Apple

The apple is the fruit of the apple tree, belonging to the family Rosaceae, genus Malus. Its cultivation was introduced in the peninsula by the Arabs and the Romans.


Throughout history there have been a symbolic fruit, and very appreciated for its beneficial health properties. In fact, it is popularly said, "an apple a day keeps the doctor away from your door."

Apple varieties
There are thousands of varieties of apple orchards. The flesh of the apple varies by species, may be more or less hard or soft with a taste more or less sweet or sour, though always refreshing and juicy. And the color of your skin can be green, red, yellow or bicolor. red apple

In our markets, the most common types of apples are:

Royal Gala, skin with red streaks and orange, rounded and crunchy flesh, very aromatic and juicy.
Starking, bright skin and red streaks and greenish. Its flesh is crisp and sweet.
Granny Smith, from Australia, has bright green skin, with a round shape. His flesh is crunchy and tasty but somewhat acidic.
Golden Delicious, American source is one of the most widely grown throughout the world. Greenish yellow skin with dark spots. Round in shape with a crisp flesh, sweet and very aromatic.
Red Delicious, are quite large and their skin is bright red. The flesh is crisp, sweet and aromatic.
Fuji, originating in Japan, are after the Golden Delicious and Gala, the most popular. Quite large in size, their flesh is juicy and sweet with acid point, the skin is red but can also be yellow green.
Pippin, are apples good sized, somewhat flattened, its flesh is sweet with a touch of acidity. There are some varieties: Canada, with yellow-green skin, Russet Pippin with a yellow-brown skin and Zabergau Pippin, with an elongated shape and a pulp whose flavor is reminiscent of walnut.
Mcintosh, round in shape and medium size, your skin is red or a combination of red and green. Its pulp is slightly acidic crisp.
We found apples in the market throughout the year, to start are, apart from the citrus, vegetables enduring longer retains its properties once collected. On the other hand, have developed many handling and storage practices for apples.

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The apple is a fruit that is delicious raw, anytime of the day. Although also part of many sweet and savory recipes. The find cooked, fried, boiled, roasted, etc.. Accompanying salads, stews and rice dishes and making cakes, ice cream, jams, preserves, etc..

Also, with the apple drinks are made as famous as the Asturian cider and Calvados French. Another way to find it is in compote and syrup, a type of jam very nutritious.

Apples are also used in cosmetics, for its astringent properties, to make face masks.

And apple cider vinegar are very beneficial to soothe cramps, relax muscles, helping eliminate fungus and moisturize and protect the ear.

It is a fruit rich in pectin, soluble fiber and are very beneficial to regulate intestinal transit, and act as anti-inflammatory for the digestive system. They act as a diuretic and mild laxative. They help fight colds and regulate cholesterol levels. They also help regulate blood pressure, fever, and is a food with sedative properties, very suitable if taken before bedtime.

Grape

The grape is the fruit of the vine is obtained. It appears that originated in the Caucasus and West Asia and its culture is ancient, and the Egyptians knew the vid though were the Greeks and Romans who developed the wine and of course, the cult wine. And the grape fermentation results in the wine.


There are many different species of vine, therefore we have many varieties of grapes. To begin, we distinguish those that will used to be consumed as table fruit and secondly distinguish those devoted to the production of wine.

Grapes as table fruit: Grape food over white
Muscat, is among the most popular due to its sweet flavor and aroma. Grains are fairly large, round and the color of your skin may be white, black or red.
Sweetwater, are green and have slightly less flavor.
Lambrusca, native to America. Your skin is pretty tough but is easily removed.
Muscadines, also American, bronze color and spicy flavor.
Vinalopó, grown in Alicante (Spain) and has Denomination of Origin as Embolsada Table Grape. Your skin is very thin and the flavor much appreciated.
Wine, grape and barrel Grapes for wine production:
Some of the varieties to produce red wine are: Merlot, Garnacha Tinto, Pinot Noir, Tempranillo, Carignan, and Cabernet Sauvignon Gracian.
And some varieties for white wines are: Macabeo, Grenache Blanc, Chardonnay and Palomino.
Although today are grapes throughout the year, his best time is autumn. And at the time of purchase is advisable to choose the ripe grapes, though the skin is not wrinkled grapes. Once home, be kept well about two weeks if you store them in the fridge.

Mainly, eat the grapes as table fruit and as dessert after a meal, but also part of some delicious baking recipes (cakes and pastries). And of course, referring to the combination of grapes and cheese, there is a saying that up to reflect its delicacy, "grapes and cheese taste like kiss." And the combination of muscat grapes with foie gras.

Other ways we consume grapes are also wine, juice, must, grape jelly, the grapeseed oil and raisins. Raisins are dried raisins, very sweet by the high concentration of sugars.

