Jam is a canned product made from berries, fruits and some vegetables with sugar. This delicacy is pleasant to eat with tea and pastries in cold weather. And jam has a number of useful properties, because the berries and fruits that make up it contain many nutrients and vitamins.
What kind of jam is healthy
Contrary to popular belief that any jam strengthens the immune system and saturates the body with vitamins, not every such delicacy is beneficial. So, jam, brought to a boil during cooking, loses most of its vitamins. A dish, boiled several times, does not contain them at all. The thing is that as a result of heat treatment, almost all useful substances contained in berries and fruits die. That is why such jam will only bring gastronomic pleasure, but will not bring any benefit.
Jam, which was cooked without heating, is another matter. It retains 98% of vitamins, minerals and biologically active substances that are part of the ingredients used. To prepare it, it is enough to skip berries or fruits through a meat grinder, and then mix them with granulated sugar. Store such a product only in the refrigerator or in a cold and dark basement.
Of course, you cannot prepare such a jam for several years in advance, but during the year you can safely use it with health benefits.
The benefits of different types of jam
In the first place in terms of the content of nutrients is raspberry jam. This food is rich in acetylsalicylic acid, calcium, potassium, iron and fiber. It also contains ellagic acid, which neutralizes the action of carcinogens in the body and helps prevent the growth of malignant cells. Raspberry jam effectively brings down the temperature, so it is indispensable for the flu and colds, helps to relieve back pain, improve digestion and relieve constipation.
Useful for colds and viburnum jam. This berry also contains acetylsalicylic acid and vitamin C. And this delicacy perfectly cleanses the body and helps to improve the condition of the skin.
Blackcurrant jam saturates the body with ascorbic acid and a large number of trace elements, such as iron and calcium. It is indispensable for anemia, hypertension and poisoning of the body with harmful compounds, because there are many natural absorbents in black currant.
Due to the large amount of sugar, jam should not be consumed in large quantities. And it is even more undesirable to eat it with flour products and butter.
Tasty cherry jam is also rich in vitamins, among which there is a lot of vitamin B and folic acid, the latter is especially necessary for pregnant women. It also contains trace elements such as iron, cobalt and copper. Such a delicacy maintains the circulatory system in order, strengthens the immune system and lowers cholesterol levels.
Blueberry jam is worth eating to strengthen vision and blood vessels. Moreover, such a product improves memory and has a rejuvenating effect on the body. In addition, blueberry jam is indispensable for diseases of the genitourinary system.
