Jam is a wonderful dessert and a wonderful natural home remedy for the treatment of many inflammatory processes. Such a delicious wonderful dish for everyone is an amazingly touching memory of the past summer, and for many, an unforgettable childhood.
Jam - a dish made from fruits and berries with sugar. Usually both ingredients are taken in equal proportions. Therefore, you should always remember that it is reasonable to use this type of workpiece. Such a dessert is a great pleasure, but it can bring some harm.
In this article we will try to find out how many calories are in jam in general and in particular in a wonderful strawberry.
Briefly about strawberries
The name of this wonderful berry was born in connection with the spherical shape of the fruit. It came from the old Russian word "club", meaning "round" or "spherical."
The benefits of this delicious, surprisingly beautiful berry have long been proven. It contains many antioxidants and vitamins that can overcome various inflammations, prevent brain aging, and reduce the risk of heart and vascular diseases.
About calorie content and composition of jam
The more sugar added to the finished product, the higher the calorie content of strawberry jam is higher, like any other fruit or berry dessert.
In general, the caloric content of any preparation prepared on the basis of fruits or berries varies depending on the sweetness of the fruits used, containing different amounts of fructose. It was also noted that this also depends on the cooking method in which boiling occurs, leading to a significant reduction in mass. In the end, with different methods of making this dessert, one spoonful of ready-made jam has a different content of carbohydrates.
In any case, the daily consumption of a couple of tablespoons of jam does not add extra pounds, but it gives a boost of energy and gives the body good, because this is a medicine in the period of colds. But in a short time, a whole jar of jam eaten, of course, can cause significant harm to health.
Despite the insignificant calorie content of the berries themselves (per 100 g of the product 30 kcal), in the finished jam this indicator becomes significant. The calorie content of strawberry jam on average is 280 kcal per 100 grams of product. Thus, a jar of strawberry jam (500 ml) in total contains more than 1,500 kilocalories.
Per 100 g of the prepared product is: protein - 0.3 g, fat - 0.17 g, carbohydrates - 74.5 g.
Jam and disease
The calorie content of strawberry jam we learned. Now we decide whether there is any benefit from this type of dessert.
As noted above, jam is a good medicine. Fruits and berries, which contain a wide variety of minerals and vitamins, can perfectly affect health, help in the treatment of diseases. For example, many people know how raspberry jam is useful for fever, colds, and coughs.
And the composition of strawberry jam includes fiber, organic acids, beta-carotene, mineral salts, B vitamins, minerals (iron, magnesium and manganese).
Useful properties of strawberry jam
Due to the content of a large number of nutrients in the berries, desserts made from them have a positive effect on human health. Strawberry jam exhibits the properties of a natural antioxidant, increases hemoglobin, calms the nervous system, strengthens the immune system, fights insomnia, vitamin deficiency, removes harmful substances from the body and helps strengthen blood vessels.
The use of this product also helps to improve brain activity, normalize blood pressure, maintain visual acuity and increase libido.
Comparison of calorie content of different types of jam
To understand how the calorie content of strawberry jam differs from others, consider the options for this delicious dessert of different berries.
The following is the calorie content of different types of jam in 100 grams of the finished product:
- currant - 284;
- raspberry - 273;
- apple - 265;
- cherry - 256;
- gooseberry - 220;
- plum - 280.
Rowan jam, which has relatively low kilocalories, contains a lot of healthy phosphorus. But barberry, sea buckthorn, hawthorn, walnut and cornel are also low-calorie species, but they also have excellent healing properties. However, when using them, you should know the measure.
Conclusion
Despite the rather high calorie content of strawberry jam, this delicious dessert can be called one of the most beloved for most people. Nevertheless, one should also remember his harm.
In the process of cooking, there is a decrease in the content of vitamins and many other useful substances due to heat treatment.
When a berry dessert is consumed, sugar is transformed into fat, which gradually accumulates in the body. The latter causes health problems, including obesity. To avoid such consequences, you can use less harmful recipes for jam. For example, add less sugar, less boil jam or just rub the berries with sugar.