Nut trees received big distribution worldwide. Sweet unripe walnut jam is distinguished from others with the increased amount of vitamin C and is one of the most popular delicacies. There is a set of various variations. A large number of recipes of such sweet came to us from Greece. In this article we will consider what useful qualities jam has as to make it in house conditions and feature of storage.
Walnuts
Medicinal properties of walnut are known since Ancient Babylon. Residents of this great city identified it with food for the rich, and Herodotus considered a source of vital forces. Hippocrates appointed to eat fruits of a nut tree at diseases of stomach, kidneys, heart and a liver.
Walnut thanks to medicinal properties is called a life tree. After active physical activity it perfectly satisfies hunger and restores energy, helps to overcome fatigue. The aminooxidizers which are contained in a kernel reduce risk of development of cancer diseases.
Fruits of a tree of life are appointed to people with diseases of a thyroid gland, disorders of nervous system, troubles of heart and vessels. They improve work of a liver, reduce arterial blood pressure, promote weight loss, strengthen memory and a bone tissue.
The fruit of a nut tree, thanks to high amount of iodine, is recommended to use to the people living in regions with the raised radiation background. Unripe nutlets in combination with honey strengthen immunity. The high concentration of vitamins P and E helps with fight against impotence. Green nuts accelerate healing of wounds, stop bleeding, help at diarrhea.
Learn more about useful properties of walnuts and ways of fast cleaning of a shell.
Structure of walnuts
Unripe fruits contain a large amount of vitamin and mineral substances. In this regard they are used in cookery for preparation of jam and marinades, and in medicine for preparation of spirit tinctures.
It is the best of all to collect green fruits in the first month of summer. During this period they contain the largest number of useful elements, and the kernel and a peel remain soft.
Vitamins
Dairy fruits contain group B vitamins and also A, E, K, SS. It should be noted especially high concentration of vitamin C, in 100 g of green nut its content is 2500-3000 mkg. For example, in ripe nut its concentration is 50 times less, and in currant — by 8 times. Besides, in 100 g of nut beta carotene — 0.05 mg, thiamine — 0.4 mg, Riboflavinum — 0.13 mg, folic acid — 77 mg, tocopherol — 23 mg, niatsin — 1 mg contains.
The vitamins of groups B which are contained in young nuts are useful to nervous system, and vitamin E promotes regeneration of fabrics and improves blood circulation in an organism.
Read also about influence of vitamin E on skin and hair.
RR vitamin helps to regulate oxidation-reduction processes. For accumulation of muscle bulk the athletes use beta sitosterol which is received from an okoloplodnik of walnut.
Whether you know? From the burned-through shell of walnuts prepare high-quality activated carbon.
Mineral substances
Unripe walnuts are rich with iodine, magnesium, iron, phosphorus, zinc and calcium. In 100 g of a product contains:
- iron — 2.3 mg;
- potassium — 665 mg;
- calcium — 120 mg;
- magnesium — 200 mg;
- manganese — 2 mg;
- copper — 0.5 mg;
- sodium — 3 mg;
- phosphorus — 550 mg;
- fluorine — 0.7 mg;
- zinc — 2.5 mg.
On iodine content milk nuts can be compared to seafood. In this regard they are recommended to use to people with violation of work of a thyroid gland. The high amount of iron which is contained in fruits of a life tree allows to use them for prevention of anemia.
Read also about curative properties of oil and partitions of walnut.
Than green walnuts jam is useful
Micro and macrocells, vitamins B unripe fruits will help to support health. In traditional medicine on their basis cook tinctures and various diseases medicine. One of the most tasty drugs is green walnuts jam.
It is very heavy to buy such delicacy as it is not on sale in usual shops and it is considered a delicacy. The main advantage of jam is the high content of iodine, and long heat treatment allows to remove bitterness. Let's understand useful properties of jam from young fruits of a nut tree.
The nut sweet has pleasant and unique taste with light slightly bitter taste. The rich structure of jam allows to strengthen a cardiovascular system and to improve brain activity. After heavy physical activity helps to restore quickly energy and to satisfy feeling of hunger.
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To people with such disease as stomach ulcer, helps to restore work of digestive system quickly. Content of antioxidants allows to prevent development of oncological diseases. In winter time the regular consumption of jam from green walnut will help to strengthen immunity and will be excellent prophylactic from catarrhal diseases. It renders positive effect on recovery of a liver and in fight against parasites of intestines.
Important! At a uterine fibromyoma to women recommend to use jam from a peel of unripe walnut.
Useful delicacy helps to cope with apathy and a depression. It is recommended to use to people with deficiency of iodine in an organism and diseases of kidneys. Regular use of jam will help to improve potency and will increase a libido.
Whether it is possible
The advantage of walnut is noted by many doctors, but let's understand whether it is possible this useful product is to the pregnant women feeding and children.
Pregnant and feeding
One of top products which pregnant women can use is walnut. Inclusion of this product in a diet of future and feeding mothers is recommended because of high concentration the Omega-3. Because young nuts contain a large amount of useful substances, they are recommended in small amounts for strengthening of an organism, and at pregnancy which is complicated by a lack of iodine, register as an obligatory product in a diet.
