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Candied ginger is the most delicious oriental delicacy, which is an excellent alternative to jam or jam. Candied fruits have firmly entered the modern everyday menu as a tasty and healthy dessert. Also, these oriental sweets are added to ice cream, jellies, cakes, cookies and fruit salads. They consist of 80% natural product boiled and dried in sweet syrup. In candied fruits, sugar is a natural preservative, preserving the texture of the product.
Bright, tasty and fragrant candied ginger is very useful for the body, indispensable in decorating sweet dishes and easy to prepare at home.
Description and main characteristics
Candied ginger – processed in the process of cooking in sugar syrup and dried ginger root. Outwardly, they are pale yellow in color, in the form of slices or small square pieces with a slightly burning taste.
Ginger is a very useful root vegetable that is used in many folk cuisines around the world. India is considered to be the birthplace of ginger. Today, ginger is grown in India, Vietnam, China, Argentina, Brazil, Japan, West Africa and Jamaica.
The energy value per 100 grams of candied ginger is 216 kcal, proteins – 3 grams, fats – 0,4 grams, carbohydrates – 54,5 grams.
Useful Properties
Candied ginger is not only delicious, but also very healthy. They contain many useful properties due to the ginger root. The most important beneficial substances of ginger root are:
- potassium (2043 mg);
- phosphorus (192 mg);
- magnesium (92 mg);
- calcium (115 mg);
- sodium (141 mg);
- iron (3 mg);
- vitamin C (5 mg);
- vitamin PP (2,1 mg);
- vitamin A (166,7 mcg);
- vitamin B1 (0,03 mg);
- vitamin B2 (0,2 mg).
The content of many useful substances directly depends on how candied fruits were prepared. Some modern manufacturing companies add chemical dyes to give treats a beautiful color, which destroy useful properties. Natural delicacies are useful and help restore emotional balance, relieve fatigue and strengthen immunity.
Candied ginger has a burning taste due to the content of gingerol in them, which effectively accelerates the metabolic processes of substances in the body, has anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects.
Ginger root treats are effectively used in the following cases:
- with colds as an anti-inflammatory, diaphoretic, analgesic and expectorant;
- to strengthen the body’s immune system;
- to improve memory and concentration;
- to speed up digestive processes, eliminate intoxication of the body, stimulate appetite and get rid of constipation;
- for weight loss;
- with spasms;
- with purulent diseases of the epidermis;
- to improve blood circulation and cleanse the blood of harmful substances;
- to stabilize the female and male hormonal levels;
- with cardiovascular diseases;
- for the treatment of tumors in the body;
- to slow down the aging process.
In the complex treatment of atherosclerosis, rheumatism and arthrosis, ginger is useful as an adjuvant. Ginger root is an excellent antiparasitic agent. Candied ginger is also very effective in helping with colds and severe coughs. It is enough just to chew a slice of this delicacy and the pain in the throat will decrease significantly.
For the female body, ginger oriental delicacies are useful for cramps during painful periods. The root crop perfectly stimulates the uterus, which effectively helps in the treatment of infertility. It is also recommended to feast on candied fruits for toxicosis.
Candied ginger is useful as a natural aphrodisiac to increase sexual desire.
Harm and contraindications
Despite the many useful properties, candied ginger has some contraindications. They are not recommended for use in diabetes mellitus, gastric and duodenal ulcers due to irritating properties on the mucous membrane. It is not recommended to use treats for cholelithiasis and urolithiasis due to the stimulating effect. This can cause the stones to move, which can lead to surgery. Ginger sweets also aggravate bleeding and high fever.
You need to be careful when eating candied ginger and taking medications for arrhythmia, high blood pressure and to lower blood sugar. This is due to the fact that ginger significantly increases the effect of medications.
Carefully it is necessary to use candied ginger in case of possible allergic reactions. Due to the fact that the treats contain a large amount of sugar, it is recommended to give them no more than 2-3 pieces to young children in order to avoid the development of caries and diathesis. For those who want to keep their figure slim, it is also recommended not to abuse candied fruits.
Preparation of candied ginger
Before you prepare a delicious treat, you need to choose the right ginger root. The rhizome of the plant should be intact, without scratches or dents. After choosing a product, it must be thoroughly washed, peeled and rinsed in running water.
There are several ways to prepare candied fruits at home.
Sliced Recipe
200 grams of peeled ginger is cut into slices and boiled for 30 minutes in a saucepan. Then the water is drained and allowed to cool. Sugar syrup is boiled separately: 3 tablespoons of water are boiled with 6 tablespoons of granulated sugar. The syrup is added to boiled ginger and boiled until the water disappears. After that, the slices are rolled in granulated sugar or powdered sugar and dried.
Cube recipe
300 grams of peeled ginger is cut into cubes, pour 200 ml of water and boil for 10 minutes. Then drain the water, pour 200 ml of water again and put 10 tablespoons of granulated sugar.
The resulting mass is boiled for 40 minutes over low heat, stirring occasionally. Ginger should become transparent in color, and the syrup should have a viscous consistency.
Recipe with honey
200 grams of ginger, peeled and cut into thin slices. The resulting ingredients are poured with cold water and infused for 24 hours, changing the water every 6 hours. Then they are boiled for 30 minutes in honey with 50 ml of water until boiling. The resulting sweets are dried in the oven and rolled in sugar.
In cooking, candied ginger replaces sweets, they are added to jams, compotes, alcoholic drinks and pastries.
Candied ginger is very healthy and tasty. In the cold season, they replace cold medicines, help keep warm, add strength and energy, and increase immunity.