Cumquat

The cumquat represents the exotic fruit of a citrus plant from Fortunell's subgenus of orange color reminding small orange. Fruits of a cumquat have the extended form 3-5 cm long, 2-4 cm wide.

In the nature several kinds of a cumquat differing with a fruit form meet. The plant seldom breeds a seed as it differs in weak root system. In Japan and China the cumquat is grown up from a pontsirus trekhlistochkovy, an inoculation method. Also the cumquat is cultivated in Southeast Asia, in the Middle East, in the south of the USA and in Southern Europe.

In taste the cumquat is similar to tangerine, but, unlike it, is edible together with a peel. Its fruit has some feature according to which a cumquat peel – thin and sweet, and a core, on the contrary, with some sourness.

Now distinguish six main types of a cumquat:

Hong Kong Cumquat;
Malayan Cumquat;
Marumi Kumkvat;
Meyva Kumkvat;
Legs Cumquat;
Fukusha Kumkvat.

Advantage of a cumquat

Fruits of a cumquat contain impressive amount of useful substances: A, V, S, E, P vitamins, microelements and minerals which are among copper, calcium, potassium, zinc, sodium, iron, phosphorus. Besides, the cumquat is saturated with pectinaceous and radio substances which allow to recover immunity, protecting an organism from catarrhal and viral diseases. The use of fruit together with a peel will allow to win a victory over infectious and fungus diseases.

The advantage of a cumquat is caused also by its antioxidant effect: the citrus successfully clears an organism of toxins and slags. Besides, in the fruit there are never nitrates that is explained by presence at its composition of citric acid.

Useful properties of a cumquat are based on normalization of work of digestive tract: in a dried look it perfectly recovers a metabolism, being prophylactic from a peptic ulcer of a stomach and a 12-perstny gut.

The regular use of a cumquat prevents development of arthroses and arthritises, cancer tumors, normalizes a cordial rhythm and blood pressure, strengthens sheaves and muscles, accelerates recovery of fabrics, and also reduces risks of a disease of a diabetes mellitus.

Property of a cumquat to protect our organism from harmful influence of a stress is remarkable: only several fruits are capable to reduce the fatigue and tension which are saved up in a day. In China by means of this orange fruit after cheerful holidays it is accepted to get rid of a hungover syndrome.

Cumquat caloric content

Caloric content of a cumquat makes 71 kcal / 100 gram of fruits. Nutrition value:

Proteins - 1,88 g;
Fats - 0,86 g;
Carbohydrates - 9,4 g.

Low caloric content of a cumquat allows to consider fruit a dietary product. It is enough to eat 8-10 fruits of a cumquat to satisfy the need of an organism for useful cellulose more than on a half from standard daily rate.

Use of a cumquat

The fresh this small fruit cut on segments is capable to become decoration of any table. It is used as an independent product, and as ingredient to fruit salads.

Fruits of a cumquat are used for preparation of sweet-sour sauces which are served to meat, fish or vegetable dishes. Especially well this citrus is combined with pork and chicken meat, impacting to a dish the refreshing relish.

The cumquat and for desserts is ideal. It is often used for preparation of candied fruits, jams, jam, juice, yogurts. Exotic sourness does a cumquat by magnificent snack to such hard liquors as cognac or whisky.

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