To children
Such sweet is recommended to children during active growth and the suffering rickets. To children of school age it helps to cope with loading and for concentration of attention. Quickly tannins and glucose which contain in green walnut jam will help to adapt to difficult school conditions.
Read also about the vitamins necessary for growth.
Features of the use: whether there are norms?
Walnuts — very useful and high-calorie product, and glucose which contains in jam only increases its sytnost and caloric content. In this regard it is necessary to know features of the consumption of delicacy, and then its advantage for an organism will be maximum.
The recommended standard daily rate of the use of this product is 2-3 tablespoons. It can be used as an independent dish, and in combination with other products, for example, as a stuffing to pies. Green walnuts jam is excellent addition to tea.
Whether you know? The nut tree in the Caucasus is sacred, and the age of some of them can reach four centuries.
For future and nursing mothers the recommended norm is no more than one teaspoon a day.
Rules of the choice of good nuts
The green okoloplodnik, and their shell soft therefore it is necessary to choose correctly fruits for future jam have unripe walnut fruits.
It is better to pick nuts in May or June as they combine dairy ripeness and a well of nutritious elements. Fruits choose the identical size.
Important! Okoloplodnik should not have any wormholes or spots.
For check of a maturity of a fruit it is pierced a toothpick. It has to pass with ease, in that case nut will sustain process of preparation and will keep the form. Before preparation of jam, especially if you do it for the first time, it is necessary to study stages and to prepare all necessary products.
Walnuts jam: step-by-step recipe
Such sweet is one of the most popular types of jam in the world, and some call him even the king of the sweet world. There is a large number of various recipes, will consider one of them.
List of products
For preparation of jam you need 100 pieces of green walnuts and 1 kg of sugar. Prepare such dish in June when nuts contain the greatest number of useful elements. It is better to bring together them in the eco-friendly area, far from the route and any production.
Step-by-step recipe
- At a fruit we cut off tips and we put in capacity, it is desirable from stainless steel. Some recipes for jam provide cutting of fruits on several parts. But in case you want to receive the maximum quantity of iodine, you should not cut nuts on two half as in an integral fruit its high concentration will remain.
- All cleaned nutlets fill in with cold water and soak within two-three days. It is necessary to change water each 3-4 hours, and it is possible not to replace at night. During this time the fruits are soaked and darken.
- After soaking the young nutlets shift in a pan and fill up with one kilogram of sugar. Mix is left for 1 hour that fruits of nut started up juice.
- The infused preparation is put on fire and cooked. Readiness of jam is determined by a characteristic dark penalty fee which is formed in capacity.
- Jam is ready, it was necessary to pour on banks, to close a cover and to allow it to cool down.
It is important! In order that hands were not painted during the work with young fruits of a nut tree, it is necessary to use rubber gloves.
Green nut jam in the different countries is prepared from various recipes. So, for example, in Poland and the Western Ukraine add vanilla to jam, and in Armenia — a carnation and cinnamon.
Features of storage
Delicacy from green nut keeps the properties within 9 months at the correct storage. For safety of all useful substances it is better to store it in the dark place and at the room temperature. The cover has to be densely closed that air did not get in bank. Otherwise your efforts will be vain.
With delicacy no more than two months recommend to store the opened jar in the fridge, but.
We advise to read about useful properties and preparation of jam from pine and fir cones, a guelder-rose, raspberry.
Contraindications and possible harm
Green walnut jam — very useful dish, but it is contraindicated to people with individual intolerance and excess of iodine in an organism. Also people should be careful with diabetes.
It is necessary to use delicacy in moderate portions, especially to people with an excessive weight. The combination of high-calorie nuts and glucose promotes a set of excess weight though in the minimum quantity it can promote burning of extra kilos.
Important! In the second and third trimester it is better for pregnant women to limit amount of useful sweet to a minimum as it can become the reason of development of such disease as diabetes of pregnant women.
About jam with nuts
Hostesses offer a large number of various recipes of nut sweet. For giving of juicy taste various spices or a citrus peel can be added to green nut jam. But very often nutlets are used for a stuffing of various fruit. So, for example, if to add a nutlet to a gooseberry, then you receive the most tasty jam which is often called royal.
With almonds
This nut is used for preparation of different types of sweets. Plum jam with almonds combines great soft taste of plum, a carnation and cinnamon which are in harmony with unique notes of almonds.
Learn more about structure, properties and application of almonds.
In cold winter evening, apricot jam with addition of almonds where sourness of an apricot and bright smack of almonds is combined can warm you.
With peanut
In cookings peanut is used as additive to other fruit, and its use gives to taste unique notes. For example, jam with cherry and peanut develops an almost inaudible taste of chocolate, and plum with peanut has unique taste which you will not forget still very long. Green walnut jam combines excellent taste and a large number of useful elements. For preparation of delicacy various additives can be used that will make it unforgettable. The main thing is to remember that such sweet can sometimes do much harm and also it should not be abused as it is a product high-calorific.