Useful properties of raspberry are known long ago. Still ancient sorcerers used its unique properties in the vrachevaniye.
Today the popularity of raspberry did not become smaller: it is eaten as delicacy and used as remedy, cooking from it teas, broths, jam and jams. Let's consider in article in what a secret of this berry.
Vitamins, minerals, micro and macrocells
Raspberry with an ulterior motive is the most popular berry among children and adults. Fruits, except surprising dessert taste, have well balanced composition of vitamins and minerals, contain the cellulose and food fibers, organic acids very useful to a human body. They contain all main vitamins, except B12.
Sources of B12 vitamin are eggs, a chicken liver, cottage cheese, sour cream, cod liver, milk, kefir.
In 100 g of fruits contain in the greatest numbers: Retinolum (A) — 35 mkg, ascorbic acid (C) — 25 mkg, folic acid (B9) — 6 mkg, nicotinic acid (RR) — 0.63 mkg. At structure there are also organic acids, such as lemon, apple, salicylic and other.
Raspberry contains almost all mineral substances, except iodine and chrome. In high concentration in fruits there are such minerals as iron, copper, zinc, manganese. Macrocells — potassium, calcium, magnesium, chlorine. Also there are substances which are responsible for blood clotting and strengthening capillaries.
Important! The salicylic acid which is a part of fruits replaces similar with it synthetic therefore fruits are recommended at cold to small children and pregnant women when chemical medicines are forbidden.
Caloric content
Raspberry is a dietary product as almost for 90% consists of water. Therefore its caloric content on 100 g of a product is 45 kcal, at the same time carbohydrates 10%, proteins — 0.7%, fats — 0.4% contain. Caloric content of the raspberry filling a glass with a capacity of 250 ml is about 83 kcal.
Medicinal properties
Berries of this plant are a natural source of longevity and health. Raspberry keeps the curative properties at heat treatment therefore teas and jam are as useful as the fresh and frozen fruits. With what diseases can this surprising berry cope? As a medical product it is recommended in such cases:
- at sharp respiratory infections — for fall of temperature of a body and as the coughing-up means;
- at diseases of heart and vessels — strengthens them, removes slags and cholesterol;
- for increase in appetite as increases production of gastric juice.
Raspberry also:
- helps with a high pressure and raises blood hemoglobin;
- strengthens nerves, brings out of a depression — for this purpose it is worth drinking tea with raspberry;
- is good diuretic (infusion from plant leaves).
Whether you know? Yellow raspberry is less useful, than red. Much more useful substances are in black raspberry, but this grade removed in America could not take root in our more severe environment.
Advantage of raspberry
Thanks to structure unique vitamin mineral, raspberry has such properties:
- this natural sudorific for fast recovery;
- it is used for strengthening of immunity that is promoted by high content of ascorbic acid;
- improves memory and attention, makes active mental capacities;
- well affects work of a GIT;
- restores hormonal failures, helps with restoration of reproductive functions at women and men;
- it is used as a dietary product in food for weight loss;
- the constant use of fruits gives the rejuvenating effect for skin;
- regular reception stops development of malignant new growths.
The Arctic raspberry call cloudberries berry. It is really externally very similar to raspberry and also has numerous useful properties.
For people not only fruits, but also all parts of a plant are useful.
For men
For a strong half of mankind the plant is the assistant at such problems:
- at cardiovascular frustration, raspberry dilutes blood and is prophylactic in fight against formation of blood clots. From this problem aged after 45 years more man, than the woman suffer;
- sand and stones in urinary tract — promotes their destruction and removal. Constant consumption lowers the probability of an urolithic disease;
- violations in a reproductive system — are increased by quantity of spermatozoa and their activity;
- prevention of impotence. If there was this problem, then regular reception twice a day on 100 g will help with its decision;
- prostatitis — is treated by teas, infusions and broths of a plant which can also be used for prevention of a disease.
