Now in many supermarkets the most unusual exotic fruit which deliver from all corners of the planet are on sale; of course provided that they normally give in to long transportation without loss of appearance and flavoring characteristics. In this article we will discuss one of such fruit — treat, its taste, appearance, useful properties and contraindications to the use.
Characteristic and description
Tree treat carry to family of the Soapberry family most of which of representatives is widespread in the tropical countries. Treat is not an exception and often meets in Asia. At treat there is a set of other names — a dragon eye, lidzh, lays and the Chinese plum as China is considered the homeland of this fruit.
Whether you know? In Ancient China treat began to use in the II station BC. In the European countries the product for the first time appeared in the XVII St.
The appearance of a fruit is characterized by an ovoid form, it the small size, up to 4 cm in the diameter. The fruit is covered with the dense red peel having tuberous structure. Despite rough appearance, a peel it is possible to separate easily from pulp.
Pulp has jellylike consistence of a cream or white shade. Its taste rather pleasant, sweet with sourish notes. The fruit has slightly audible pleasant aroma. The sphere from pulp contains inside a large dark brown stone which well separates from an edible part.
Chemical composition: caloric content and vitamins
Treat appreciate not only tasty juicy pulp, but also the rich chemical composition which allows to use a fruit as vitamin cocktail and to have beneficial influence on an organism in general.
Caloric content
The fruit is rich with carbohydrates and disaccharides which contain in pulp in quantity on 16 g of that and another.
To low-calorie such fruit as mango, a lemon, grapefruit, orange, plum and pineapple also belong.
The main part treat — water, it makes 81 g on 100 g of a product, on 1.5 g — proteins and food fibers, and fats of only 0.45 g. Caloric content of the Chinese plum is no more than 60 kcal on 100 g.
Micro and macrocells
In treat presence of the following micro and macrocells is revealed:
- selenium;
- manganese;
- copper;
- zinc;
- gland;
- phosphorus;
- potassium;
- sodium;
- magnesium;
- calcium;
- sulfurs;
- iodine;
- fluorine;
- chlorine.
Vitamins
The nature awarded the Chinese plum and a set of vitamins, namely:
- thiamine (B1);
- Riboflavinum (B2);
- niatsiny (B3, SS);
- pantothenic acid (B5);
- pyridoxine (B6);
- biotin (B7, N);
- folic acid (B9, M);
- ascorbic acid (C);
- tocopherol (E);
- fillokhinony (J).
Whether you know? The Chinese plum this product was called by European Juan Gonsalez de Mendozoy — it the first described treat and found in it similarity to plum, habitual for us.
Use in cookery
In the European countries treat it is considered exotic therefore eat it very seldom and practically do not use for preparation of dishes. In the countries where these trees grow, fruit is very popular and is used for production of juice, the refreshing drinks and even wine.
On sale he can be met in a dried and tinned look. Also it will be suitable not only for preparation of various desserts, but also as additive in main courses (it is well combined with fish and meat), snack and sauces.
Taste
The taste of the Chinese plum rather good, sweet with sourish notes, a fruit has slightly audible pleasant aroma. Also note the refreshing properties of fruit therefore recommend to add its pulp to summer cocktails and lemonades.
As eat
Mature fruits are suitable for consumption treat. This surprising fruit is carefully washed and accurately cut a peel not to damage pulp. If you want not to pull out seeds from a mouth, then pulp previously it is necessary to cut and take out them, then to start tasting.
The quantity which can be used in day without fear is equated to 250 g, at the same time one berry weighs about 30 g. It is worth refraining from consumption of fruit to small children whose age did not reach 2 years.
Important! The children's organism well transfers this delicacy, but its quantity has to be less, than for adults — about 100 g a day.
Useful properties
As for useful properties of fruit, its influence on an organism will be beneficial only in case of regular consumption — having eaten couple of pieces a month, will not achieve miracle effect. Distinguish the help in attempts to lose weight and lose extra kilos as they are not kaloriyna from positive influence on an organism, but at the same time well satisfy hunger, approach as having a snack. Note also good diuretic effect of the Chinese plum.
Some nutritionists advise to use it just before meal to satisfy a little hunger and by that to avoid overeating. The above-mentioned diuretic effect not only helps with weight loss, but also is useful to the people having problems with kidneys and having diseases which among symptoms have symptoms of severe hypostases.
