Pear juice: health benefits and harms

Pear juice is a drink made of the same juicy and delicious fruit. Even in ancient China, pears were considered a symbol of longevity, and in ancient Greece they were chanted in verses and appointed with fever. And at the present time, pears and juice from them are considered very useful and even healing and are actively used in traditional medicine and cosmetology. Consider the benefits and harms of pear juice in detail.

Composition and calorie content

The composition of pear juice is very rich in components useful for the human body. These are tanning and nitrogenous substances, sucrose and glucose, fiber and biotin, catechins and pectins. Of the minerals in it, the following can be noted: copper and manganese, fluorine, iodine and sulfur, nickel and zinc, iron, potassium and calcium. By the content of mineral minerals, pear is the leader among all fruits.

A drink from pears and vitamins is not deprived: A, C, PP, P, K, E.

The calorie content of pear juice is 45.5 kcal per 100 g.

What is useful pear juice

General benefit

Since pear juice is extremely rich in useful components, it is also very useful and has a positive effect on the human body.

The benefits of pear juice:

• gives a charge of energy and vitality;
• cleanses the body of toxins, carcinogens;
• beneficial effect on the gastrointestinal tract;
• normalizes the work of the cardiovascular system;
• serves as an effective natural prevention of various intestinal infections;
• helps in the prevention and fight against oncology;
• stabilizes blood pressure;
• supports thyroid health;
• “Monitors” the normal functioning of the genitourinary system;
• strengthens the immune system and helps the body fight viruses and bacteria.

For women

The content of vitamin E in pears makes juice from them an excellent tool for normalizing hormonal levels and facilitating the flow of critical days. It relieves pain these days and the high iron content in this drink. Regular use of it will help in normalizing the menstrual cycle.

For men

The antiseptic properties of ascorbic acid in the composition of pear juice help in the fight against inflammatory processes of the genitourinary system, which men are often exposed to. The constant use of pears and juice from them will provide the man with effective prevention of such an unpleasant ailment as prostatitis.

During pregnancy

Thanks to sucrose and fructose in pear juice, it stimulates the appetite very well, the loss of which women so often complain in the first trimester of pregnancy. A couple of sips of juice can easily solve this problem.

Very useful for a pregnant woman has to strengthen the body and immunity, increase its resistance to viruses and pathogens. All this gives regular use of pear juice.

If a woman, while waiting for a baby, gets the flu or SARS, many effective medicines are contraindicated. Vitamin-rich pear juice also comes to the rescue, supporting the body during an illness, shortening the healing period and preventing relapses.

When breastfeeding

Doctors recommend nursing mothers to refrain from excessive consumption of pear juice. The fact is that, like any fruit, a pear contains a lot of fiber, which can cause increased gas formation and colic in a newborn.

After consulting a doctor, you can try to introduce juice into the diet for a woman during lactation, as both the mother and her baby need a sufficient amount of vitamins. It is necessary to monitor the reaction of the child after the first use of juice. If there are rashes or other allergic manifestations, bloating or upset stools, then mom should no longer drink juice.

For kids

A pear is one of the fruits from which babies begin to be fed. Pear juice can be introduced into the diet after the child's body is used to apples.

The optimal age for the first sample of juice is 6 months. If the child is allergic or suffers from problems with the gastrointestinal tract, it is better to postpone the pear juice sample for up to a year.

For the first time, you need to give the child juice mixed with boiled water in the amount of only one teaspoon. And in a year already the baby can drink up to 100 ml of juice per day.

Juice should be given half an hour before meals or between meals. To save tooth enamel from damage by fruit acids, you should immediately teach your baby to drink juice through a tube.

When losing weight

Pear is a low-calorie fruit with a diuretic effect. This means that the use of pear juice does not threaten with extra pounds and will relieve swelling.

Pear juice gives you a feeling of fullness for a long time. In addition, it is very sweet, which will be appreciated by losing weight sweet tooth, because after it there will be no temptation to treat yourself to high-calorie sweets or cakes.

When losing weight, pears and juice from them are great for a snack, go well with other fruits and berries and with fermented milk products. For example, you can eat low-fat cottage cheese and drink a glass of pear juice or make a healthy fruit smoothie.

Pear juice in medicine

Due to its usefulness to the human body, pear juice is often used in the complex fight against various diseases.

