Mandarin is the brightest member of the citrus family. As you know, the birthplace of this fruit is India, but the name comes from Chinese. In China, tangerines called rich and noble people who could get all the best. As the legend says, it was mandarin that was one of the useful, delicious, but inaccessible to everyone fruits.
There is currently no shortage of these fruits. Tangerines grow in the southern regions of China, Japan, Brazil, Greece, Morocco, Turkey, Italy, Algeria, Abkhazia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and other republics of Central Asia. However, mandarins from Turkey are in great demand. Small, orange, sweet, and aromatic fruits are becoming the most popular grocery store item closer to winter. But the best are the tangerines from Abkhazia, as they are the most tender and sweet.
For Russian people, mandarin is, first of all, a symbol of the New Year, because it was during this period that orange fruits appeared on store shelves. Eating tangerines in the winter season is not only pleasant and tasty, but also healthy. Mandarins contain many vitamins, acids, minerals, fiber, essential oils, etc. Mandarin is an excellent prophylactic for colds and flu. Many girls love tangerines. Their caloric value directly depends on the sugar level. Tangerines, the calorie content of which is about 30, are usually acidic. On average, tangerines, the calorie content of which from 30 to 40 contain 1.8 g of fat, 7, 5 carbohydrates in 100 g. To argue how tangerines, the calorie content of which does not exceed 45 kcal per 100 g, are harmful to the figure, itβs simply silly, because in this fruit, an insignificant proportion of calories and fats contain many vitamins and healthy acids for the body. And if you are still in doubt, buying tangerines, whether they are high-calorie, we assure you that no! If you are seriously afraid of getting better, it does not depend on the calories of tangerine. Look at the content of sugar and fructose, the content of which, compared with an apple, for example, is much higher.
Tangerines retain their beneficial properties over time. Also, a huge plus of the fruit is that nitrates do not accumulate in it, since tangerines have citric acid that destroys them. In tangerine, absolutely everything from the skin to the seeds is useful. The oil of this fruit is actively used in cosmetology and medicine, the perfume industry and cooking.
Unfortunately, tangerines are not as perfect as they might seem at first glance. The fruits belong to the category of very allergenic citrus fruits. Even if a person has never had an allergic reaction during his life, it can occur from overeating these fruits. People with hypersensitivity can often not even touch the fruits of tangerines. In order for a child to develop immunity to this product from childhood, it is necessary to give the baby a drop of tangerine juice from childhood .
Tangerine essential oil is especially appreciated. It is produced industrially without the addition of impurities and chemicals. Mandarin peel oil calms the body, relieves fatigue and stress. Also, oils have a positive effect on the digestive and circulatory systems, improve liver function, and fight excess weight, ridding the body of toxins from toxins. In cosmetology, oils are used in the procedure for getting rid of cellulite and in aromatic baths. In medicine, mandarin essential oils are used for inhalation. In cooking, oils are necessary for baking, also as a sauce or dressing of salads and meat products. Some housewives have a special love for the bittersweet mandarin jam.
Wherever mandarins are used, they carry a purely useful function. The complex of vitamins that our body enriches when consuming these fruits is necessary for everyone during the winter and spring vitamin deficiency.