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Many lovers of exotic fruit feijoa interested in issues of processing and storage. This plant is a resident of the subtropics. But in Russia, feijoa is also grown in the south. Russians can purchase the fruits in the fall, somewhere in October-November.
The fruits are very tasty; their aroma contains notes of strawberry, kiwi, and pineapple. Unfortunately, fresh feijoa does not last long and requires processing. How to cook from fruits jam, jams, compotes, fruit lovers know. But they are often interested in the question of whether it is possible to freeze feijoa for the winter in a refrigerator. If yes, then how to do it correctly.
About the beneficial properties of the fruit
We will try to answer the question posed, but first let’s find out why fruits are useful.
The fruit contains a large number of various vitamins, macro- and microelements, organic substances, and essential oils. Experts say that feijoa contains almost the entire periodic table. In a word, a real storehouse of health. But the most important thing, perhaps, is vitamin C and iodine. Fruits are compared to seafood in terms of iodine content.
Nutritionists also highly value feijoas and recommend them as a dietary food, as well as for preventive and therapeutic purposes:
- for problems with the thyroid gland;
- for inflammatory processes of the gastrointestinal tract and gastritis;
- with atherosclerosis and vitamin deficiency;
- with hypovitaminosis and pyelonephritis;
- gout, as well as during the cold season.
Doctors advise people who constantly experience mental stress to consume feijoa.
Feijoa has another unique property - allergic reactions to it practically do not occur. Therefore, feijoa can be consumed at any age. Even women in an interesting position and while breastfeeding can safely include them in their diet.
ABOUT benefit fruit:
Since the fruits are so healthy, and their presence on shelves is limited to a few months, the question arises of how to preserve aromatic fruits in winter. There are many options:
- grind the fruits with sugar;
- make jam without cooking;
- make jams, compotes.
But our readers are interested in whether it is possible to freeze fruits, and how to do it better.
Freezing methods
As we have already said, you can keep fruits fresh in the refrigerator. But unfortunately, no more than 10 days. And if the fruits are already ripe, then even less. Therefore, they must be eaten or processed immediately. We choose a processing method, specifically freezing.
We can safely say that freezing feijoa in no way affects the quality of the product. All beneficial properties are retained in the fruits.
The fruits are frozen whole, with or without sugar. Let's take a closer look.
Fruit preparation
Regardless of which freezing method you choose, we always prepare them the same way:
- We sort through and remove fruits with the slightest signs of damage and black peel.After all, a healthy feijoa has a uniform green surface.
- Rinse in cold water.
- We cut off the butts.
Freezing whole fruits
Dry the washed and trimmed fruits on a towel. They must be dry before freezing. Place the fruits on a clean sheet in one layer and put them in the freezer. We leave them until the feijoa turns into “pebbles”. We put them in a container or plastic bag and put them away for storage. This method is possible if you have enough space in the freezer.
Frozen puree
1 way
We cut the berries into small pieces, grind them in a manual meat grinder or blend them with a blender.
Place the mixture in small portion containers and place in the freezer.
Method 2
Add granulated sugar to the crushed mass in a 1:1 ratio and mix well. There is no need to wait for the sugar to dissolve. Immediately place the puree into containers. Otherwise, the mass will darken due to contact of iodine with air.
Conclusion
As needed, take out containers, defrost and add, for example, to porridge, yogurt or ice cream. Whole fruits can be passed through a blender, add sugar, some fruits or berries and make cold jam. You can do the same with purees.
The main thing is that the peel contains the most important amino acids!
Thank you. Sugar is contraindicated for me, so this is a very useful recipe about freezing.