Кремовое яблоко
Кремовое (сахарное) яблоко — Custard Apple (Noi-na) или Черимойя — особенный фрукт Таиланда, внешне он похож на гигантскую зеленую малинину или зеленый граненый драгоценный камень.
Сезон: июнь — август
Цена: 60-80 бат за кг
Кремовое (сахарное) яблоко — Custard Apple (Noi-na), самый популярный фрукт Тайланда, внешне похожий на гигантскую зеленую малинину или зеленый граненый драгоценный камень.
Вкус черимойи
Черимойя — еще одно название кремового яблока.
Мякоть спелого кремового яблока — сливочного цвета с потрясающим вкусом густого ванильного крема с яблочными нотами. Соответствующая мякоти консистенция — густая, светло-сливочного цвета с нескольким десятком крупных черных, гладких семян.
Для тропических фруктов Тайланда, кремовое или сахарное яблоко — фрукт средних размеров в длину 10-20 см и 10 см в диаметре, весит плод до 500 г, но есть сорта, вес плода которых, достигает нескольких килограммов.
Фрукт покрыт зеленой плотной кожурой, точнее даже, корой, крепкой ,чешуйчатой с привкусом сосны. Благодаря ей кремовое яблоко долго сохраняет свою свежесть, но кушать его надо очищенным.
Полезные свойства черимойи (сахарного яблока)
Кроме замечательного сладкого вкуса и превосходного аромата кремовое яблоко приятно своими полезными свойствами и богатейшим набором витаминов и минеральных веществ.
Сахарное яблоко не содержит калорий, на 100 г свежей мякоти лишь около 75 калорий.
Не содержит насыщенных кислот и холестерина. Зато богато клетчаткой — 3г на 100 г свежей мякоти, поэтому легко усваивается нашим организмом.
Кремовое яблоко отличный источник витамина B, а в 100г свежих фруктов содержится 20% рекомендованной суточной нормы витамина B 6 — пиридоксина. Пиридоксин полезен для головного мозга, снижает раздражительность и головную боль.
Фрукт содержит 21% рекомендованной суточной нормы витамина С.
Отличный натриевый-калиевый баланс поддерживает нормальный уровень калия в нашем организме, а это значит, что АД и ЧСС будут в норме.
Как все яблоки, черимойя богата медью, марганцем, магнием и железом.
Этот тропический фрукт является отличным антиоксидантом и цитотоксином, в нем обнаружены вещества, убивающие раковые клетки.
Условия хранения сахарного яблока (черимойи)
Кремовое (сахарное) яблоко способно дозревать и после сбора. Созревшие плоды можно сохранить в холодильнике до нескольких недель.
Как кушать сахарное яблоко
Вымытый холодной водой фрукт можно разрезать или разбить на две половинки и кушать ложкой. Если в мякоть сахарного яблока добавить кокосового молока и охладить, то получится очень легкий и приятный десерт.
* Данные таблицы USDA полезных веществ в 100г свежей мякоти кремового (сахарного) яблока
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Sugar Apple: Sugar Apple is a «Sweetsop». It is most widely cultivated of all the species of Annona, being grown widely throughout the tropicals and warmer subtropicals. It is a deciduous or semi-evergreen shrub or small tree with size of 8 m tall. The leaves are looks like simple, oblong-lanceolate, 7-12 cm long and 3-4 cm broad in length. The flowers are formed in clusters of 3-4, each flower, with six petals, yellow-green spotted purple at the bottom.
Taste — The fruit is generally looks like a round in shape, a little pine cone-like 2.4-3.9 in diameter. There are variations in shape and size. The fleshy fruit is very sweet to taste, white to light yellow, and resembles and tastes like custard. The edible portion coats of the seeds of this fruit generously like a gooey portion of a tomato seeds. Sugar-apple has a very discrete, sweet-smelling fragrance. It is a little grainy, a bit oily, very sweet and very soft.
Look -The Sugar-apple, also called bullock’s heart or bull’s heart, is the fruit that tree is a family of Annon reticulata». This tree is a small deciduous or semi-evergreen tree sometimes it will reaches a high of 10 mtrs in tall and a native of the tropical that prefers low elevations, and a warm, humid climate.The fruits are always variable in shape, oblong, or irregular. The size ranges from 7 cm to 12 cm. When ripen the fruit it will become a brown or yellowish, with red highlights and a varying degree of reticulation, depending on variety. The flavor is sweet and pleasant.
