Blackcurrants are rich in vitamin C, with three times the amount of oranges, and are also full of antioxidants, gamma-pyramidal acid, vitamin A, vitamin B, vitamin E and copper. Both eating blackcurrant fruits and using their extracts are helpful in treating a number of diseases. Such as weight loss, heart disease, high blood pressure, cramps and other symptoms of menopause, diseases related to vision, allergies, alcoholism and so on. It has good medicinal properties, anti-inflammatory and treatment of arthritis. Consumption of blackcurrant fruit also has anti-cancer properties. It can also be used in women's menopause to promote blood circulation and eliminate toxins from the body.

Blackcurrant

Blackcurrant, genus Cassis of the family Thuja. It is distributed in Heilongjiang, Inner Mongolia and Xinjiang in China, and also in Europe, the former Soviet Union, Mongolia and northern Korea.

Nutritional value of blackcurrant

Blackcurrant is rich in protein and carbohydrates, in the total carbohydrates, glucose accounted for 43%, fructose accounted for 57%, glucose can be directly to the human body to supplement energy, fructose not only to supplement energy,can also inhibit the body's consumption of protein, which can be used in the athletes and manual laborers of the nutritional supplements.

The pigment content in blackcurrant is very rich, amounting to 4.53%. Blackcurrant pigment is a water-soluble natural pigment, belonging to the class of anthocyanin, with strong coloring power, and the main components are anthocyanin- 3- glucoside, anthocyanin- 3- rutin, cuirassin- 3- glucoside, and cuirassin- 3- rutin, four major categories. Anthocyanins can inhibit and hinder platelet coagulation caused by collagen, arachidonic acid, adrenaline, adenosine triphosphate, etc.Thereby preventing thrombosis and atherosclerosis caused by platelet coagulation in blood vessels.

The total phenolic content of blackcurrant juice reaches 2863mg/100g, and the antioxidant power reaches 27.86TEACmmol/100g, which endows it with the function of scavenging free radicals in the body and slowing down the aging of the organism.

Blackcurrants are rich in organic acids, especially citric acid. These citric acid and other organic acids can not only expel the lactic acid accumulated in the blood, but also inhibit the production of new lactic acid, to achieve the role of cleaning the blood, in addition to improving appetite, energy, fatigue, constipation, tranquility, relief of boredom and other functions.

Effects of blackcurrants

Blackcurrants are not only a tasty and nutritious fruit, but also have multiple health benefits, such as strengthening the gums, protecting the liver, improving the visual function, replenishing the blood and the qi, as well as anti-aging and so on.

In addition, blackcurrant seeds in the high zinc content, can be used as a source of zinc supply; vitamin C content is very high, significantly higher than citrus, hawthorn, the seeds in the high content of linoleic acid, with lowering blood pressure, lowering blood lipids and anti-arteriosclerosis and other effects. Another γ-linolenic acid, the body can not synthesize the unique components, can play a role in anti-cardiovascular disease,polyunsaturated fatty acids also has a good protection of cardiovascular role, blackcurrant leaf extracts are very beneficial to the prevention of anti-osteoarthritis.

Blackcurrant can't be eaten with what

Blackcurrant + Milk: These two foods are eaten together,these two foods will have a certain threat to our health, and it is very bad for our body.

Blackcurrant+Seafood: These two foods are very beneficial to our body when eaten separately,but if eaten together it will prevent our body from absorbing sufficient nutrients.

Which people are not suitable to eat blackcurrants

People who drink water after should not eat blackcurrants, although water is our daily essential things, but not at all times can drink water,such as in the blackcurrants immediately after eating water will cause diarrhea symptoms, our body is very unfavorable.

Blackcurrant eating method

Blackcurrant Almond Pie: Butter add sugar and beat well, then add egg, beat well, sieve in low gluten flour, mix well into a ball, put into the refrigerator about 1 hour, blackcurrant raisins add cherry to the. cherry wine soak for about 1 hour, pie filling ingredients weighed and set aside, mix the butter and sugar with a spoon, add the egg mixture and mix well, add your own polished almond particles of powder, and then add gluten flour, mix well filling that is, Pie Crust Dough divided into small pieces, put into pie molds and molds with the hands of the hand press well. Divided the pie crust dough into small pieces, put it into the pie mold and press it well with your hands, and the mold is about the same size, put the soaked blackcurrant raisins on it, use a spoon to scoop up the pie filling, and then sprinkle the blackcurrant raisins on the top.

Effective: It can protect our eyesight, because the nutrients in the blackcurrants supplement the antioxidants needed by the body to protect our eyesight, which protects our eyesight.