Rosehip jam

We think many have heard more than once about the healing properties and benefits of rosehip jam. Due to its distinctive taste and consumer characteristics, and in addition to its properties, rosehip jam is a healthy food. Rosehip jam may not be the most refined dessert, but the health benefits of the product are obvious.

Rosehip or how the official scientific name of the plant Rósa sounds in Latin belongs to the Pink family. Currently, researchers have available information about 140 main species of the plant, each of which combines a huge variety of rosehips. According to modest estimates, there are about 50 thousand cultivated varieties of rose hips, which grow mainly in subtropical, as well as temperate climatic zones.

For a long time, fruits, leaves, as well as rose hips have been eaten. Furthermore, the plant bark is used as a medicament. To make jam from rosehips, the fruits of the plant or the petals of inflorescences are usually used. Rosehip jam belongs to the category of tasty, and in addition, food products are incredibly useful for the human body. It's all about the unique vitamin-mineral composition of all the components of the plant, which are used for culinary and medical purposes.

The benefits of rosehip jam

First of all, it should be noted that the unique benefits of rosehip jam are used to strengthen the immune system of the human body. Since the fruits and petals of the plant are enriched with vitamin C, rosehip jam also contains a significant amount of a biologically active component. Professionals advise making rosehip jam from large fruits, as they are easier to clean from bones.

However, young or smaller rose hips contain more vitamins as well as minerals. Seeds can significantly worsen the taste of the finished rosehip jam, so carefully peel the fruits from the seeds before making the treat. In addition, it is worth remembering that rosehips can harden if they are immediately lowered into syrup.

In order to preserve more useful compounds in the composition of rosehip jam, the fruits or petals of the plant are blanched in boiling water. Then sugar syrup is prepared and berries are poured. Then the fruits are boiled until they settle on the bottom of the pan. At the final stage rosehip fruits are filtered through two layers of gauze. The resulting mass is brought to a boil again and only then laid out in jars and rolled up with lids.