Black chokeberry jam is still considered a rarity, as it does not grow everywhere. Thanks for her appearance in the expanses of some CIS countries need travelers from North America, who at the dawn of 19 century brought her seedlings.
Slavic botanists had to work hard to adapt the plant to our latitudes. The breeder Michurin advanced most of all in this question. Thanks to him, many families can enjoy the winter evenings with original and incredibly useful delicacy.
What’s the secret?
The calling card of an unusual mountain ash is the high content of not only vitamins, but also organic acids. Aronia, as a plant in aronia is called botanical terminology, contains almost the maximum content of vitamin P in comparison with other representatives of the flora. Even in comparison with the black currant recognized by the queen in this part, she will demonstrate twice as much of this vitamin. It is recommended to lean on it for people who suffer from radiation sickness.
A hidden card of berries is called vitamin C, which in its quantity caught up with the main competitor of the ascorbic lemon. This means that properly prepared jam can turn into almost a bottomless storehouse of strength for stable immunity.
The aronia of cold cooking will be a real salvation for those who seek to lower cholesterol by getting rid of health-threatening cholesterol plaques in their vessels. If you add to this a high content of iodine in each berry, then you can take care of the weakening thyroid gland along the way.
A few spoons of wonderful delicacies help to naturally reduce blood pressure. Some practitioners of traditional medicine recommend to lean on him after various surgical interventions.
Dessert can freely encourage themselves to knowledge workers, who on duty must constantly be in a phase of heightened concentration.
Contraindications to use
Despite the fact that the original jam copes well with thickening of the blood, it is better not to use it for such purposes too often for people who already have deviations in a given part.
The list of especially important contraindications included people diagnosed with hypotension. Otherwise, blood pressure may drop to the limit. There are other possible contraindications, among which are:
- gastritis;
- increased acidity of the stomach;
- gastric ulcers;
- an intestinal disorder;
- thrombophlebitis;
- diabetes.
It is also worth remembering that the berries have a diuretic effect, although not too pronounced. But those who have problems in terms of the functioning of the kidneys, it is better to eat jam very dosed.
Calorie indicators
One hundred grams of luxury treat will add 387 kcal to your daily diet. At the same time, the energy value will please with excellent indicators:
- 0,4 g protein;
- 74,8 g carbohydrates;
- 0 g of fat.
In favor of the aronia representative of the flora, pectin speaks, which is abundant here. It works as a natural sponge, which absorbs everything bad in the intestines, getting rid of toxins in a natural way.
Such a sweet is useful to those who suffer from atherosclerosis. It is prescribed to those who are going to adhere to a special diet. And due to potassium stabilization of the heart muscle is achieved. He also fights the formation of edema.
The benefits of this plant have been proven during the world experiments, so there is no doubt that it will help with colds.
Classic recipe
There are many variations in the preparation of an unusual dessert, but the traditional recipe does not give its popularity for many years. It will require:
- a kilo of berries;
- half a kilo of sugar;
- 700 ml water.
First, the fruits are washed under running water and rid of the stalk. Prepared berries are transferred to the basin, filling it with water to the brim, leaving it “wet off” for exactly 24 hours.
In advance, you need to prepare a syrup, which provides a combination of sugar and a specified amount of water. Boil it until it becomes completely transparent. At the end of the daily period, the berries are removed and reclined in a colander.
They are thoroughly washed again, transferred to an enamel bowl, filled with boiling syrup, and wait for complete cooling. As soon as this has happened, the pan is moved to low heat for ten minutes, and cooled again. The procedure is repeated at least three times. This allows you to keep the berries completely intact.
The resulting mass is laid out on pre-sterilized banks.
If the presented option seems too boring, then at your own discretion you can add a few apples, black or red currants and even cherry leaves. A refined interpretation would be the addition of black plum, lemon zest, and nuts.
In order to fully justify the result, you only need to collect the clusters that were ugly in the first months of autumn. If you want to get a more viscous consistency, you can use a meat grinder or a blender for grinding. Mix will become ideal addition for pastries: rolls, cakes, the covered pies.