Canned green beans

Preservation of green beans implies only marinating this vegetable crop, but also a lot of other ways to preserve the taste of this product. For example, green beans can be frozen for the winter, but all kinds of vegetable salads with its use are much tastier.

For the preparation of canned green beans at home, it is recommended to choose green "shoulder blades" of such varieties of the plant, which are distinguished by the absence of thick connecting fibers. Ideally, it's a bush green bean with fleshy, delicate pods. As a rule, for the preparation of canned green beans, the raw materials are collected slightly unripe, while the seeds are not yet fully developed and soft, due to which they boil well.

In general, canned green beans according to GOST 15979-70) are canned food made from green beans, which are poured with a solution of table salt. As a rule, a quality product is made from whole bean pods and pods, which are cut into parts.

Preserved green beans include three ingredients, namely green or wax green beans in the milk stage of maturity, culinary salt not lower than the first grade, as well as drinking water. In appearance, ready-to-eat pods should be free of pedicels, while it is good to maintain its shape and not be damaged by agricultural pests. In addition, high-quality canned green beans should not have extraneous odors and tastes, and the filling should be transparent.

Any food additives or flavors in the composition of canned green beans are completely excluded. In addition, an important indicator of the naturalness of the product is the absence of pesticides and nitrates in it. The degree of maturity of canned green beans should be such that the product is not fibrous or boiled, without leathery films.

The benefits of high-quality canned green beans are due to the fact that up to 80% of vitamin and mineral composition is preserved in the product during production and storage. In addition, the value of canned green beans is also obvious from the point of view of dietetics - its nutritional energy value is only 16 kcal per hundred grams.

It is impossible not to mention the benefits of canned green beans for the digestive tract, the work of which it stimulates. The presence of iron in the product indicates its value for the circulatory system by promoting the formation of red blood cells.

The useful properties of canned green beans are also obvious for people who suffer from diabetes mellitus - it contains a truly unique substance - arginine, which is similar in effect to insulin. That is why regular consumption of canned green beans helps to reduce sugar levels.