Many housewives prefer to store berries and fruits frozen so that as many vitamins as possible are preserved in the fruits, but nothing can replace jam, which is so pleasant to drink in a frosty winter with a cup of fragrant tea. Naturally, the usefulness of jam is much inferior to frozen fruits, and the calorie content of this product is several times higher.
How many calories are in jam
As you know, jams are berries, fruits, nuts, or even vegetables and flowers boiled in sugar syrup. During the cooking process, the fruits lose most of the nutrients, but some of them still remain. This dessert is a healthy alternative to all kinds of candies, chocolate and pastries, but it is inferior to fresh, frozen and dried fruits and berries.
The calorie content of jam largely depends on the raw material, namely its acidity and juiciness, because it depends on these components how much sugar will be put in the dessert during cooking. The most high-calorie types of jam are cherry, currant and plum, their calorie content reaches almost 300 kilocalories per 100 grams. To be precise, cherry jam contains 298 kcal per 100 grams, plum jam - 288 kcal per 100 grams, and currant jam - 284 kcal. These fruits are quite juicy and contain a lot of acid, so a lot of sugar is consumed when cooking jam.
The following types of jam have a slightly lower calorie content:
- apricot jam - 264 kcal per 100 grams;
- apple jam - 266 kcal per 100 grams;
- strawberry jam - 274 kcal per 100 grams;
- chokeberry jam - 246 kcal;
- peach - 263 kcal per 100 grams;
- pear and strawberry - 271 kcal per 100 grams;
- raspberry jam - 273 kcal per 100 grams of product.
From the above, we can conclude that the calorie content of jam, on average, is half that of chocolates, and there is much more benefit in the product. However, if you follow your figure, then do not get carried away with this dessert, since its basis is refined carbohydrates, and it is they who are responsible for the extra pounds.
If you cannot deny yourself this delicacy, then cook five-minute jams, the preparation of which requires half as much sugar, so they have a much lower calorie content, and the amount of biologically valuable nutrients in them is greater. Remember, two or three tablespoons of this kind of jam a day will not spoil your figure, but the body will receive a sip of the nutrients it needs so much.
