Hawthorn Jam Ingredients and Method

Hawthorn jam is a very common appetizer in our daily life. Let me give you a detailed introduction below, I hope you like it.

Hawthorn Jam

Many people like to eat hawthorn, especially the old Beijingers, who grew up eating candied haws and have a special liking for hawthorn. The nutritional value of hawthorn is also very high, and it has the functions of helping digestion and strengthening the stomach, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, and astringing and stopping diarrhea. It is effective for phlegm and fluid accumulation in the flesh, acid regurgitation in the stomach, diarrhea, intestinal wind, low back pain and hernia, postpartum occipital pain, lochia retention, and stagnation of milk and food in children. So, how can hawthorn be eaten? In autumn, people tend to have a poor appetite when changing seasons. The following editor will teach you how to make hawthorn jam, which has the effects of strengthening the stomach, promoting digestion, and increasing appetite.

Hawthorn jam ingredients

40 hawthorns, 50 grams of brown sugar, 550 ml of water.

How to make hawthorn jam

1. Wash the hawthorns, remove the stems and cores.

2. Add water to the pot, put in the hawthorn fruit cut in half, boil over high heat, and skim off the foam.

3. Turn to low heat and simmer for 30 minutes until tender.

4. Leave half of the hawthorn meat in the pot, and pour the remaining half into a blender and blend into pulp.

5. Pour it back into the pot, cook on low heat, add brown sugar, and stir constantly with a spoon for 20 minutes.

6. Cook until it becomes thick and the delicious and nutritious hawthorn jam is ready.

Nutritional analysis of hawthorn jam

Hawthorn contains a variety of vitamins, hawthorn acid, tartaric acid, citric acid, malic acid, etc. It also contains flavonoids, lactones, sugars, proteins, fats, and minerals such as calcium, phosphorus, and iron. People with colds, indigestion, loss of appetite, children with osteomalacia, and children with iron deficiency anemia can eat more hawthorn slices. Raw hawthorn also has the effect of eliminating body fat and reducing fat absorption.

Hawthorn contains a variety of vitamins, hawthorn acid, tartaric acid, citric acid, malic acid, etc. It also contains flavonoids, lactones, sugars, proteins, fats, and minerals such as calcium, phosphorus, and iron. The lipase contained in it can promote the digestion of fatty foods. It can promote gastric juice secretion and increase the enzymes in the stomach. Chinese medicine believes that hawthorn has the effects of eliminating stagnation, astringing and stopping diarrhea, and promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. It is mainly used to treat food stagnation, chest diaphragm and spleen fullness, hernia, blood stasis, and amenorrhea. Hawthorn contains drug ingredients such as terpenes and flavonoids, which have significant vasodilating and antihypertensive effects, and have the functions of strengthening the myocardium, resisting arrhythmia, and regulating blood lipids and cholesterol levels. Scope of application: It is edible for most people. It is especially suitable for children, the elderly, and people with indigestion. People with colds, indigestion, loss of appetite, children with chondrocalcinosis, and children with iron deficiency anemia can eat more hawthorn slices.

Nutritional analysis: Hawthorn has the highest calcium content among autumn fruits, with 52 mg of calcium per 100 grams of pulp. Pregnant women and children have a high demand for calcium, so these two groups of people may wish to eat some hawthorn after meals.

In addition, hawthorn is also known as a "little expert" in lowering blood pressure and cholesterol because it contains triterpenoid olefinic acid and flavonoids. According to Chinese medicine, hawthorn tastes sour and sweet, is slightly warm in nature, can help digestion and invigorate the stomach, promote qi and blood circulation, stop diarrhea and lower blood pressure. Raw hawthorn can also eliminate body fat and reduce fat absorption, so people who want to lose weight can eat more.