As in treat the high content of potassium is revealed, It should be noted also positive influence of fruit on a cardiac muscle. It is also noted that it promotes decrease in level of cholesterol in blood.
The red cabbage, peas, almonds, cinnamon, watermelon, black radish, bee pollen, beans mung and rape oil also promote decrease in cholesterol in blood.
When to the people having cardiovascular diseases appoint a diet, it is possible to add a little to it treat in day that will be prevention of atherosclerosis. It is possible to allocate also the toning impact on an organism and also ability to reduction of hormones of a stress that allows to improve mood and to increase working capacity. Asians claim that treat — aphrodisiac therefore among men this fruit enjoys special popularity.
Treat widespread aphrodisiacs: asparagus, shrimps, parsley, ginger, celery, fennel.
Scientists found in it the content of powerful antioxidant — an oligonol who is known as the fighter against viral infections. Oligonol allows to protect a liver and to warn organism presenilation. Also note ability of fruit to influence skin, supporting her in good condition.
Thanks to the high content of vitamin C, treat recommend to use for prevention of catarrhal diseases and as means for strengthening of immunity. Well it influences also a children's organism, stimulating its intellectual and physical development.
Harm and contraindications
Considering responses of the people consuming treat regularly, It should be noted that they did not note harmful effects of the Chinese plum on an organism. But nevertheless there are some precautionary measures at its use which should be considered in more detail.
First of all it is necessary to remember that consumption of new exotic fruit not always perceives an organism well therefore reaction of digestive system can be very unpredictable. Due to this fact to use treat in large numbers, especially you before it did not try a fir-tree, it is impossible — it is worth being limited to several fruits.
It is not recommended to use at the same time different exotic fruit if you did not eat them earlier. You enter each new fruit gradually and in different days to monitor reaction of an organism. If there are any symptoms of an allergy or other problems, it is worth refusing about consumption of this fruit. Also it is not necessary to use treat with others, fruit, even habitual for you, as it is possible to provoke unpleasant reaction of digestive system.
As for contraindications to consumption of the Chinese plum, distinguish from them:
- presence of an allergy on treat;
- liver failure;
- severe damages of a liver;
- pregnancy and period of breastfeeding;
- children's age up to 2 years;
Harmful effects of fruit on an organism are noted in the form of an allergy and negative reactions from digestive system in case of uncontrolled consumption in large numbers.
We choose
To buy quality mature fruit, it is necessary to consider some nuances of appearance according to which it is rather easy to select good treat. First of all, getting treat, it is recommended to examine its peel attentively. It has to be pink or red color, but not brown — such shade testifies to the beginning of putrefactive processes and low quality. Also pay attention to integrity and structure of a peel. If you noticed cracks, dents, dark stains — refuse purchase of such fruit.
Press on fruit a little: if it elastic, not soft and not too firm, then taste has to be good. Examine the place where the scape was located — it has to be without white spots and mold raids.
The spoiled fruit has unpleasant taste and the pungent begun to ferment smell. If color yellowish pink modulations are also a little shown — such fruit is considered unripe and yet not suitable for the use.
Aroma good treat will be not strongly expressed, easy and pleasant. It is worth refusing acquisition of fruit which have luscious bright and sweet aroma that testifies to an overripe state.
Storage
To store treat it is necessary in refrigerating, in cold they will most long keep tastes, appearance and will not so quickly deteriorate, as at room storage. In the fridge fruit can lie from 1 to 2 weeks, at the room temperature the expiration date is much less — up to 3 days.
Important! It should be noted that the period of storage depends also on initial degree of a maturity of a fruit and how long it was stored in shop therefore get treat a little to eat all quantity in 2-3 days.
To store treat a long time, it is possible to resort to freezing. For this purpose it is worth exempting pulp from a peel and seeds, to place in a container and to send to the freezer. Fruit is stored in the frozen state from 2 to 3 months.
Thus, treat is useful exotic fruit which can be used in a different look without harm for health, in case of observance of councils of regarding standard daily rate. That the Chinese plum well influenced an organism, it is necessary to consider specific features of the person and the recommendation about safe consumption of this fruit.