Hawthorn jam

Overview

In winter, there are many benefits to eating hawthorn. Hawthorn is rich in carbohydrates, dietary fiber, calcium, iron, potassium and vitamin C. Every 100 grams of hawthorn contains as much as 89 mg of vitamin C, which is more than 10 times higher than apples and ranks third after red dates and kiwis. Hawthorn is among the best in calcium content, with 85 mg of calcium per 100 grams of pulp, which is especially suitable for the calcium needs of pregnant women and children. According to traditional Chinese medicine, hawthorn is sour and sweet in taste and slightly warm in nature. It can digest food and strengthen the stomach, promote qi and blood circulation, stop dysentery and lower blood pressure. The most prominent benefit of hawthorn is its ability to prevent and treat cardiovascular disease, because hawthorn contains flavonoids, which have certain effects on preventing and treating cardiovascular disease, lowering blood pressure and cholesterol, softening blood vessels and sedating. Maslinic acid also has cardiotonic effects and is beneficial to senile heart disease. In addition, raw hawthorn also has the effect of eliminating body fat and reducing fat absorption. People who want to lose weight can eat more. In addition, people who eat a lot of meat may wish to eat a few hawthorns after meals to promote the digestion of meat. Citizens with high blood lipids and high blood pressure are recommended to eat 5-10 hawthorns every day for a period of time, which has the effect of lowering blood pressure, lowering lipids, and regulating lipids. At the same time, hawthorn also has dietary taboos: For people with weak gastrointestinal function, eating raw hawthorn for a long time can form stomach stones and increase the risk of gastric ulcers, gastric bleeding and even gastric perforation. Therefore, it is recommended to cook hawthorn or make tea and eat it. Because of its high sugar content, candied haws should be avoided by diabetics. Others should brush their teeth after eating it.

Tags

• dessert
• children
• afternoon tea
• fast food
• hawthorn
• white sugar
• water

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 Wash the hawthorn, remove the core,

   

2. 2 Add water to the pot and bring to a boil,

   

3. 3 Add hawthorn,

   

4. 4 Cook until the hawthorn becomes soft, about 5 minutes, add the hawthorn,

   

5. 5 Beat the cooked hawthorn into a paste with a food processor,

   

6. 6 Pour into the bread machine, add sugar,

   

7. 7 Select the jam function,

   

8. 8 When the program ends, the hawthorn jam will be ready,

   

9. 9 Once cool, store in a crisper box and keep refrigerated.