Raspberry, also known as raspberry, March bubble, April bubble, mountain toss, thorn gourd, raspberry, steamed pineapple, tall pineapple, dragon boat bubble, milk bubble and thorn bubble, is a deciduous shrub of Rubus in Rosaceae, with more than 750 species. Because its fruit type, color and taste are similar to strawberries but grow on trees, it is named raspberry. Widely distributed in other provinces, cities and autonomous regions except Northeast China, Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang and Tibet, it grows in sunny slopes, streams, valleys, wasteland and bushes at an altitude of 300 ~ 1500m. This fruit contains a lot of anti-aging substances such as vitamin C, E, superoxide dismutase and γ -aminobutyric acid, as well as anti-cancer substances such as tannic acid, among which the contents of vitamin E and tannic acid are the highest among all fruits. In the United States, red raspberry is regarded as a cancer nemesis, and people praise it as? Ruby? .
There are three kinds of raspberries on the market. Red raspberry fruit is round, big, deep red, bright in color, sweet and sour. Black raspberry fruit is purple-black, shiny, fragrant and sweet. Yellow raspberry is a yellow variety of red raspberry with round and fragrant fruit. High quality raspberries are firm, full and fresh. Soft and juicy mushy berries, which may be ripe or moldy. Fresh raspberries should be rinsed slightly before eating, but never soaked.
In addition, raspberries have good medicinal value. Its roots, stems, leaves and fruits can be used as medicine. The root tastes slightly bitter, pungent and flat. Has the effects of expelling pathogenic wind, removing dampness, promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis, detoxicating and healing sore. It is mainly used for treating rheumatism, lumbago, dysentery, nocturnal emission, snake bite, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, eczema and infantile malnutrition. It is a common folk medicine of Miao nationality. .
Efficacy and function of raspberry The fruit is slightly sweet, slightly sour and warm. Its immature fruit is often used as a medicine guide instead of raspberry in Zhejiang and Fujian. It has the effects of astringent semen, nourishing kidney, improving eyesight, sobering up, quenching thirst, resolving phlegm and detoxicating, and is mainly used for treating nocturnal emission due to kidney deficiency, drunkenness and erysipelas. The leaves are slightly bitter and have the functions of clearing away heat, relieving sore throat, detoxifying, reducing swelling and healing sores. Mainly used for treating sore throat, multiple abscesses, mastitis and other diseases. In Xiangxi, Hunan, people often mash young leaves and feed them to animals to treat diarrhea.
In addition, the content of vitamin E in raspberries ranks first among all kinds of fruits. Natural superoxide dismutase (SOD) and vitamin E are excellent human scavengers, which can remove a large number of harmful metabolites produced by the human body, improve human immunity, fundamentally improve the internal environment of the human body, and achieve the purposes of beauty, beauty and longevity. Long-term consumption of raspberry can effectively protect the heart and prevent cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases such as hypertension, atherosclerosis of vascular wall and rupture of cerebrovascular sclerosis. Raspberry ketone extracted from raspberries can effectively burn fat, and the effect is three times that of capsaicin. Weight loss products with raspberry ketone as the main component have become popular products in foreign markets. Scientists in the United States and Japan believe that eating a proper amount of fresh raspberry fruit or corresponding fruit products every day has a good effect on controlling weight and keeping fit.
The nutritional value of raspberry is 1. What are the natural anticancer substances of raspberries? Ellagic acid? The content exceeds blueberry, ranking first among all kinds of edible foods.
2. The sugar content of raspberry fruit is 5.58- 10.67%, which is similar to that of apple, pear and orange. The acid content is 0.62-2.17%; In addition, it is rich in vitamins C, B 1, B2, B 12 and minerals, and its amino acid content is higher than that of apples and grapes.
3. The content of plant SOD superoxide dismutase in raspberry ranks first among all kinds of fruits, and the content of vitamin E is also very rich. Regular consumption can resist aging, have beauty effects, improve immunity and prevent tumors.
How to eat raspberries Recommended practice of freshly squeezed raspberry juice (strongly recommended)
Raw materials: raspberry fresh fruit or frozen fruit (10 block/1 person) rock sugar (one block).
Exercise:
1. Wash fresh fruits or thaw frozen fruits. Stir in a juicer for 2-3 minutes.
2. Put the broken pulp into the entrance cup, pour in purified water, add a rock sugar and stir.
3. Freshly squeezed raspberry juice is sour and can be seasoned with rock sugar, sugar and honey according to personal taste. Refrigeration 10 minutes is better.
Ways to make fresh fruit tea interesting (highly recommended)
Materials: raspberry (20g), kiwi fruit (1), longan (7), cantaloupe (30g) and lemon (1).
Accessories: black tea (2 packs)
Seasoning: salt (5g), liquor (100ml), sugar (50g) and water (450ml).
Exercise:
1. Freeze fresh raspberries, prepare 400 ml of hot water to soak into thick black tea, and let it cool for later use.
2. Wash and peel the lemon with salt, wash it for later use, shell the longan, peel and slice the kiwi fruit, slice the lemon and slice the cantaloupe for later use.
3. Take 50g of sugar and 50ml of water, boil it into syrup, and let it cool for later use.
4. Put all the cut fresh fruits into a container and add 100 ml white wine.
5. Add the cooled syrup and black tea, mix well and put it in the refrigerator. It tastes better after being chilled.
The practice of raspberry sherbet (highly recommended)
Materials: water (1/4 cups), sugar (1/4 cups), frozen raspberry (10).
Exercise:
Heat 1. 1/4 cup of water, pour 1/4 cup of sugar, stir until dissolved, and let cool.
2. Pour the frozen raspberries into a food blender and add the cooled sugar water to make a paste.
3. Put the mashed fruit into a sealed container and freeze it in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
Method for making raspberry jam
Ingredients: raspberry (500g)
Seasoning: fine sugar (250g), syrup (1 tablespoon), lemon (half).
Exercise:
1. Wash raspberries, sprinkle with fine sugar evenly, stir well, and simmer.
2. Skim off the foam generated when boiling, and add a tablespoon of glucose syrup when the jam thickens.
3. Squeeze in the lemon juice of half a lemon, cook until the jam is ripe to the freezing point, cool and bottle.
Method for making raspberry and apple milkshake
Ingredients: raspberry (1 00g) and apple (1).
Seasoning: milk (150ml)
Exercise:
1. Put the apples and buttermilk into a blender, press the ice-making button and stir for at least 1 min until they are mixed evenly.