Important! After a feast for morning of the next day, broth from dry leaves strengthens disintegration of alcohols and brings them out of an organism.
For women
For a weak half of mankind raspberry is:
- beauty plant as renders the rejuvenating effect on an organism, promoting clarification and regeneration of skin. Increases its elasticity, levels complexion, reduces pigmentation;
- teas restore the level of hormones, are recommended at painful critical days for removal of spasms and pains;
- constant reception of a fresh product strengthens hair, regulates work of sebaceous glands. Stones from berries use for a peeling and for fight against cellulitis.
For children
For a children's organism the plant is valuable not only as delicacy, but also as a medical and preventive natural product at various problems:
- febrifuge at cold — tea with jam strengthens sweating and thereof there is a decrease in temperature and also berries contain salicylic acid which helps with this process;
- reception and strengthens in the spring the immune system of an organism in the fall;
- fresh berries positively affect brain activity, increase memory and attention;
- intake of jam or raspberry jelly for an hour increases metabolism of the child to food and normalizes his appetite;
- the handful of fresh berries copes with a headache, and the high content of iron as a part of a fruit is fine means at an anemia;
- bactericidal properties use in fight and microbes and fungi and also for prevention of worms;
- copper content as a part of raspberry is positive, soothingly influences mentality of the child. Berry is prophylactic against apathy and depressions.
We advise to learn how to strengthen immunity of the child.
Important! Doctors do not recommend to give berries to the kid about one year because of possible allergic reaction which remains a long time. Intake of berries can be begun after 1 year, including it in a diet on one feature 3 times a week and monitoring at the same time reaction of an organism.
At weight loss
Low caloric content and surprising structure of a fruit allows to use successfully raspberry in processes of weight reduction as the accelerator of a metabolism and cleaner of internals. Berry works as a sponge which soaks up in itself toxins and poisons and brings them outside.
Raspberry has diuretic effect, so, removes surplus of liquid inside, thereby eliminating internal and external hypostases. Broth from leaves of raspberry replaces tea, coffee and many times over surpasses these drinks in the content of nutrients.
The minimum quantity of calories contains in a celery, broccoli, pumpkin, grapefruit, spinach, a lemon, watermelon, a pomelo.
It is necessary to remember that in berries enough carbohydrates which, getting inside, are quickly carried on an organism collects. Therefore the main rule at application of raspberry for dumping of weight is a moderation in its reception.
Contraindications and harm
Raspberry has no obvious contraindications and is useful to all, but at certain diseases it is necessary to limit its reception or in general to refuse it:
- at chronic diseases of kidneys and gout — as as a part of berry there is a purine;
- at ulcers of stomach and duodenum — the taboo on tinctures and broths, is possible the fruit drink or juice diluted with water in a proportion 1:1;
- at allergies to products of red color;
- at a weak GIT — a large number of berries can cause diarrhea;
- during incubation of the child the use in large volumes can provoke premature birth.
At these problems it is better to address the expert who will give professional consultation on a possibility of the consumption of berries of raspberry.
Ration
A consensus in this question does not exist. Everything depends on age and human health, on its physical activities. For the healthy person optimum norm — up to 2 glasses a day. In other cases everything is solved after consultation with the doctor who will advise norm, proceeding from your health.
Fresh choice
Upon purchase of raspberry it is necessary to pay attention on:
- appearance of berries. Fresh fruits have to be dried, with pleasant aroma, rounded shape. If berries lay in the fridge, because of partial loss of water they become less elastic and are partially flattened;
- color of fruits. They have to have uniform red color. If there are sites of green color, it means that raspberry not absolutely ripe;
- size of berries. Large fruits indicate high quality – they have a small and soft stone which is almost not noticeable at meal time. Forest raspberry berry small with a rigid stone, but at the same time has it more sweet and fragrant.
That berries remained much longer, upon purchase they need to be put in a tray or a bast basket a small layer.
