Lingonberry jam

Lingonberry jam is a preserved lingonberry product that is boiled in sugar syrup according to a specific formulation. The bulk of the jam is made up of fresh berries, so the benefits of the finished treat are obvious to human health.

Homemade lingonberry jam is considered one of the most useful treats, adored by both adults and children. It is best to make lingonberry jam from ripe fruits, which are distinguished by the absence of white barrels. Before heat treatment, the berries are properly moved, while the unpaved crushed, blackened and rotten are removed.

Aromatic and very useful lingonberry jam is prepared not only using these berries alone. Often, such a product includes fruits - apples or pears. In addition, citrus lovers add orange to lingonberry jam. The unusual taste of the treat can be achieved by adding natural honey to the lingonberry jam, as well as peeled walnuts.

In cooking, lingonberry jam has a place not only as an excellent dessert - the widespread use of this product as a bright and rich side dish for fried meat: veal, beef, lamb, poultry and game. Due to the lack of excessive sweetness, it is remarkably suitable for filling pies and pancakes. The calorie content of lingonberry jam is on average 24

4. 3 kcal per 100 grams.

Benefits of lingonberry jam

The composition of these berries is considered truly unique to the northern latitudes, where lingonberries grow. Mature fruits contain carbohydrates, organic acids, pectin, as well as a number of vitamin groups - C, A, E. Despite the characteristic acidic taste, lingonberries are rich in glucose, fructose and sucrose. Among the minerals in berries, potassium, iron, calcium, phosphorus, manganese and magnesium are present, thanks to which the benefits of lingonberry jam for humans are significant, in particular as a preventive agent against heart disease.

It is worth noting that in order to preserve vitamins and minerals in the composition of lingonberry jam, the method of preparation is extremely important along with the time of thermal treatment of fruits. Representatives of traditional medicine argue that regular use of lingonberry jam is unusually useful for the fair sex in the postpartum period, as well as for men as a prevention of prostatitis.

Undoubtedly, the content of vitamins in lingonberry jam is much less than in grated berry with sugar or urinated lingonberry. Nevertheless, the unique taste and numerous beneficial properties of lingonberry jam encourage culinary experts to prepare more than one jar of healing lingonberry jam for the winter.