1. In people suffering from diseases of the cardiovascular system, pear juice normalizes the heartbeat, strengthens the walls of blood vessels, improves blood circulation and favorably affects the composition of the blood.
2. Pear juice normalizes the gastrointestinal tract and improves intestinal motility.
3. The diuretic properties of pears help fight urolithiasis, and the anti-inflammatory property further protects against cystitis.
4. Fructose has a good effect on the functioning of the thyroid gland.
5. Pectins remove "bad" cholesterol from the body, which prevents the appearance of cholesterol plaques.
6. The high content of antioxidants in pear juice greatly alleviates the condition of poisoning. Pears were especially effective in neutralizing the effects of mushroom poisoning.
7. In people suffering from diseases of the stomach, gall bladder and liver, pear juice will eliminate pain, improve well-being and relieve heartburn.
8. The soothing properties of this healthy drink come in handy for depression, stress, nervous breakdowns and insomnia on this soil.
9. Pear juice perfectly lowers the temperature, so it is indispensable for diseases accompanied by fever.
10. Pear juice “relaxes” the stool, which helps people with periodic constipation. But with constant prolonged constipation, doctors do not recommend solving this problem with juice.
11. Pear juice improves capillary circulation and the walls of the capillaries themselves. This is very useful in the fight against bronchitis and other respiratory diseases. Wet and dry coughs pass quickly, sputum goes away, asthmatic attacks and shortness of breath are relieved.
12. The predominance of fructose over glucose makes this juice useful in diabetes and pancreatic diseases.
13. Juice is indicated for people with arthrosis, arthritis, osteoporosis, rheumatism. It prevents the leaching of calcium from bones in women during menopause.
14. The fruit improves vision and reduces the risk of cataracts over the years.
15. Additionally, pear juice improves tissue regeneration, accelerates the healing of all kinds of wounds, relieves dizziness, improves appetite, and reduces sensitivity to cold.

Hangover Pear Juice

According to numerous studies by scientists in different countries, pear juice is an effective tool to alleviate the condition of people suffering from a hangover.

Juice should be consumed not when unpleasant symptoms have fully manifested themselves, but on the eve, that is, before the intended intake of alcohol. One glass of juice will suffice. He has a “magical” ability to lower blood alcohol levels.

The most obvious result from drinking juice is noticeable in increasing concentration. This is what the subjects first noted. They could more easily concentrate and gather their thoughts.

Scientists cannot say exactly how and why pear juice has such an effect on alcohol. So far, only science has been able to determine that this is somehow connected with the effect on enzymes and the production of enzymes that break down alcohol.

The studies were conducted with one variety of pears - Korean (the Chinese look is similar to them). But it is assumed that this applies to juice from any variety.

Harm and contraindications

Although pear juice is very healthy, excessive consumption can harm the body. Allergic reactions from an excessive amount of a drink may occur, severe diarrhea can develop, because fiber in pears greatly weakens stools. Additionally, you can get gas, bloating and pain in the stomach.

Contraindications to the use of pear juice:

• chronic constipation;
• tendency to diarrhea;
• chronic gastritis or stomach ulcer;
• elderly age;
• children's age up to 6 months;
• allergy and individual intolerance;
• irritable bowel syndrome.

Pear juice in cosmetology

Useful properties of pear juice allow you to maintain youthful skin, strengthen hair and nails. This is very noticeable with regular use inside. But the use of juice has also found itself in external use in various masks for facial skin.

Juice is mixed and applied to the skin of the face:

• with sour cream and almond oil for mature skin;
• with egg white with visible wrinkles;
• with lemon juice to lighten age spots;
• with fermented milk products with excessive oily skin;
• with honey and grapefruit juice with too dry skin;
• with onions and milk for inflammation and rashes;
• with peanut butter, wheat flour and lemon with "tired" facial skin with an unhealthy color.

After the first use of the pear mask, the effect will be noticeable. Such procedures should be done 2-3 times a week for a month. If necessary, the course can be repeated after a month-long break.

How to make pear juice: recipes

Preparing yourself 100% natural and healthy juice at home will not be difficult. First of all, you need to thoroughly wash the fruit. Pears sold in supermarkets are often treated with chemicals, waxed, and simply contaminated. Then washed and dried pears must be peeled and cut into medium cubes, removing the core with seeds.

Classic juice recipe

Slices of pear through a meat grinder. Squeeze the resulting mashed potatoes through cheesecloth and pour into enameled dishes. At this point, you can sweeten the juice to taste. It is worth remembering that pear juice itself is quite sweet. And it is better not to use sugar, it is advisable to give preference to honey. The juice should be boiled over medium heat for about 15 minutes and then pour into sterilized jars or bottles and cork.