The advantage of berries is shown thanks to their complex unique vitamin mineral. Learn what vitamins contain berries of blackberry, cowberry, a dogrose, a sea-buckthorn, a red guelder-rose, a black-fruited mountain ash, a mespilus.
Storage
It is possible to keep berries in the fresh, wiped, dry look and also to cook jam or jam. Fresh fruits can be kept within two days, but for this purpose there are certain rules:
- if raspberry grows on own site, gathering berries needs to be carried out to dry and sunny day;
- berry needs to be broken carefully (it very gentle) and to stack in the prepared container small layers that it was not rumpled from body weight;
- it is not necessary to wash the raspberry intended for storage — collected at once transfer to a shadow that it did not deteriorate under sunshine;
- at a temperature above 20 °C berry is stored no more than 8 hours. For longer time of storage the fruits need to be shifted in small tanks in several layers, to close a napkin and to store on the second shelf of the fridge. It is so possible to keep berries up to 10 days.
Important! It is necessary to remember that raspberry is capable to napityvatsya by other smells therefore all products in the refrigerator have to be corked.
The wiped raspberry if it is correct to execute all operations, it is possible to store till a new harvest. This way of preparation keeps all natural qualities. To prepare it this way, it is necessary:
- to touch berries, to put in a big container and to pour granulated sugar at the rate on 1 kg of raw materials 1.5 kg of sugar. If storage in the fridge is planned, it is possible to take sugar to 1:1;
- wooden spoon to knead everything before obtaining continuous weight. If there is an opportunity, it is possible to use the mixer, then mix will be more uniform;
- to fill the sterilized banks with the received mix, without reaching 2 cm edge. To upward fill a layer of sugar which will gradually turn into a crust and will protect raspberry from oxidation;
- to cork banks plastic covers and to remove to the dark cold place.
Such raspberry can be stored in the deep freeze. It is necessary to display in small food containers or plastic cups: it is good to fill a container and to fit food wrap. So raspberry can remain up to two years, without losing the medical qualities.
It is possible to dry fruits by several methods:
- natural — berries display on a gauze on a mesh pallet. It is exposed on the solar windless place, periodically berries overturn. For the night the pallet is brought to the room. Process on average lasts up to 7 days;
- artificial — in an oven raspberry is displayed on a baking sheet in one layer and at a temperature of 50 °C dried about 8 hours. At the same time berries it is necessary to overturn and open periodically an oven door for airing for 5 minutes. For faster procedure the oven can be replaced with the microwave oven. Or to dry berries in the electrodryer where time of operation is reduced till 5 o'clock, and presence of the person is minimized.
How to freeze raspberry?
Raspberry can be frozen the whole berries, ground with sugar and without it. Secrets of the correct freezing of this unique product:
- berries have to be fresh and not overripe that after defrosting did not creep away;
- fruits in which purity there is a doubt need to be washed with cold water, and then to spread out to a towel that berries dried. Crude fruits cannot be frozen;
- to spread out dry berries to pallets in one layer and to put in freezing office for 24 hours. After freezing, raspberry is poured into plastic bags and put on further storage in the freezer;
- temperature of freezing is below -18 °C. It is possible to freeze in two stages: at first at a temperature of -12 °C and then to store at -24 °C.
Such raspberry within a year remains. If freezing was carried out at a temperature of -8 °C, then a period of storage of berries no more than 90 days. It is possible not only is, but also to use for decoration of cakes and pies.
Whether you know? When freezing, vitamin C in berry remains up to 95% whereas during its drying there are only about 30%.
For support of health, preservation of youth and longevity please yourself and the relatives with this surprisingly salutary berry. Prepare for the future raspberry jam, you dry and freeze fruits that during off-season they helped to cope not only with cold, but also with melancholy. Long since in the people believed that in the house where there is a crimson smell, he will be always kind, prosperity and love.