If you want to take care of the circulatory system, support digestion and provide the body with valuable antioxidants, include berry fruit. We are talking here not only about American blueberries or forest berries, but also less known Kamchatka berry. It appears more and more often on sale, and guests in our home gardens, so it’s worth learning a little more about it. We’ll tell you What properties it has, and how to use Kamchatka berry in the kitchen.
It resembles American blueberries, but they can easily be distinguished from them in an extended shape. The Kamchatka berry is the name of the blue honebird fruit comes from northeastern Asia, but it is increasingly grown in Poland. June is a month when you can collect these very healthy, fleshy fruits. They reach up to three centimeters long, usually they are about a centimeter width. Kamchatka berry is difficult to buy in popular supermarkets, but more and more often it appears in wholesalers and in bazaars, it costs about PLN 40 per kilo. Interestingly, some Polish plantations organize events during which you can collect, weigh and buy Kamchatka berry fruit yourself. Such attractions are organized in six voivodships, Lesser Poland, Mazowieckie, Greater Poland, Świętokrzyskie, Lublin and Łódź.
Kamchatie berries are a great source of vitamin C, which has antioxidant and supports the body’s immunity. It is worth adding that it is necessary for proper absorption of iron and collagen. There is also a supporting eye in these fruits vitamin AWhether B group vitaminswhich have a beneficial effect on the circulatory system, nervous and metabolic processes occurring in the body. It is also present here magnesium supporting the work of the heart and brain; potassiumwhich, among other things, regulates blood pressure; borwhich is important for the skeletal and hormonal systems; iodinewhich supports the thyroid gland, and calcium and phosphoruswhich strengthen the bones.
These fruits have antibacterial and fungicidal effectthanks to which they help fight infections. They are recommended for use for urinary tract infections. Moreover, Kamchatie berries are worth eating because of Their excellent effect on the cardiovascular system, among others, help to care for normal blood pressure, and get too high a level of “bad” blood cholesterol. Also have Properties stabilizing blood sugar levels.
In addition Kamchatka berry has a very high content of antioxidantswhich help protect the body against the harmful effects of free radicals, and also have anti -aging, anti -inflammatory and anti -cancer.
These fruits are also a source of dietary fiberwhich supports digestion and the proper functioning of the intestines, also helps to take care of the intestinal microflora, and also makes us feel full for a long time. In addition, fiber helps regulate the level of sugar and cholesterol in the blood. Kamchatka berry is recommended during stomach ailments. In addition, these fruits They are low in calories and overclock metabolism, Thanks to this, you can easily bother them on a slimming diet.
How to eat Kamchatie berries? They can be given as independent snack or add to the meal. In the breakfast version, it’s great They will be for porridge, cocktail, muesli yogurt, or as an addition to all kinds of pancakes, pancakes or omelets. You can also add them to the saladtheir sweet and sour taste will perfectly match cheese or nuts.
Kamchatie berries are good for preparation of preservesfruit juices and jams. They will taste great in various desserts, from cakes with jelly, to blueberry muffins.
Sources: Teragoczenie.pl, finance.wp.pl, acadearoslin.pl