Scientific Name:Annona reticulata
However, home landscape trees may be found by the side of the southeastern shore of Lake and in warm, protected locations beside the lower east and west coasts. Sugar apples are a common fruit tree in the home landscape throughout the tropicals and have been widely planted in south Florida. Small, open, spreading to upright tree with long, small branches trees are rarely exceed 15 to 20 ft in height and spread.
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Cream and sugar apple
«English Tea Pastries»
Total time 30 minutes
Ingredients:
— 1 (8 ounce) package refrigerated crescent dinner rolls (8 rolls per package)
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— 3 tablespoons strawberry fruit preserves (or jam) or 3 tablespoons raspberry fruit — preserves (or jam)
— 1 tablespoon butter, melted
— 1 tablespoon chopped blanched almond
— 1 tablespoon confectioners’ sugar
1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
2. Separate the crescent rolls into individual triangles. Cut each triangles in half lengthwise, making 16 long triangles.
3. Spread about 1/2 t. of preserves over each triangle. Roll each triangle from the wide end to the point, and place on a cookie sheet that has been sprayed with nonstick cooking spray.
4. Brush with butter and sprinkle with chopped nuts. Bake for 15-17 minutes, or until golden.
5. When cool, sprinkle with the confectioners’ sugar and serve.
Recipe: Tiramisu
Serves 4 people. Preparation time 25 minutes. Cooking time 10 minutes. Ready in 5 hours.
Ingredients:
6 egg yolks
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¾ cup white sugar
2/3 cup milk
1 ¼ cups heavy cream
½ tbsp vanilla extract
1 pound mascarpone cheese
¼ cup strong brewed coffee, room temperature
2 tbsp rum
2 packages ladyfinger cookies
1 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
Method
1. In a medium saucepan, whisk together egg yolks and sugar until well blended.
2. Whisk in milk and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture boils. Boil gently for 1 minute, remove from heat and allow to cool slightly. Cover tightly and chill in refrigerator 1 hour.
3. In a medium bowl, beat cream with vanilla until stiff peaks form.
4. Whisk mascarpone into yolk mixture until smooth.
5. In a small bowl, combine coffee and rum. Split ladyfingers in half lengthwise and drizzle with coffee mixture.
6. Arrange half of soaked ladyfingers in bottom of a 7×11 inch dish.
7. Spread half of mascarpone mixture over ladyfingers, then half of whipped cream over that. Repeat layers and sprinkle with cocoa.
8. Cover and refrigerate 4 to 6 hours, until set.
2 tbsp olive oil, plus a little for greasing
750g lean beef mince
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90g pack prosciutto
½ quantity tomato sauce (see below)
200ml hot beef stock
a little grated nutmeg
300g fresh pack lasagne sheets
½ quantity white sauce (see below)
125g ball mozzarella
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Method
First make the ragu or meat sauce. Heat the oil in a frying pan, then cook the beef in two batches for about 10 mins until browned all over. Finely chop 4 slices of prosciutto, then stir through the meat mixture.
Pour over the tomato sauce and stock, add the nutmeg, then season. Bring up to the boil, then simmer for 30 mins until the ragu looks rich and is well coated in sauce. Can be left for 3 days in the fridge or frozen for 3 months (although not if the tomato sauce has previously been frozen).
Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. To assemble lasagne, lightly oil an ovenproof serving dish (30 x 20cm). Spoon over a third of the ragu sauce, then cover with lasagne sheets. Drizzle over about one quarter of the white sauce. Repeat until you have 3 layers of pasta. Cover with the remaining half quantity of white sauce, making sure you can’t see any pasta poking through.
Tear the mozzarella into thin strips, then scatter over the top. Arrange the rest of the prosciutto on top. Bake for 45 mins until the top is bubbling and lightly browned. (The uncooked lasagne can be frozen. If baking from frozen, add another 45 mins to the cooking time).
Recipe: Cupcake in the microwave
Serves 2 people.Preparation time: 15 minutes. Cooking time: 2 minutes
Ingredients:
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4 tbsp flour
4 tbsp sugar
2 tbsp cocoa
3 tbsp milk
3 tbsp butter
2 tbsp sour cream
1 egg
1/3 tsp soda with vinegar
3 tbsp chocolate
pinch of vanillin
Method:
1. Mix all products (except cream and chocolate). Dough will be not very much thick, therefore it will be easyer to outpour it in a mug.
