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Why can marmalade be eaten with almost everything, what are its benefits?
Marmalade is a sweet that is probably good for everyone. And all because of the components from which they are made. Marmalade is made from fruit juices, evaporating them to a thick, viscous state. Most often it is prepared from fruits and berries rich in pectin. These are apples, apricots, quince, black currants. This is how marmalade was produced at first; later it was made from citrus juice. Then substances such as gelatin, pectin, and agar-agar began to be used in the preparation of marmalade.
Today, the composition of marmalade has changed – sugar or molasses is added to juice or fruit puree, the liquid is evaporated, mixed with gelatin or agar-agar, dyes are added and left to cool. The healthy treat is made from natural juices and dyes. Some marmalade manufacturers use chemical concentrates, flavors and cheap dyes instead of juice.
The benefits of marmalade
Pectin, most commonly used to make marmalade, is found in many fruits and has health benefits. It reduces bad cholesterol levels, restores carbohydrate and lipid metabolism, fights gastrointestinal diseases, stimulates rapid skin healing, and helps cleanse the body of heavy metals.
Agar-agar, which is also used for gelling marmalade, protects the liver, removing toxins and waste from the body, and improves gastric motility. Since agar-agar is extracted from seaweed and contains a lot of iodine, marmalade is beneficial for people with thyroid disease.
Marmalade is good for joints because it strengthens cartilage tissue.
Which marmalade is harmful?
In the industrial production of marmalade, artificial colors, flavors, chemical additives are added to it, which can provoke an allergic reaction, and more.
Therefore, you need to choose healthy natural marmalade without artificial colors and flavors and with low sugar content.
But you also need to be careful with “healthy” marmalade. If marmalade is made on the basis of agar-agar, it can cause excess iodine in the body.
Due to the high sugar content, marmalade is not recommended for diabetics; it is specially made without sugar for them.
