The efficacy and function of cranberries and how to eat cranberries

Cranberry is a red berry with a sweet and sour taste. It is edible and can provide nutrition for the human body and keep the body healthy. It is said that eating cranberry can prevent urinary tract infections, relieve indigestion, and beautify the skin. So what are the effects of cranberry? How should it be eaten?

The efficacy and function of cranberry

1. Prevent gastric ulcers

Cranberry contains a variety of natural anti-inflammatory and antiviral ingredients. People can use it to eliminate Helicobacter pylori or Staphylococcus aureus in the stomach and intestines. It can prevent gastritis and regulate gastric acid secretion. Regular consumption can prevent gastric ulcers and reduce the incidence of gastric cancer.

2. Beauty and skin care

Cranberries contain a large amount of vitamin C and natural pectin, as well as some flavonoids and phenolic ingredients. After being absorbed by the human body, these substances can enhance the body's antioxidant capacity, nourish delicate skin, and accelerate the metabolism of various toxins in the body, which can reduce toxins and cause damage to human skin. Insisting on eating cranberries can lighten spots, whiten the skin, and nourish delicate skin.

3. Prevent infection

The antiviral component in cranberries is particularly active. After the human body absorbs this substance, it can significantly improve the body's ability to resist infection, and can prevent urinary tract infections, upper respiratory tract infections, and many other diseases. In addition, cranberries can delay human aging, prevent Alzheimer's disease, and prevent cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.

How to eat cranberries

1. Cranberry is a fresh fruit that can be eaten directly. After people collect it, they wash it with clean water and can eat it directly in their mouths, or they can put it in a juicer to squeeze out the juice, add honey to flavor it and then drink it.

2. Cranberry is also an important raw material for making jam. People can choose fully ripe cranberries to make jam. When making jam with it, you need to remove the fruit beer of the cranberry, mash its pulp, add appropriate amount of rock sugar and marinate it for two hours, then put it into the pot to boil. After boiling, simmer over low heat until the pulp becomes a sticky sauce, then turn off the heat. After cooling down, it will be homemade cranberry jam.