Raspberry extract

A great many have been invented in all kinds of ways to use raspberries. Undoubtedly, one of the most common is the consumption of fresh berries. In addition, it is customary to cook juice, compote, jam from raspberries. Raspberries are often dried or frozen.

It is worth mentioning that due to the low calorie content of raspberries, even too frequent fascination with this berry will not cause much harm to the figure. Raspberry leaves and berries are often added to tea, thanks to which the drink acquires an extraordinary aroma and taste. By the way, earlier a drink of raspberry leaves completely replaced morning tea, its regular use contributed to maintaining physical strength, improving mood, vigor and life tone.

This is not to say that traditional medicine also highly values ​ ​ decoctions and infusions from raspberries, which are an effective drug for colds, influenza and sore throats. These healing natural fluids are an excellent antipyretic that allows you not only to heal, but also rather to recover from past ailments.

Sometimes, when preparing various delicious meals, you so want to achieve the aroma and characteristic taste of this fragrant berry, but, as luck would have it, there is no raspberry at hand. That's when the raspberry extract comes to the rescue.

Raspberry extract is one of the most successful ingredients for making your favourite cakes and other confections. This concentrated product of industrial production has a rich raspberry aroma and the taste of your favorite forest berries.

As a rule, it is customary to obtain raspberry extract using a special method, which consists in hot water-alcohol extraction of fresh raspberry berries. It is this method that allows you to maintain the fullness of the taste of this aromatic berry in one miniature bottle. Thus, the composition of the raspberry extract includes an aqueous-alcoholic extract, the amount of which is about 15%, along with raspberry juice.

It is noteworthy that you need to use the raspberry extract in completely meager quantities - only a couple of drops added to the dough or cream is quite enough for the finished product to have the necessary aroma. In addition, the alcohol base is completely evaporated during the heat treatment process, leaving behind an extremely pleasant taste.