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Video: Shepherdia Silver
Shepherdia silver
Calories, kcal: 28 Proteins, g: 0.5 Fats, g: 0.2 Carbohydrates, g: 3.7
Shepherdia silvery is a small shrub found primarily in North America and Canada. Belongs to the Lokhov family. The berries are bright red, edible despite the rather bitter taste.
In the United States, shepherdia berries are called Nebraska currants, buffalo berries, bison or rabbit berries. Shepherdia silvery got its official name thanks to the director of the Botanical Gardens of the English city of Liverpool. The discoverer of the plant was the botanist Thomas Natol, who discovered the shepherd in 1818. The scientist named the new species after his friend and director of the Botanical Garden, John Shepherdy.
Due to its resistance to low temperatures in our country, Shepherdia silvery has found application as an ornamental shrub.
Calorie content of silver shepherdia
The calorie content of shepherdia silver is 28 kcal per 100 grams of product.
Composition and useful properties of silver shepherdia
In its composition, the berries of Shepherdia silver contain vitamin C (in the amount of which it even surpasses sea buckthorn!), Carotene, organic acids and many other useful trace elements, including P-vitamin-active tannins, as well as trace elements necessary for the human circulatory system. Berries strengthen the immune system, are anti-inflammatory and hemostatic.
Contraindications for silver shepherdia
Contraindications to the use of shepherdia silver berries individual intolerance or hypersensitivity to certain microelements included in the composition.
Shepherdia silvery in cooking
Due to its taste and useful properties, shepherdia silver berries are used in cooking, including in tinctures, sauces, jams, preserves, etc. (calorizer). Berries are eaten fresh, frozen and dried.