Saucer Recipe

You need to add water to the special compartment in the juicer, load pear cubes into it and cover, turn on. This juice preparation process takes from 20 to 60 minutes, depending on how soft the pears are. It is preserved in the same way as the previous recipe.

With apple

Apple and pear juice is prepared according to the classic pear recipe. Apples are crushed in the same way through a meat grinder, squeezed through cheesecloth and boiled together with pears in a pan. The “standard” proportion is 2 kg of apples per 1 kg of pears, but everything can be taken exclusively to taste. The “average” amount of sugar for such juice is 50 g per 1 kg of fruit.

With mountain ash

Pear juice with aronia is distinguished by a special delicate and refined taste, it has a dark saturated color, visually similar to wine.

Ingredients: for 1 kg of pears you need to take 1 kg of mountain ash and 250 g of beets, 250 g of sugar.

All fruits and vegetables are prepared equally: washed, peeled, seeds removed, cut into cubes. Then they are passed through a juicer or meat grinder and gauze. Mix and put on fire, boil for 5-7 minutes, then pour into containers. Banks or bottles wrap. In a warm place, they should stand until completely cooled, then you can clean them in a place of constant storage (for example, a cellar).

With cucumber

Ingredients:

• 1 kg of pears;
• 1 kg of cucumbers;
• 100 g of ginger root;
• 5 stalks of ginger.

Fruits and vegetables are prepared as usual. Then use a juicer or a meat grinder. Such juice is not boiled, but immediately poured into jars. It does not need to be preserved, it is intended for quick use and cannot be stored for long. Cans and bottles are simply tightly closed and refrigerated, where they can stand for up to two weeks.

How to choose pears for juice

All sorts of pears are suitable for making juice. But the most aromatic and tasty drink is obtained from fruits with dense pulp and thin skin.

It must be remembered that for the preparation of 1 liter of juice you will need about 2 kg of medium-sized fruits.

How to store pear juice

To keep the healthy and natural self-made pear juice well, it is sterilized and rolled hot. You need to pasteurize at least 15-20 minutes.

You can store juice in jars and in bottles. Cans must first be sterilized, and bottle caps sealed with paraffin or wax. In a dry and cool place, such conservation can easily withstand the whole winter. For reliability and better storage, pear juice is often "closed" not in its pure form, but with the addition of nectars from other fruits and berries.

You can make juice from pears and for short storage, just tightly closing the lid of the can. So they will stand in the refrigerator for up to two weeks.

How to make pear juice wine

To make wine from pear juice, you need to ferment it. You can use acidified juice. Better if it is pulp. You can add a little pear puree to the juice.

You need to add sugar and a few berries of raisins or fresh unwashed grapes. This is necessary to activate the fermentation process. Juice with additives is covered with gauze so that midges and garbage do not get into it.

For two to three days, the juice should stand in a warm place. It is periodically mixed, dropping foam and fermented berries to the bottom. Foam will actively form (before hissing) - this is a good sign that the process is going on correctly and actively. If you do not mix and do not lower the pulp into the liquid, then the wine blank may become acidic.

After a few days, the juice is filtered through gauze or a fine sieve and poured into a wine container. It is necessary to leave about a quarter of the empty space in it, so that where to add sugar, foam will form and carbon dioxide will escape.

If the juice seems too muddy - it's okay. It does not have to be transparent. It all depends on the variety of pears and on the additives. A stopper with a water seal must be installed on the container with a braga. But you don’t need to buy it on purpose, just put on a medical glove and make a needle in one of your fingers. At the base, you need to wind it firmly with rubber bands or lace to the neck. There should not be any holes and gaps, except for one puncture made.

Now you need to transfer the bottle to a dark place with a temperature within 18–26 degrees Celsius and leave it there for a month or two. Five days later, add a serving of sugar per 1 kg. To do this, remove the water lock, drain through the tubes about half a liter of juice and dissolve sugar in it. Pour this syrup back into the bottle.

Five days later add another 1 kg of sugar. You do not need to do anything else with wine, just wait. It happens that wine wanders for a very long time - about two months. In this case, after about 50 days, you need to transfer the wine to another container, separating it from the sediment, close it with a water seal and leave it to “reach”.This will save you from a possible bitter aftertaste.

