Who doesn't love grandma's jam? It is always the tastiest, cooked with love, does not contain preservatives and other harmful additives, besides, it exudes a pleasant aroma. But the question is, can jam be harmful, and also what benefits does it bring to our body? Is it possible to eat jam on an ongoing basis without harm to health?
Anyway, jam is first of all sweetness. This is why many confectionery lovers are so concerned about the abuse of this delicacy. Whether the jam contains vitamins, is it harmful to the teeth - we have to find the answers to these and other questions.
Is jam a high-calorie product?
Yes, jam, undoubtedly, can be attributed to the category of high-calorie foods. However, the amount of calories will be in direct proportion to the amount of sugar used in cooking. Sugar itself is quite high in calories and contains 370 kilocalories per 100 g. And given that the berries or fruits from which the jam was made are not so high in calories (only 40-50 kcal per 100 g), the total calorie content of the jam can be about 200 kilocalories per 100 g.
Thus, the amount of sugar used in cooking can affect the calorie content of the jam. The less it is, the less high-calorie jam and less harmful to our body.
Are vitamins preserved in the jam?
Berries and fruits, from which jam is usually made, are rich in beta-carotene, vitamin C, B vitamins (B1, B2), PP and E.
When exposed to high temperatures during cooking, vitamin C, as well as beta-carotene, are partially destroyed. The main amount of vitamins of group B, vitamin E and PP is preserved, and they, of course, benefit our body.
Harm or benefit?
And yet, there is no definite answer to this question. Jam can be both harmful and beneficial to the body. For example, the B vitamins contained in jam will have an extremely beneficial effect on a healthy body. Whereas with the existing violations in the form of diabetes mellitus, even not too sweet jam can intensify the symptoms of the disease and cause irreparable harm.
Eating jam too often can also trigger various diseases in the mouth, such as tooth decay. However, if you make it a rule to rinse your mouth or brush your teeth after this meal, you may not have problems with your teeth due to the use of jam.
It is also worth noting that, like any sweet food, jam can have a mood-lifting effect due to the release of serotonin into the bloodstream during the digestion process. Serotonin, in turn, activates different parts of the brain, creating feelings of joy.
With caution, you should use jam for stomach problems. For example, with low acidity, jam can only be beneficial, if the acidity is increased or, even worse, peptic ulcer disease has begun to develop, jam can be harmful.
Of course, everyone knows the benefits of jam in the winter as a prophylaxis for various colds. This is facilitated by the previously mentioned antioxidants, which are originally found in berries and fruits, such as vitamin A, C and of course E.
Summing up, we can conclude that, as in everything, a measure is needed in the use of jam, then such a favorite delicacy will be of exceptional benefit to your body.
