Trying to preserve useful fruits and berries for the winter, people from time immemorial prepared jam from them - a decoction in a thick sugar syrup. Of course, many vitamins with this heat treatment disappeared, but microelements remained, besides there are those vitamins that are not afraid of high temperature.
An unusual treat
Among the jam products that are unusual for the inhabitants of the middle band, young walnuts can be called, and in fact in the southern regions where these healthy nuts grow, jam from them is very popular. Its taste is so peculiar that it is even sometimes called the king of jam. But is jam from walnuts useful, or despite the original taste, from it should be refrained?
Nutritionists believe that jam from walnuts has an undoubted benefit and can be recommended to almost everyone. Exceptions, of course, are allergic people and diabetics. The rest can not only enjoy a pleasant taste, but also get tangible benefits.
Benefit
And the first in the list of what is useful jam from walnuts, is, of course, iodine. This element is necessary for the human body, and the products in which it is contained are not so many and many of them are expensive and peculiar, so that not everyone likes. And a few spoons of treats will help in saturation of the body with the right element.
For those who consume jam from young walnuts, the benefit is also that it increases the immunity, so it is very useful in the influenza time and, of course, nicer than garlic. In addition, jam from walnuts also benefits people with cardiovascular diseases. It strengthens blood vessels and cleans them from harmful cholesterol .
General effect on the body
It should be noted that jam from walnut has useful properties and affect the body as a whole, helping to avoid some oncological ailments, increasing potency, improving brain activity. It is useful in periods of severe nervous tension, it is recommended to pregnant women as a general restorative, as well as after surgery or serious illness.
So there are useful goodies, and jam from a walnut - that's an example. Just do not forget that it contains a lot of sugar, so it's worth to limit yourself to a small amount and use this yummy not too often.