Blackberry
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This popular wild fruit is the blackberry, also called black raspberry.
It is a fruit that grows in shrubs of the Rosaceae family, which includes more than 2,000 species of herbaceous plants, shrubs and trees distributed throughout the temperate regions of the world.
The main European fruits, besides the rose bush, belong to this great family. Likewise, they are included within the genus Rubus, which should not be confused at any time with the fruits of the genus Morus; Morus nigra and Morus alba L., which grow on trees.
Composition per 100 grams of edible portion
Nutritional facts
Minerals
Vitamins
Anthocyanins and carotenoids are abundant in the composition of all these fruits of the forest. From the biochemical point of view they are characterized by having a high antioxidant activity; neutralize the action of free radicals that are harmful to the body.
These properties can give rise to very diverse physiological effects; anti-inflammatory effects and antibacterial action of anthocyanins, among others.
These fruits contain, in addition to anthocyanins and carotenoids, other antioxidants such as vitamin C.
The dietary intake of these substances enhances our immune system or the body's defenses and helps reduce the risk of degenerative diseases, cardiovascular diseases and even cancer.
Also, vitamin C has the ability to promote the absorption of iron from food, so it improves or prevents iron deficiency anemia.
There are certain life situations in which the organic needs of vitamin C are increased, such as pregnancy, lactation, smoking, use of certain medications, stress and decreased defenses, intense sports, cancer, AIDS and chronic inflammatory diseases. In these situations, the consumption of wild berries rich in vitamin C is especially indicated.
The fiber is a very abundant component in these fruits, reason why its habitual consumption during the months in which they abound can be a remedy to treat the constipation and the intestinal atony.
The fruits, when they are still green, are rich in tannins, which gives them that sensation of roughness on the palate and are astringent and refreshing, but once they reach their full maturity, the tannins diminish and the fruits acquire laxative, tonic and depurative properties.
BLACKBERRY
PROPERTIES
Recipes
wild berries marmalade
blackberries mousse
Carefully wash the berries, and remove all the leaves and extremes. Place them in a pan with the water and let it boil.
At that moment, immediately remove the container from the fire and keep the casserole covered for five minutes.
Remove and drain the berries. Pass them through a mill.
Wash the container where you've boiled the berries before so that there is no impurity left.
Place the casserole over the fire with the berries, sugar and a few drops of apple cider vinegar.
Heat and stir with a wooden spatula and boil until a thick marmalade is obtained.
It is best to cool down in the refrigerator for 30 minutes before eating.
Wash the berries and remove the green stem (or pick up some jam of blackberries).
Clean up the apple, peel it, remove the seeds and mix it with the berries.
Pour the mixture into a blender glass and mix it.
Mix the egg whites to the point of snow.
Combine the cream of the berries and apple with the egg whites bit by bit, and stir with a wooden spoon, not with the rods or the blender, because otherwise the fluffiness of the whites will decrease.
Later, add the whipped cream (mixed with the sugar when assembling it).
Mix evenly and divide into glasses.
Decorate with berries and pieces of apple and some mint leaves.
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