Uses Blackcurrant

1 uses

1.1 culinary uses
1.2 beverages
1.3 food value

1.3.1 nutrients
1.3.2 phytochemicals


1.4 use in traditional medicine
1.5 other uses

uses
culinary uses

in lithuanian cuisine, juodųjų serbentų pyragas, or blackcurrant pie, popular dessert.

the fruit of blackcurrants can eaten raw, has strong, tart flavour. can made jams , jellies set readily because of fruit s high content of pectin , acid. culinary use, fruit cooked sugar produce purée, can passed through muslin separate juice. purée can used make blackcurrant preserves , included in cheesecakes, yogurt, ice cream, desserts, sorbets , many other sweet dishes. exceptionally strong flavour can moderated combining other fruits, such raspberries , strawberries in summer pudding, or apples in crumbles , pies. juice can used in syrups , cordials. blackcurrants common ingredient of rødgrød, popular kissel-like dessert in north german , danish cuisines.

blackcurrants used in savoury cooking because astringency creates added flavour in many sauces, meat , other dishes , included in unusual combinations of foods. can added tomato , mint make salad, used accompany roast or grilled lamb, used accompany seafood , shellfish, used dipping sauce @ barbecues, blended mayonnaise, used invigorate bananas , other tropical fruits, combined dark chocolate or added mincemeat in traditional mince pies @ christmas.

japan imports $3.6 million of new zealand blackcurrants uses dietary supplements, snacks, functional food products , quick-frozen (iqf) produce culinary production jams, jellies or preserves.

beverages

the juice forms basis various popular cordials, juice drinks, juices , smoothies. typically blended apple or other red fruits, mixed pomegranate , grape juice. macerated blackcurrants primary ingredient in apéritif liqueur crème de cassis, in turn added white wine produce kir or champagne make kir royale.

in united kingdom, blackcurrant cordial mixed cider (hard cider) make drink called cider , black . if made common british lager beer, known lager , black . addition of blackcurrant mix of cider , lager results in diesel or snakebite , black available @ pubs. black n black can made adding small amount of blackcurrant juice pint of stout. head purple if shot of juice placed in glass first. blackcurrant juice combined whey in endurance/energy-type drink.

in russia, blackcurrant leaves may used flavouring tea or preserves, such salted cucumbers, , berries home winemaking. sweetened vodka may infused blackcurrant leaves making deep greenish-yellow beverage tart flavour , astringent taste. berries may infused in similar manner. in britain, 95% of blackcurrants grown end in ribena (a brand of fruit juice name derived ribes nigrum) , similar fruit syrups , juices.

food value
nutrients

raw blackcurrants 82% water, 15% carbohydrates, 1% protein , 0.4% fat (table).

per 100 g serving providing 63 calories, raw fruit has high vitamin c content (218% of daily value, dv) , moderate levels of iron , manganese (12% dv each). other nutrients present in negligible amounts (less 10% dv, table).

phytochemicals

polyphenol phytochemicals present in fruit, seeds , leaves, being investigated potential biological activities.

major anthocyanins in blackcurrant pomace delphinidin-3-o-glucoside, delphinidin-3-o-rutinoside, cyanidin-3-o-glucoside, , cyanidin-3-o-rutinoside retained in juice concentrate among other yet unidentified polyphenols.

blackcurrant seed oil rich in vitamin e , unsaturated fatty acids, including alpha-linolenic acid , gamma-linolenic acid.

use in traditional medicine

in europe, leaves , fruits have traditionally been used treating several diseases.

other uses

blackcurrant seed oil ingredient in cosmetics preparations, in combination vitamin e. leaves can extracted yield yellow dye , fruit source blue or violet dye.