Than the cumquat dried is useful

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The cumquat — a fruit is from Southeast Asia, belongs to family of citruses. Small fruit, size about a large apricot, has the mass of useful properties. For a long time Chinese found out that the dried fruit the properties a little in what differs from fresh-gathered. Now on counters of fruit benches it is possible to meet beautiful hills of red, yellow and even green color: all this is a dried cumquat about which the speech in this article will go.

Caloric content and chemical composition

In Europe a cumquat call a fortunell, and in Japan — a kumquat. This citrus is the richest source of useful substances and minerals, at the same time its caloric content is only 71 kcal on 100 g.

Important! Before purchase pay attention to intensity of color of a dried fortunella: the multi-colored, moderately painted fruits can be bought. And here rich bright colors have to guard you probably synthetic dyes were used — better to refrain from acquisition of a similar product. Also it is necessary to avoid fruits with light specks or stains is a sign of removal of a mold.

As the dried product is left by moisture, respectively, in its structure concentration of useful substances above, than in fresh fruit of the same weight.

Structure of dried fruits of a cumquat:

proteins — 1.9 g;
fats — 0.9 g;
carbohydrates — 9.4 g;
water — 81 g;
cellulose — 6.6 g;
the cindery rest — 0.5 g.

Learn more about advantage of a cumquat.

Vitamins:

B4 — 8.5 mg;
PP — 0.43 mg;
E — 0.14 mg;
With — 44 mg;
B9 — 0.017 mg;
B6 — 0.035 mg;
B5 — 0.21 mg;
B2 — 0.1 mg;
B1 — 0.04 mg;
A — 0.015 mg.

Micro and macrocells:

manganese — 0.14 mg;
copper — 0.01 mg;
zinc — 0.18 mg;
iron — 0.9 mg;
phosphorus — 20 mg;
potassium — 190 mg;
sodium — 9 mg;
magnesium — 19 mg;
calcium — 59 mg.

Whether you know? In 1864 the member of the London gardening society Robert Fortun presented a kumquat in England then learned all Old World about a citrus. The fruit is obliged by the European name to London gardener.

Useful properties

First of all, it is necessary to tell that from all variety of color scale, treat natural flowers only yellow and orange. All other multi-colored types of a citrus — the same fruit which is only artificially tinted. Fruit has huge amount of useful properties from which we will distinguish only some:

cellulose well influences functioning of a GIT;
thanks to existence in structure of a large amount of antioxidants, is prophylactic of oncological diseases;
well removes toxins, the residual phenomena of alcoholic intoxication;
ascorbic acid promotes increase in immunity, is excellent prevention of catarrhal, infectious diseases and flu;
reduces cholesterol, normalizes pressure, normalizes functioning of a cardiovascular system, it is good as prevention of cardiovascular diseases;
interferes with development of inflammatory processes, especially in joints;
slows down senile changes in cages;
actively participates in blood formation processes, well influences hemoglobin level;
the calcium and vitamins which are contained in structure of a citrus are necessary for formation and maintenance in the normal state of a bone tissue;
stimulates metabolism, cleans an organism from toxins and also has low caloric content that does it by excellent means for weight loss;

Important! Pulp of a fortunella contains furanokumarin — natural connection which rather effectively proved as antifungal means.

B2 vitamin which in large numbers is contained in fruits is directly involved in power exchange processes, thereby doing a cumquat by irreplaceable means of fast power feed of an organism.

As eat

The dried cumquat is eaten crude, and as a part of its peel by a large amount of antioxidants, essential oils and food fibers (in 100 g over 15% of standard daily rate).

Besides, pulp has light sourness, and a peel sweetish. Such unusual combination does taste of fruit pleasant and quite juicy. Besides consumption in a crude or dried look, the kumquat is processed on confitures, jams, candied fruits.

Study useful properties of such dried fruits as dried apricots, prunes, dates, a dried fig, dried apricots and also dried apples.

Contraindications and harm

In spite of the fact that the cumquat has the mass of useful properties, nevertheless, as well as any other product, a citrus has some contraindications: