the basis for healthy and tasty drinks. Sea buckthorn oil, valuable in all respects, is used not only in cooking, but also in medicine.

It is impossible not to say about the taste features, as well as the healing properties of sea buckthorn jam, which is also beloved by many. Natural sea buckthorn jam can be prepared in different ways, but in any case, it always turns out to be unusually rich in taste and aroma and a treat of value for the human body.

Ready-made sea buckthorn jam can become not only an excellent independent sweet product that can be served for tea or coffee, but also become a wonderful additive when preparing homemade pastries, dessert dishes, ice cream, jelly, souffle, as well as a variety of soft drinks.

Sea buckthorn jam is prepared by several methods, among which non-pasteurized sea buckthorn jam, pasteurized product and a treat based on the classical method are distinguished. The methods used in the process of preparing sea buckthorn jam provide for special methods of heat treatment of fresh berries, as well as certain norms for laying the raw materials used.

For example, the classic version of sea buckthorn jam requires the use of one and a half kilograms of sugar sand per kilogram of berries. That is why the finished product is distinguished by increased sweetness, as well as considerable nutritional value. However, the calorie content of sea buckthorn jam averages 16

4. 6 kcal per 100 grams of sweet product.

Benefits of sea buckthorn jam

The benefits of sea buckthorn jam for human health lie primarily in the unique composition of the fresh berries of this plant. Thus, sea buckthorn fruits at the time of full maturation accumulate almost all the main fat and water-soluble vitamins, among which the content of vitamin C, E, K, as well as vitamins of group B. In addition, sea buckthorn contains such valuable substances as carotene, nitrous bases, unsaturated fatty acids, phenolic acids, fospolipids, pectin substances and serotonin.

The benefits of sea buckthorn jam are also obvious due to the content of flavonoids - substances that have a beneficial effect on the permeability and elasticity of the walls of blood vessels, thereby causing the preventive and therapeutic effect of this product. In addition, the beneficial properties of sea buckthorn jam also apply to the organs of the digestive system. It helps with diseases of the oral cavity.

It is worth noting that there are also contraindications to the use of this tasty and healthy product. In particular, it is categorically not recommended to eat sea buckthorn jam for diabetes mellitus, gastritis and cholelithiasis.