Cherry Compote

Cherry compote

Calories, kcal: 78 Proteins, g: 0.5 Fats, g: 0.0 Carbohydrates, g: 19.9

Cherry compote generally has a refined and rather sugary taste. Cherry compotes are prepared by adding citric acid, lemon juice or other sour berries.

Calorie content of cherry compote

The calorie content of a cherry compote is 78 kcal per 100 grams of product.

Cherry compote composition

Cherry compote contains vitamins C and B, as well as iron, magnesium and cobalt.

Useful properties of cherry compote

Cherry compote has astringent and tonic properties, improves digestion, and is useful for rheumatic diseases.

Cherry compote contains a lot of fructose, it is one of the quickly digestible sugars that are easily converted into glucose and used by the body as energy-efficient fuel.

Cherry compote is useful for kidney and liver diseases, hypertension, arthritis and rheumatism, as well as for intestinal atony and spastic colitis, accompanied by sluggish peristalsis.

Contraindications and harm of cherry compote

Cherry compote is contraindicated in diabetes mellitus, stomach ulcers, obesity, high acidity, allergies (calorizer). And it can also harm people suffering from hypotension, since cherry compote lowers blood pressure.

Cherry compote in cooking

Two ways to make cherry compote:

First way. Cherries are placed in jars, poured with syrup of 200-300 g of sugar, 5 g of citric acid and 1 liter of water: pasteurized at 85 ° C: half-liter jars - 10 minutes, liter jars - 15 or boiling - 3 and 5 minutes, respectively (calorizer) …

You can also make pitted sweet cherry compote.

Second way. Cherries are placed in jars and poured with juice of any berries (if acidic, citric acid is not added) with or without sugar. Heat treatment - according to the previous method.

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