Ginger candied fruits — uvarenny pieces of a root of ginger in sweet syrup which in the raw does not remind delicacy at all. It is no secret that this rather useful and known plant and what its advantage consists in and how to prepare the most tasty candied fruits in house conditions — we learn now.
Caloric content and chemical composition
As the mentioned candied fruits are nothing but ginger in sugar, and it is not necessary to hope for the low-caloric content of a product. In 100 g of this yum-yum about 220 kcal which at the excessive use can quite spoil a figure contain.
Ratio I WATCH in this case looks so:
- proteins — 3 g (on 100 g);
- fats — 0.4 g;
- carbohydrates — 54.5 g.
In addition, a number of useful vitamins and minerals also is a part of a ready dish, in particular:
- nicotinic, caprylic, olein and linoleic acids;
- vitamins A, E, C and groups B;
- macro - and minerals (calcium, potassium, sodium, magnesium, phosphorus, silicon, germany, iron, chrome and asparagin — the making element of such proteins necessary for our body);
- amino acids;
- vegetable rough fibers (cellulose);
- essential oils and pitches.
Whether you know? The name of a plant appeared from behind appearance of a root: it has a set of the branches reminding horns therefore it is no wonder that in translation from Sanskrit ginger means horned.
Each of these components plays the role in functioning of an organism, and even despite insignificant losses in the course of preparation of candied fruits, ginger is still a rich source of the listed useful substances.
Advantage
The root of ginger is widely known for the dietary properties and is often used for weight loss. However, in addition, it makes also the all-strengthening impact on an organism, for as is appreciated by many people. In other words, all useful properties of ginger candied fruits can be united in two groups.
Learn, than it is useful and from what ginger helps and also learn, than the ginger root is useful to men and women.
For health of an organism
Even in mix with sugar ginger does not lose the natural opportunities and is capable to fill up stocks of our organism with nutrients.
Distinguish from the main properties of such candied fruits:
- normalization of digestive processes (in particular, elimination of nausea and indigestion and also simplification of a state at locks);
- disposal of parasites;
- elimination of cough and other symptoms of cold;
- decrease in body temperature at illnesses of airways;
- fight against a stress;
- anti-inflammatory influence on the different systems of an organism;
- pain relief in muscle tissues and joints;
- prevention of oncological new growths;
- lowering of blood pressure;
- strengthening of immunity;
- stimulation of mental capacities and memory.
Cases when ginger candied fruits helped at puffiness are also known, and still it is the excellent power source capable to improve an emotional condition of the person.
For weight loss
The clean ginger root is famous for the dietary properties for a long time and helps to split fat deposits, at the same time improving metabolism.
However the possibility of use of candied fruits in this question is very doubtful, and on it there are several reasons:
- caloric content of the root rolled in sugar increases several times;
- at preparation the plant loses a part of the advantage.
Important! Even together with sugar the root of ginger has very specific taste and it will be pleasant not to everyone therefore it is necessary to accustom itself to similar having a snack gradually, beginning with only several segments in breaks between meals.
However, and here not everything is so bad. If you cannot refuse completely sweet even in the period of a diet, then ginger candied fruits — ideal option for decrease in thirst for it. Besides, similar delicacy in many respects keeps the warming properties therefore at moderate consumption you do not do much harm to a figure.
How to make in house conditions
There are many recipes of house preparation of ginger candied fruits, but that the dish turned out really qualitative, it should be taken into account several nuances. We offer you one of popular and available recipes considering all subtleties of creation of delicacy.
You can also prepare candied fruits from a cumquat, orange, Pamela, pineapple.
Ingredients
One of advantages of this recipe is the minimum quantity of the required ingredients to which carry:
- ginger root (it is desirable young, juicy and with not really fibrous texture) — 600 g;
- sugar — 500 g (after boiling of a root its quantity has to correspond to amount of the main ingredient);
- hot water — 250 ml (for syrup) + 1 l for cooking;
- lemon — 1 piece.
If desired it is possible to add to syrup cinnamon or other spices on the taste, but it is absolutely optional as and without them delicacy will be very much and very tasty.
Candied fruits from ginger in house conditions: video
Preparation process
All process of creation of sweet delicacy will not occupy you more than half an hour, of course, if you accurately observe the sequence of the performed operations:
- For a start well we wash out the chosen ginger root, we peel and we cut thin plates about 2-3 mm thick (if to make them thicker, then ready candied fruits will be very sharp).
- The cut ginger is placed in a pan and we fill in with hot water, but only so that it covered it on several centimeters.
- We send our preparation to a plate and on average fire we cook within 40–60 minutes before acquisition of softness (at bigger amount of ingredients and time of cooking increases).
- On reaching a root of readiness we merge water and we shift ginger plates in the separate vessel that they dried up a little. We do not pour out the merged liquid: further it is useful for preparation of useful ginger tea.
- We pour out sugar in a pan and, having added to it 250 ml of water with juice of one lemon, we send to fire.
- As soon as syrup began to boil, we spread in a pan of a segment of the welded ginger root and after stirring we cook it on small fire to transparency (about 20-25 minutes). All the time of preparation future candied fruits constantly we stir slowly with a spoon that they had no contact with air.
- We take out ready slices from a pan and on one we roll in sugar (it has to cover evenly them from all directions).
- We display our candied fruits on the tray laid by paper and we allow them to dry up within several hours.
- After incident of this time it is necessary only to shift ginger candied fruits in bank and, having closed a dense cover, to send for storage.
It is important! That the ready dish was not very bitter, when cooking ginger it is necessary to change several times water, every time boiling a root in pure liquid of 5-10 minutes.
The ready dish very long is stored, keeping at the same time all the useful properties, the main thing is to twist densely a cover and not to allow contact with air.
Contraindications and harm
Unfortunately, despite all possible advantage of ginger candied fruits, not all persons interested will be able to enjoy them. The list of contraindications to consumption of such delicacy not small therefore before undertaking its preparation, it is worth finding out, it is possible for you it or not.
It is necessary to refrain from the use of this tasty usefulness, first of all:
- to the people suffering from diabetes or obesity;
- that for whom ulcer of stomach and duodenum is diagnosed (ginger in itself renders irritant action on mucous these bodies);
- to people with symptoms of a gallstone and urolithic disease as the making components of ginger can provoke the movement of stones;
- suffering from bleedings and high temperature.
It is necessary to observe a certain care at the use of ginger candied fruits also all to those who take medicines from the elevated pressure, arrhythmia and diabetes. Certainly, the last is also a direct contraindication to consumption of any similar delicacies.
Whether you know? With diabetes there live more than 240 million people today that makes nearly 6% of all adult population of the planet. According to some information, most of all such patients live in India.
The increased attentiveness concerning ginger candied fruits is necessary also to the people suffering from various allergic reactions, and children can give no more than 2-3 features of the candied ginger not to provoke development of caries.
It is not necessary to doubt advantage of ginger of a such type and to avoid negative consequences from consumption of sugar, only it is necessary to adhere to certain norms which in each separate case pay off individually.