Feijoa - a useful fruit, which contains a lot of vitamins and minerals. From it you can cook salads, a variety of jams, even without cooking. You just need to find the right recipe.
The benefits and harm of feijoa
This product is very popular due to its chemical composition, which contains the following vitamins and minerals useful for humans:
- iodine;
- vitamins C, P and B;
- essential oils that have anti-inflammatory effect;
- zinc, iron, copper, manganese.
Feijoa is widely used in various fields of activity:
- hood and oil are used in cosmetology and dermatology;
- essential oils help the body rejuvenate;
- fruit seeds are recommended for use in cases of depression and nervous disorders;
- pulp and juice of the fruit help in the fight against rosacea.
It is also advised to include this fruit in the diet and nutritionists in the presence of excess weight, as feijoa has a low calorie content: only 50 kcal per 100 g of product.
Fruit and endocrinologists are advised, because the composition of feijoa helps to maintain the functioning of the thyroid gland. With regular use reduces the level of cholesterol, which leads to an improvement in the composition of the blood.
In addition, the skin of the fruit contains phenolic compounds that help stimulate metabolic processes in the digestive tract.
Feijoa is useful for men: fruit is advised to use if there is a problem with the prostate, and women can help keep their youth, figure.
It should be remembered that feijoa should be consumed metered, since a large number of fruits eaten at a time can cause serious anxiety and nervous excitability.
You can not buy unripe fruits, because they can cause poisoning and generally adversely affect the functioning of the digestive system.
Also, this tropical fruit is contraindicated in:
- excess iodine;
- diabetes.
It should be taken with caution with dairy products, as this can cause indigestion. Children under one year and pregnant women should not eat the product.
Cooking recipes without cooking
Cooking jam is the easiest way to preserve the nutrients and vitamins in this fruit, especially if you cook without cooking. Regular consumption of this product will increase health and help the body fight ARVI and other diseases.
With sugar
Cooking time: 1 hour.
Caloric content per 100 g: 330 kcal.
The simplicity of making such a treat attracts you - even if you have never made jam before, you can cope with this recipe without problems.
Ingredients:
- 1 kg of feijoa;
- 200 g oranges;
- 1 kg of sugar;
- 200 g apples.
Cooking is simple:
- Wash the fruit, remove the stem. It is undesirable to remove skin from feijoa because it contains a sufficiently large amount of vitamins and minerals.
- Twist all the fruits in a meat grinder, add sugar to the mass and mix everything thoroughly.
- Pour the mixture over clean cans and place for 3-4 hours in a warm place, then put it in a refrigerator where it can be stored until spring.
Fresh jam for the winter
Cooking time: 30 minutes.
Calories: 460 kcal per 100 g.
This recipe is also very simple and straightforward, and the jam made from it can be eaten immediately after cooking, although it will become more saturated in taste when it is thoroughly infused and gives juice.
Looking for the following ingredients:
- 1 kg of feijoa;
- 1 kg of sugar.
Wash the fruit thoroughly, remove the pedicle, cut it into small pieces, top with sugar and stir. After 2-3 hours, put in a refrigerator, spilling into sterile cans.
Feijoa Dishes to Strengthen Immunity
Feijoa can be used in cooking not only for seaming, but also for preparing everyday tasty and healthy desserts. Let's take a look at two useful recipes.
Fruit and Vegetable Salad
Cooking time: 40 minutes.
Calories: 320 kcal per 100 g.
For cooking you need:
- 4 feijoa;
- 1 avocado;
- 0.5 beet;
- 1 apple;
- 1 tsp lemon juice;
- 2 tbsp. yogurt without taste.
The process is simple:
- Boil the beets and cool it.
- Wash and cut the feijoa.
- Peel avocados and cut into thick slices.
- Mix the avocado, feijoa, grated apple and beetroot.
- Season with yogurt, lemon juice.
In the absence of contraindications to any ingredients, such a salad can be eaten every day.
Nutty honey delicacy
Cooking time: 25 minutes.
Calories: 510 kcal per 100 g.
Looking for such ingredients:
- 1 handful of hazelnuts;
- 500 g of feijoa;
- 200 ml of honey (better to take a lime).
Everything is prepared very simply:
- Feijoa carefully need to be washed, mashed with a blender.
- Grind hazelnuts and add to the pulp.
- Pour a mixture of 200 ml of honey, mix.
- Pour into a glass jar and close the lid. Keep the need in the refrigerator.
This mixture should be eaten on an empty stomach in the mornings before breakfast, 1 tablespoon each.
Jam with whole fruits for the winter
Cooking time: 50 minutes.
Caloric content: 470 kcal per 100 g
Since this recipe does not provide for feijoa milling, the prepared mixture will contain more vitamins and useful trace elements.
You will need the following ingredients:
- 500 ml of water;
- 1 kg of sugar;
- 1 kg of fruit.
To harvest fruit in syrup, you need to follow simple instructions:
- Enumerate the fruits - only whole specimens are suitable for this recipe. And the fruit should not be very soft.
- Blanch them in water (temperature about +80 degrees) for five minutes.
- Prepare a syrup of 700 g of sugar and 400 ml of water (put on fire and wait for the sugar to dissolve).
- In the second container, boil another syrup, but from 200 ml of water and 300 g of sugar.
- Mix two syrups, cook for about 10 minutes, pour the berries.
Soak the berries for 6-7 hours, after which you can pour the mixture into separate glass containers and store in the refrigerator. It is enough to consume 1 spoonful of the mixture every day to avoid colds.
Prevention of thyroid disease with feijoa
This fruit is one of the best prophylactic against thyroid disease. Let's look at 5 TOP recipes for feijoa dishes:
- In equal proportions, take the sugar and feijoa, mince the fruit, mix with the sugar and leave to stand at room temperature for three hours - the sugar should completely dissolve. It will remain to take a tablespoon of dessert twice a day for 10 days.
- Pass the pulp through the meat grinder, add honey in a ratio of 1: 1, mix everything thoroughly. Pour the mixture into glass jars and consume the product three times a day, 1 teaspoonful.
- Feijoa leaves infusion is also suitable: take 1 tablespoon of leaves, pour 200 ml of boiling water, leave to infuse for an hour. Take this infusion need twice a day, one glass. Honey can be added to make the drink sweet.
- Crush the fruits of feijoa, add sugar in equal proportions, ground walnuts or hazelnuts. Take a few tablespoons per day.
- Feijoa tincture (100 g) and cranberries (50-70 g). You will also need 100 ml of water, 100 g of sugar, 300 ml of vodka. Dissolve sugar in water, bring to a boil so that it dissolves, pour in vodka. Chop the berries, add a mixture of vodka and sugar. Leave to infuse for 30 days in a dark place (the longer you insist, the more aromatic the drink will be). Before taking it, filter the liquid and take 2 tablespoons per day.
You can also use feijoa raw, it will clear the blood, increase hemoglobin levels.
