Both adults and children love to feast on tangerines. The vitamin composition of this product is very diverse, its use improves mood, nourishes the body with useful components and speeds up the metabolism. They became in demand, thanks to the divine taste, exquisite aroma and healing power.
Description
This fruit grows on medium in height (not more than 4 meters) shrubs with dark green leaves. It has medium-sized fruits about 5-6 cm in diameter, slightly flattened in shape from base to apex. Often the flesh of the fruit is much sweeter than that of oranges, and is divided into slices that separate well from each other. Mandarin ducks have a pronounced aroma of citrus fruits.
How to choose
In order to purchase a quality product, you need to inquire about its origin. For example, Turkish specimens have a yellow-green hue, small size, sour taste and many seeds. Moroccan fruits, by contrast, are very sweet and seedless, their color is bright orange. The fruits grown in Spain are honey and juicy, quite large and with few seeds, have a porous and thick peel. Despite its origin, the composition of tangerines is almost the same. Therefore, everyone chooses a view depending on personal preference. When purchasing fruit, it is very important to pay attention to the peel so that it is not rotten.
How to store
For these purposes, it is better to choose the bottom shelf of the refrigerator or a special container for fruits, in which they can be 3-4 weeks. The optimum temperature for this is +6 degrees. These fruits are not accepted to be frozen, since the vitamin composition of tangerines is lost. But if you preserve the slices, then they can be stored in the pantry.
Structure
This fruit contains a powerful multivitamin complex. The main place falls on the healing ascorbic. In only one instance, its share is 30 mg.
100 grams of product contains:
- B1 - 0.08 mg;
- B2 - 0.03 mg;
- B6 - 0.07 mg;
- A - 12.0 mg;
- K - 0.25 mg;
- E - 0.4 mg;
- D 0.2 mg
- PP - 0.3 mg.
The chemical composition of medium mandarin contains a significant complex of useful minerals:
- 34 mg calcium;
- 0.15 mg of iron;
- 12 mg of magnesium;
- 20 mg of phosphorus;
- 166 mg potassium;
- 2 mg sodium.
For all its sweetness, this fruit contains a small amount of calories, only 41-49 per unit.
In 100 grams there is:
- 0.8 grams of protein;
- 7.4 grams of carbohydrates;
- 1.9 grams of fiber;
- 88 grams of water.
The composition of mandarin contains essential oils that help cope with a cold. It should be noted that the blocking of bacteria occurs not only in the human body, but also in the air into which they enter.
The dietary fiber contained in the fetus is important for the proper functioning of the intestines. Due to the presence of a large amount of citric acid, the accumulation of nitrates is reduced. Phytoncides inhibit the growth and development of microscopic fungi and bacteria.
In addition, the composition of mandarin contains such rare substances as:
- lutein - is responsible for the sharpness and clarity of vision;
- Zeaxanthin - absorbs ultraviolet light, neutralizing its destructive effect;
- choline - affects the activation of memory and brain function, and also reduces inflammatory processes.
The properties
In ancient times, only rich Chinese could afford this miracle fruit, who, due to their healing properties, used it to maintain their health.
The healing qualities of orange fruits were successfully used in the Middle Ages. Thanks to them, they fought scurvy and vitamin deficiency. In Russian fairy tales, they were called foreign golden apples, which have magical powers. But they really are and they are, since many diseases disappear due to their qualitative composition.
Benefits of Tangerines
- Due to the high concentration of ascorbic acid, the fruit perfectly strengthens the body. Immunity increases, liver function improves, nervous excitability decreases, and it also contributes to the maximum absorption of iron. It fights well with colds and helps to resist infections.
- The use of tangerines helps to normalize blood pressure, because vitamin K helps to improve the elasticity of blood vessels.
- Components D and PP have beneficial effects on the thyroid gland and heart.
- B1 perfectly restores vision and accelerates wound healing.
- Vitamin B3 promotes sound sleep, improves memory and strengthens the nervous system after serious mental stress.
- The whole group B has a positive effect on the digestive processes. Fruits will be useful for indigestion and lack of appetite.
- Fruits have an anti-inflammatory effect and help relieve swelling.
- Since mandarin contains vitamin A, it improves vision and increases body resistance.
- Phytoncides present in the fruits have an antibacterial and antifungal effect.
- With regular use of tangerines, you can prevent a lack of vitamins in the offseason.
Application
Tangerines are very tasty fresh, but they are often used in cooking for making nipples, preserves, compotes, sweets, as well as alcoholic drinks. If sugar is added to the composition of tangerines, they lose their dietary properties.
Thanks to its fresh and vibrant aroma, the citrus peel is used to produce tangerine oil.
The scope of use of the fruit is very wide - in many countries it is used as a drug to eliminate colic and flatulence in children (with a light massage of the abdomen). Mandarin oil is often used in the beauty industry - this product perfectly helps moisturize and nourish the skin, and also perfectly eliminates stretch marks in pregnant women. In aromatherapy, it is used to relax, relieve fatigue, and reduce stress symptoms.
Contraindications
Despite the significant benefits of mandarin, a very large consumption of citrus is not allowed for allergy sufferers, as well as those who suffer from ailments of the gastrointestinal tract: colitis, gastritis with high acidity, gastric ulcer and enteritis. Citric acid contained in fruits irritates not only the mucous membrane of the stomach and intestines, but also the kidneys. Therefore, tangerines are contraindicated in diseases such as cholecystitis, hepatitis and acute nephritis.