2. Put a cup with the dough in the microwave for 2 min.
3. When the cake is made draw it out from the cup, grease it with sour cream and sprinkle it with a chocolate.
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24 MIND-BLOWING REASONS YOU NEED SUGAR APPLE (SWEETSOP)
Have you ever heard of, seen, eaten or used sugar apple? If yes, what spectacular things about this fruit do you actually know about? If no, just relax and read through this article. But apart from eating the sugar apple as a fruit, are you equally aware that this fruit goes beyond being a normal to a phenomenal fruit? Did you know that you can convert this fruit as your quick homemade herbal fruit for tackling several diseases? Right! Just a little bit of intro into what the sugar apple is all about before shedding more light on the reasons why you constantly need this fruit very close to you.
What then is sugar apple? Sugar apple (Annona squamosa L.) is one of the most important fruits among the long lists of medicinal and nutritive fruits. Sugar apple is also known as sweetsop, sugar-pineapple, custard apple (Annona reticulata), aajaa thee, seureuba, plae teib, Gishta (ጊሽጣ), Zimtapfel, foreign lychee, anona blanca, قشطة (ishta), buah nona, noi-na, matomoko, hairico, Khirmish (خرمش), ekistaferi, kachiman, atis, annona guatemala, hvaðerþetta, matopetope, fasadabur, conicony, mãng cầu ta (na) sitaphal, sharifa, sitappalam, fruta-do-conde(fruta-pinha), ata, sitaphal, Katu Atha, srikaya, buah nona, pomme cannelle or pinyin.
The sweetsop is closely related to guyabano (soursop) but a lot more smaller in size without spikes. The fruit is granular in appearance, juicy, soft, sweet and has aromatic flavour. Sugar-apple is a tropical fruit that belongs to the Annonaceae family with a conical shape. The fruit measures approximately 2.4–3.9 inches height, 2.0–3.9 inches in diameter and weighs up to 240 g. The outer skin or rind is very thick with knobby segments that usually separates when ripe. The inner flesh is light yellow to creamy white in colour, tasty and has similar taste to that of custard which suggests why it is also known as custard apple. Each fruit contains up between 15 to 40 seeds depending on the size. Sweetsop is highly medicinal, nutritive and therapeutic in nature which suggests its global high demand. Here are some of the reasons why this fruit is highly sought after.
Nutritional Values of Sugar apple
Sugar apple is an excellent source of essential minerals and vitamins which are needed for the healthy functioning of our bodies and these include; carbohydrates, dietary fiber, protein, thiamine (B1), zinc, riboflavin (B2), potassium, niacin (B3), phosphorus, pantothenic acid (B5), manganese, calcium, vitamin B6, folate (B9), vitamin C, iron and magnesium.
Benefits of Sugar Apple
1. Ideal for Pregnant Women
Sweetsop contains a high amount of folate (folic acid), which is a super vital vitamin for pregnant women. Even women trying to conceive are highly recommended to include folate in their daily diets as this vitamin helps to prevent neural tube defects. Lactating mothers are also encouraged to regularly eat sugar apple as it facilitates milk production.
2. Promotes Healthy Heart
Sugar apple is an excellent source of vitamin B6 which is essential for preventing the accumulation of homocysteine in the blood. Studies reveal that retaining high amount of amino acid in the blood has a higher chances of causing stroke and coronary heart disease. The high amount of magnesium in sweetsop helps to disentangle the muscles of the heart thereby reducing the risk of heart attack and stroke.
3. Dermatological Benefits
Sugar apple is a rich source of essential nutrients and vitamins such as vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin B and antioxidants which are vital for maintaining healthy and youthful looking skin. Regular intake of sugar apple is equally effective towards delaying ageing, preventing sunburn and promoting the rejuvenation of the skin cells. The fruit also stimulates the production of collagen in the body which helps to boost the elasticity of the skin. It also reduces the clustering of melanin granules thereby preventing skin pigmentation and brown spots caused as a result of free scavenging radicals.
4. Prevents Asthma
Sweetsop is an excellent source of vitamin C and antioxidants thus helps to minimize the risk of asthma attacks. Individuals suffering from asthma are highly recommended to include more sweetsops in their diets.
5. Regulates Sugar Level
Sugar apple contains high amount of dietary fiber which have be found effective in minimizing the onset of type-2 diabetes. The fruit also reduces the absorption of sugar in the body.
