The grape is a juicy fruit. 1 kg of berries can be obtained up to 0. 8 liters of natural juice. The benefits of grape juice for the human body since time immemorial. Its chemical composition and caloric content depend directly on the variety and conditions of maturation of the berries.
Chemical composition and calories of grape juice
If we take average figures, the proportion of components is as follows:
| Name | Mass fraction, in %. |
| water | 78-83 |
| Carbohydrates | 16-18 |
| Proteins | 0,4 |
| Fats | Less than 0. 1 |
| Organic acids, vitamins, minerals | 0. 6-3. 5 |
Carbohydrates are represented by easily digestible pectins and sugars: fructose, glucose. It contains fruit acids that give it an acid and astringent taste and a pleasant aroma: tartaric, málico, citric, succinical and aromatic acids. Its vitamin complex is rich in bet a-carotene, vitamins of group B, ascorbic acid, vitamins PP, H, E.
It contains fluorine, potassium, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, iron, sodium, zinc. 100 grams of drinks cover 10% of the daily human needs of manganese. The average caloric value of 100 grams of the product is 60-70 kcal.
Grape juice properties
The chemical composition determines the characteristics of the drink, whose use doctors recommend to support the treatment of various diseases.
Benefits for the human body
GRINDING THE AGING PROCESS.
The presence of antioxidants turns the newly squeezed drink in the fight against free radicals that aggravate the aging process. Polyphenols (cachetina, resferratrol, anthocyanin) prevent aging of human cells.
Fight inflammatory processes
Black grapes juice eliminates salts, relieves the symptoms of arthritis, rheumatism. Flavonoids, catechins and vitamin C help fight Sars, herpes, bacteria and viruses.
Protects against tumors.
The Resferratrol, which gives the drink its purple hue, fights benign and malignant tumors in the intestines, the breast glands.
Improve protective functions
Regular consumption of fresh grape juice, rich in vitamins, minerals and organic acids, is recommended that people suffer frequent colds to improve their immunity.
Increase hemoglobin levels
Interestingly, white grape juice has this capacity. They are rich in iron and vitamins of group B that favor hematopoiesis and increase the number of red blood cells.
Improves the operation of the circulatory system
It reinforces the walls of the blood vessels, diluting the blood, and prevents the formation of cholesterol plates and blood clots. Red grapes resferratrol favors the elimination of blood cholesterol. This is especially important for people over 40, with high levels of cholesterol and suffering from atherosclerosis. Potassium, magnesium, calcium and iron strengthen heart muscle.
Improves the function of the gastrointestinal tract.
Water, fiber and organic acids improve intestinal peristaltism, eliminate chronic constipation, contribute to bile secretion and increase appetite.
It favors a better renal function.
It has diuretic effect, reduces swelling of hands, feet, face. It is especially useful for pregnant women. White grape juice in regular use gently eliminates the sand from the kidneys.
Help in the prevention of eye diseases.
Antioxidants, carotenoids reduce the risk of cataracts, degeneration of yellow spots.
It makes the entire human body work better.
Eliminates chronic fatigue, normalize metabolism, normalizes sleep, nervous system, improves memory, reproduction, vital energy appears.
Benefits and contraindications
Healthy grape juice their benefits are not in doubt. But there are cases in which its uncontrolled consumption entails undesirable consequences for a person. It is important to take action!
It is forbidden to drink it in certain diseases:
- Gastric and duodenal ulcers, hyperacidity.
When taken internally, the drink already contains organic acids, fiber and also causes intense secretion of gastric juice. This causes irritation of mucous membranes, pain, discomfort and exacerbation of chronic diseases.
- Mellitus diabetes.
Due to easily digestible fructose and glucose content, grape juice harms the patient, favors peaks in blood sugar levels, increased insulin secretion.
- Hepatic cirrhosis.
The consumption of acidic grape juice is prohibited and its digestion is an unnecessary load for a sick liver.
- High blood pressure.
It can cause an elevation of blood pressure in people with arterial hypertension.
Before taking a drink made with grapes, you must take into account the following characteristics:
- Organic acids destroy tooth enamel. After drinking a glass, your mouth must rinse with running water;
- Causes abdominal distension, colic in patients with enteritis and enterocolitis;
- Infant mothers should not drink juice or eat grapes. Cause colic in the newborn;
- It is not compatible with many foods, so it is better to drink it separately;
- Increase appetite, especially for those who are diet;
- It has a laxative effect and worsens diarrhea;
- It causes allergies in the human body.
How to prepare it at home
The preparation of grape juice consists of preparatory phases and the process of obtaining the final product.
The composition of preparatory procedures depends on the final purpose: if grape juice will be used to drink or make wine:
- Vintage. Mature clusters are selected, not damaged by insects or diseases. Table grape juice, vinification grapes, technical grape, white grape, pink grape and ink grapes are obtained. Technical and wine varieties produce higher performance of the final product. Moscatel grapes produce the sweetest juices.
- The grapes are collected from the cluster, put themselves in a bowl and wash.
UVA drink is consumed immediately after preparation or used to make preparations for winter.
The freshly squeezed juice has a higher content of useful substances than the winter berries treated thermally.
How to get juice
Manual pressing
- The grapes are squeezed in an enameled, wood or ceramic pot, by hand or with a crusher. Metal or aluminum should not be used, since it tends to give a metallic taste to the juice.