A sign that the wine has stopped fermenting is a deflated glove or the absence of bubbles when the seal is closed. At this stage, you need to take a sample and add sugar to taste or alcohol (vodka) to get a fortified wine. Then it is recommended to leave it for six months, filtering every month.

Ready pear wine can be stored in tightly corked bottles for about three years with a standard strength of 10-12%. If alcohol was added, the shelf life is increased.

Important! So that the wine does not disappear, it normally ferments and is stored, does not become acidic, mucus does not form, acidity is needed. To do this, in the first stage of preparation of the wort, when the berries are added, you need to pour citric acid or pour in lemon juice. The amount depends on the taste preferences and sweetness of pear juice.

How to choose a store pear juice

Shelves of shops are full of packages and bottles with various juices and nectars. But can you drink them? And do they benefit in the same way as they cook on their own? How to choose a quality and natural drink?

Natural juice can be made from fruits that grow in a particular area. That is, pear juice can theoretically be natural, since these fruits grow everywhere in Russia. Then you need to pay attention to the production date. It should correspond to the harvesting period. If the date is indicated the year before last, then such juice is clearly made from a concentrate with added sugar and water.

The concentrate itself is not terrible, because it is a condensed natural juice. But the manufacturer must indicate how many percent of the juice in the total amount of such a reconstituted beverage. And if such a figure is not on the package, then we can safely assume that an unscrupulous manufacturer hides a small amount of natural juice, violating GOST. They may not even indicate water in the composition, which is impossible if the juice is restored.

Nectar is a juice mixed with water and sugar. In such a drink, the fruit portion will be the scantiest. It is necessary to pay attention to the volume of fruit fraction in nectar: ​​it should not be less than established by law. For pears, this is 50%.

When studying the composition, it is important to remember that flavors, colorants, preservatives and sweeteners are prohibited. The label of a bona fide manufacturer should contain the composition, nutritional value, calorie content, shelf life and storage conditions, the name of the manufacturer, his contacts, the document in accordance with which the juice was produced. The designation UHT means that the juice has been heat treated, which extends its shelf life, but “kills” part of the nutrients.

If the juice in the glass bottle was stored in direct sunlight, it will deteriorate faster than indicated on the label.

Open juice can be stored in the refrigerator from one day to three.

Interesting facts about pears

1. The homeland of pears is South Asia.
2. America “met” pears just 400 years ago.
3. In ancient times, pears were an offering to the gods.
4. In ancient times, pears were saved from seasickness during long sea voyages. A small piece of pear was simply absorbed, and the manifestations of motion sickness disappeared.
5. The pear belongs to the same plant family as the apple tree, roses and rose hips.
6. In ancient China, pears were considered a symbol of immortality, because this tree is very strong. Finding a broken pear was a very bad sign. And if a person voluntarily broke it, then he personally signed a death sentence for himself.
7. Pear wood is unusually strong. Rulers and other measuring instruments were made from it, since they did not deform from such material. Furniture made of such wood has served for centuries and retains its original appearance.And currently, pear wood is used to make dishes that are no different from ceramic or glass, and can also be washed even in a dishwasher. True, there is a difference - it is much stronger.
8. The same Chinese believed that sharing a pear was parting.
9. Before Columbus brought tobacco, people tried to smoke other plants, one of which was pear leaves.
10. Pear - a tree is very moody. Therefore, gardeners came up with such a trick: they plant a pear on a mountain ash. Mountain ash is a very easy-to-care and unpretentious plant. Thus, the fruits grow on the mountain ash, but become more astringent.
11. The leaves on the branches of the pear are not arranged randomly, but in a strict order, at the same distance from each other and at the same angle of 135 degrees. So the tree receives maximum sunlight.
12. Fresh pears can be stored for up to a year. To do this, select only whole fruits and put them in one layer in a dark place with a temperature of no higher than 0 degrees Celsius.
13. Allergies to pears are most often affected by people with individual intolerance to alder and birch pollen.
14. In total, there are more than 3,000 pear varieties.
15. In ancient Russia, instead of the word "pear", the word "dulia" was used. And in Russian letters there is a form of the word "pear".
16. The main producer of pears is China.
17. In Switzerland, a very concentrated sweet syrup called pear honey is made from pears.
18. And in Italy there is pear mustard - it is mustard with the addition of fruits, including pears.
19. Pear wood also serves as the material for the relief boards that carved gingerbreads make.
20. The world's largest pear was grown in Japan. Her weight was about 3 kg.

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