6. Controls the Blood Pressure Level
The presence of potassium in sweetsop makes this fruit effective for regulating the blood pressure level.
7. Energy Booster
Sweetsop is an excellent source of thiamin which helps to convert sugar into energy. In a nutshell, sweetsop is an energy powerhouse thus an important fruit for fighting fatigue, tiredness and weakness of the body.
8. Promotes Healthy Bones
Sugar apple contains a high amount of calcium and magnesium which are essential for promoting healthy bones, maintaining strong bones as well as increasing the bone density.
9. Controls the Cholesterol Level
Sugar apple is an excellent source of niacin which is essential for controlling the body’s cholesterol level.
10. Anti-cancer Properties
Sweetsop fruit contains alkaloids and acetogenin that are effective for preventing the growth of tumor cells and reducing the risk of cancer. The bark contains tannins and astringents that have been proven effective for treating and inhibiting tumor cells and cancer.
11. Treatment of Toothache
Sweetsop rinds have been proven effective against toothache. Grind the rinds, mix with water and then apply on the affected tooth to ease pain.
12. Prevents Anemia
Sweetsop is an excellent source of iron which is essential for preventing and treating anemia.
13. Promotes Healthy Eyesight
Sugar apple is a rich source of vitamin C and riboflavin which helps to prevent certain eye problems such as macular degeneration, poor vision, night blindness as well as maintains good vision.
14. Promotes Digestion
Sweetsop helps the digestive systems to easily digest food due to its high constituent of dietary fiber. The fruit also helps to get rid of unwanted toxins from the intestines thereby aiding easy bowel movement. It also helps to reduce the risk of constipation, gastritis, heartburn, ulcer and stomach pain.
15. Treatment of Infections
Sweetsop can be used for treating skin infections and diseases such as psoriasis, boils, eczema, abscesses due to its constituent of vitamin C. Leaves decoction of sweetsop can also be used to treating individuals suffering from infections such as cold, fever and dysentery.
16. Detoxifying Properties
Sugar apple is packed with antioxidants and soluble fiber which makes the fruit a perfect laxative. Studies reveal that regular intake of sugar apple is essential for eradicating unwanted toxins from the body thereby making the body to remain healthier and stronger.
17. Eradicates Lice
Unripe sweetsop powder can be mixed with coconut oil or water to form a paste which can be applied on the scalp to eradicate lice. Allow the paste to stay for at least 15 to 20 minutes before washing. Repeat the procedure every day until the entire scalp is cleared of lice.
18. Ideal Treatment for the Hair
Sweetsop seeds oil can be applied on the hair to keep it moisturized and thereby making it shiny and lustrous. Sweetsop also prevents scalp inflammation, hair loss, stimulates the follicles for hair growth, prevents dandruff, prevents premature hair graying, prevents flaky scalp as well as nourishes the hair. This is due to the high amount of vitamin C, copper and iron present in this fruit.
19. Ideal for Menstruating Women
Sweetsop leaves can be decocted and taken by menstruating women to boost blood flow. The essential minerals and nutrients such as iron, copper etc present in the fruit are equally essential for menstruating women in order to replenish lost minerals and nutrients to their bodies.
20. Healing of Wounds
Sweetsop leaves can be squeezed and applied to wounds to aid healing and to prevent germs and worms from infesting the wound. The juice of an unripe sweetsop can be applied on the skin to treat insect bites and stings.
21. Culinary Purposes
Sugar apple is a very sweet fruit that can be eaten fresh or used for preparing other dishes such as beverages, ice cream, custard apple powder, drinks, confectionery and dessert.
22. Healthy Weight Gain
Sweetsop is such a fruit that is packed with healthy calories and it’s sugary content helps to boost the body’s metabolic process thereby increasing one’s appetite. In a nutshell, individuals aiming to add healthy weight can eat more sweetsop.
23. Prevents Asthma Attack
Sweetsop is an excellent source of vitamin B6 thus essential for preventing asthma attack and minimizing bronchial inflammation.
24. Other Uses of Sweetsop
Squeezed sugar apple leaves can be inhaled to prevent dizziness and whirling sensations. A decoction of sweetsop leaves can be used for relieving rheumatic pains.
DISCLAIMER
This post is for enlightenment purposes only and should not be used as a replacement for professional diagnostic and treatments. Remember to always consult your healthcare provider before making any health-related decisions or for counselling, guidance and treatment about a specific medical condition.
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