- The must sneaks through gauze.
- A little water is poured over the rest of the must, boiled and sneaks through gauze.
- The boiled juice and the first squeeze are mixed, sugar is added if necessary and boiled.
- The product can drink immediately, or pour into sterilized jars and seal for winter.
Boil
- 5 kg of berries placed in a pot, pour 2 liters of cold water, boil for 30 minutes.
- Strain the content through a gauze in another container.
- Add sugar to taste, boil for 10 minutes, pour into jars and close.
Squeeze
- Put the berries in the polishing and squeeze.
- The juice can be consumed immediately. They keep their vitamins, trace elements and macronutrients.
- To keep them during the winter, add sugar to taste, hyérvalo and call them in sterilized jars.
Use of a polishing (squeeze)
- The berries are stacked in the upper container, adding sugar if desired.
- Water is poured into the lower container.
- The squeezer is put on the fire. Cooking lasts approximately 1 hour.
- The resulting pasteurized juice is immediately poured into sterilized tarros and closes.
Special applications
UVA juice is used by people in several areas: kitchen, popular medicine, cosmetology.
Its most important and old use is in the kitchen. It is used in wines, liquors, soft drinks, sauces, jams, jellies, pastries, desserts, meat and fish dishes. In combination with spices, it gives meat or fish an exquisite aroma and an exquisite flavor. Many know the Georgian dish Churkchela, a natural and healthy sweet. It does not resemble modern sweets with artificial additives.
In popular medicine
The unique chemical composition of grape juice makes it useful for the prevention and treatment of many diseases.
Main rules of ampelotherapy:
- Start the treatment only after consulting your doctor, who will prescribe tests and will reach a conclusion in advance.
- Not all grape varieties have the same effect on health. Inks are predominantly used, and less white. Some are used exclusively for the treatment of certain diseases. For example, bronchitis is treated with Isabella juice.
- The daily intake is 1. 2 liters of fresh or pasteurized juice. It is divided into three shots and is consumed in the morning, in the afternoon and at night on an empty stomach, 30 minutes before food.
- The treatment lasts 3 to 4 weeks. Sometimes there are several courses with intervals. At this time, exclude from fatty food diet, dairy products, alcohol, mineral water.
- After each drink rinse their mouths with water.
Rheumatism
This inflammatory disease of connective tissue is chronic. It is located in the heart membranes. In addition to traditional treatment, ampelotherapy with dark grapes containing catechins, vitamin C, potassium and other compounds is used. They strengthen heart muscle and fight inflammation.
Obesity
The drink perfectly adjusts the work of the gastrointestinal tract (TGI), eliminates constipation, accelerates metabolic processes. UVA juice varieties of light has few calories, it promotes the rapid burning of accumulated fat deposits, weight loss.
MALOCLUSION
The disease is characterized by a decrease in the number of red blood cells and blood hemoglobin, that is, anemia. White grape juice, which contains a lot of iron and vitamins of group B, is used to combat this disease.
Drop
An excess of uric acid in the joints and the kidneys may not be felt for a long time, but then it will be announced seriously and for a long time. Grape juice helps eliminate it. Its consumption is useful in the prevention and treatment of gout.
Nephritis and nephrosis
Inflammatory renal diseases have a negative impact on wel l-being, since this organ is a natural filter of the human being. Thanks to its ant i-inflammatory and diuretic properties, black grape juice treats and restores renal function.
Neurasthenia
The state of the nervous system depends directly on the quality of the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract. When neurasthenia shows a diet saving light, many liquids, vitamins of the B complex, magnesium. The grape juice contains these components.
Tuberculosis in its early phases
Tuberculosis ampepel therapy shows good results in treatment. The juice improves cardiac and gastrointestinal function, makes it feel better, reduces irritability and increases immunity.
In cosmetology
Organic acids, vitamins, grape juice minerals when applied to the skin surface, hair can penetrate deeply into the epidermis cells, protect, tone, rejuvenate. They smoothed the fine wrinkles, match the color of the skin, activate the production of collagen, hydrate. Therefore, the drink is used to prepare masks, creams and lotions.
Grape juice
In a cream three components are normally mixed: aqueous, fatty and active principles. The grape juice combines 2 of them: the aqueous component and the active component. The fatty component is represented by vegetable and animal fats, which fit their skin type. To mix juice and fat, an emulsifier is used, such as bee wax.
Grape juice based lotion
It is used to remove, clean and tone the face and neckline. Red grapes are used more frequently. Add 10 grams of honey, 3 grams of salt and 50 ml of vodka at 200 ml. of juice. Keep it in the refrigerator in a closed container for a maximum of 30 days.
Grape juic e-based mask
There are many variations in the composition of the masks:
- soothing – with honey, cottage cheese;
- for fatty brightness – with olive oil and egg white;
- toning – with milk.
How and how long keep
The freshly squeezed grape juice should be kept in the refrigerator, in a closed glass container, for a maximum of 24 hours. After this time, fermentation processes alter the quality and chemical composition of the product.
Sterilized grape juice can be kept in the refrigerator in a glass container under a plastic lid up to 30 days.
The canned product can be kept in a cellar or on a balcony in a cool and lightless place until the next harvest.
When tartrato crystals are formed, open the container, pour the juice in a pot, hyérvalo, wander it, call it in a clean and sterile glass container and keep it.
