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Tomatoes are considered to be ideal components for creating salted conservation. But there are many options where tomatoes are combined with honey or other sweeteners. The most popular solution in this area is tomato jam. With its proper preparation, it can stand in the basement for several seasons.
Proven benefit
The main weapon of these vegetables is the composition, in abundance offering various organic acids. Most of them are vitamin C, but there are several options for vitamins of group B and E. One hundred grams of fresh vegetable is a quarter of the daily requirement for vitamin C.
Another advantage of tomatoes is lycopene. It is he who is responsible for the characteristic red color of the ripened gift of the garden. In the classification of values, he fell into the category of antioxidants.
Those who love tomato-based jam will not be afraid of various deviations in the cardiovascular system. And if previously it was thought that ready-made jam completely neutralizes all the useful properties, today many recipes have appeared that allow to preserve the true value of the components.
American researchers have concluded that boiled tomatoes may be even more nutritious than their raw counterparts. This is explained by the fact that the high temperature allows you to generate a third more lycopene. Only tighten with cooking still not worth it. It is better to adhere to a time interval of about fifteen minutes.
Who should avoid tomatoes
Most often under the relative harm of these fruits is usually meant a possible allergic reaction. But since it manifests itself from childhood, it is easy enough to avoid it by simply eliminating delicacy from the diet.
Patients who suffer from attacks of gout or kidney disease are at risk. Their condition can deteriorate sharply due to the high content of oxalic acid in the composition.
Not everyone knows that tomatoes have a strong choleretic agent, which automatically imposes a ban on their consumption for people who have problems with the gallbladder and ducts.
Also in society there is a perception that the frequent consumption of tomato dishes can be a provocateur for increasing the dose of nicotine consumed. This is not really a myth, since indeed such a connection can be traced. But this happens only if a person constantly relies on different dishes, where tomatoes appear. Those who occasionally make themselves happy with an unusual dessert should not be afraid at all.
Preservation of useful properties
The main task of each culinary specialist who has taken over the winter harvesting remains the preservation of the original value of the product. Against the background of other vegetables and fruits, tomatoes are famous for their resistance to high temperatures, without giving away nutrients. Hence the fair conclusion that the jam based on them is almost twice as valuable as fresh garden gifts.
The average calorie content per hundred grams is slightly less than 25 kcal. The rest of the layout looks like this:
| Name | Weight per 100 g |
|---|---|
| Proteins | ~ 1 g |
| Fats | ~ 0,2 g |
| Carbohydrates | ~ 4 g |
| Alimentary fiber | ~ 1,5 g |
| Water | ~ 92 g |
It follows that the regular winter harvesting is safe even for losing weight. If you don’t lean with sugar, you can get the best dessert for a cold evening in addition to unsweetened tea.
Only those who have appropriate contraindications or who suffer from arthritis, gastritis, gastric ulcers, are in the acute stage of pancreatitis will have to abandon this idea. Do not get carried away with goodies, if you often have to deal with heartburn, which can provoke a sharp surge of oxalic acid.
It increases the usual indicator of water-salt metabolism, and can also provoke irritation of the mucous membranes of the digestive tract.
The original recipe
To get used to the new taste, it is recommended to start with the classic recipes. For the simplest of these, you will need:
- 1 kg of tomatoes;
- 3 st. Sahara;
- 1 medium orange;
- half a lemon;
- half a stick of real vanilla;
- small ginger root.
First, peel off the tomatoes, scalded with boiling water, and then cut into medium cubes. Citrus peel is not only peeled, but also from seeds, white veins, and then cut. Vanilla with ginger root is finally crushed. The mass is filled with sugar and sent to infuse for an hour.
After the time has elapsed, the container with the semi-finished product is sent to the stove before boiling, after which it is rearranged to a slow fire to boil for five minutes. The hot mixture is cooled for an hour, and then the previous procedure is repeated, leaving about forty minutes to be boiled down. The result is bottled in sterilized jars.
Green Tomatoes
Jam from green tomatoes is no less tasty. It will need to select the smallest specimens (about 1 kg), 1,2 kg of sugar, 300 ml of water.
First, the fruits are washed and stored in a basin, and then the syrup is cooked. After it is slightly cooled, tomatoes are poured over the solution for a day. Then the syrup is drained and brought to a boil. The procedure is repeated, keeping the interval with insisting per day.
On the third day, the syrup is drained, boiled, poured again and boiled with it to the desired consistency, sending at the end of the banks.
To make the recipe exclusive, you can add spices and fruits to taste.