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The grapes are especially beneficial to detoxify the body, purify the blood by removing toxins. Therefore it is almost always include detox diets. On the other hand are rich in vitamins, particularly the B group and minerals such as sodium, calcium, phosphorus and especially potassium.

In addition to containing a lot of water in their composition, are rich in carbohydrates (sugars, glucose and fructose) so they are an excellent source of natural energy for athletes, students, children growing children, etc..

Custard

The cherimoya cherimoya fruit tree, of the family of Annonaceae and a native of South America, specifically in the Andean valleys of Peru.


His skin is thin and delicate with a color that ranges from light green to dark green, being more or less smooth and may have small bumps. The flesh is soft, creamy, juicy and very sweet: it's like a mixture of flavors reminiscent of something to pineapple, mango, banana or strawberry. If dark interior contains many small seeds (more or less depending on the variety) of brown to black.

There are numerous varieties of cherimoya in Spain the most consumed are: Fino de Jete, Campas, Pacica and boniata. Custard apples are also grown from hybrids, these kinds of cherimoya are: Impresa, the mammillata, Tuberculata and umbonata.

It's a very delicate fruit, so the production is dedicated to the domestic market, transport is not easy. The time of year is consumed in winter.

When buy custard apples, you have to look with no blemishes on your skin and is best to choose the copies a little green for an end to ripen at home at room temperature.

Uses and benefits of cherimoya
It is an exquisite fruit for its pleasant sweet taste and is usually eaten as fresh fruit, a spoon, avoiding the seeds. Needless to accompany it with any kind of sweetener, sugar, honey, etc ... is sweet enough.

For some time this part has been getting popular include cherimoya in the kitchen, so we already find many recipes that include it in their preparation.

Is a fruit with a high content of sugars and proteins, is also rich in B vitamins and minerals such as phosphorus, potassium, iron and calcium. It is beneficial to many body functions, improves intestinal transit, care aid bones and muscle activity.

Avocado

Avocado is the edible fruit of the tree that bears the same name. Also known as avocado, avocado or groceries, depending on location. He is originally from Mexico and there are over 500 varieties of avocado depending on the growing area and season.

Some of them are:

Bacon (coming from California)

Strong (originally from Mexico and Central America)

Hass (also California)

Black Cross or Prada and many more.

The skin color of avocados can vary from dark green, dark purple, almost black. What we have to keep in mind when buying an avocado is found to be mature.

Nutritional properties

They are very nutritious and healthy for the body.

This is a very energetic and pleasant fruit eating by its buttery texture. Contains high quality protein and vegetable oils. Vegetable fat is very beneficial for the body, helping to improve cholesterol levels. Are also rich in vitamins especially vitamin E, one of the major antioxidant. Avocados contain minerals such as zinc and potassium (even more than bananas), fiber, oleic acid and omega-3 fatty acid. Their oils are also used as beauty product for skin care and hair.

Every time we use more avocado in European cuisine, because it basically is in Latin America where it has been given more prominence.

It is delicious as an ingredient in salads, as a garnish or as a condiment to prepare certain recipes (guacamole, enfijoladas, etc..)

Apricot

The apricot is the edible fruit of the tree called apricot. It originated in Asia and was the Romans who introduced it to Europe, through Armenia, for here comes the technical name in Latin, Prunus Armeniaca.


In Spain is grown mainly in Mediterranean areas, because it is a tree that prefers temperate climates.

Features
The apricot is a fruit of very nice and sweet flavor, similar in form to the peach, pulling the skin is yellowish to orange and sometimes red strips.

There are many varieties of apricots, over 2000 species, some of the most popular names are: Canino, Ginesta, Bulida, Nancy, Galta Roja, Mitger and Paviot.

The important thing to acquire is when they are ripe, green has no taste. Although they are not overripe as soon shrivel. It is better to keep them in the fridge, but no more than four days. The more pink, more sweet.

Apricot season runs from late spring to late summer.

Apricot Uses
Its use in the kitchen is very extensive, is widely used for making jam, smoothies and cakes. It is also a fruit, which by its delicate and sweet flavor blends well with other fruits (eg, peaches, dates, prunes, etc..). In fact, much of the apricot crop is going to industry to make yogurts and juices.

Apricot Benefits
Apricots are rich in fiber, vitamins (especially A and C), beta carotene and minerals such as potassium, magnesium and calcium. They, like most fruits, highly recommended and very healthy, to improve intestinal transit, relieve stress, boost immunity, strengthen the nervous system and as a scavenger and detoxifier.

Raspberry

The raspberry (Rubus idaeus) bush is the fruit of the same name. It belongs to the family Rosaceae, and temperate climates need today is cultivated in all countries of Europe. In Spain, the most fruitful are Huelva, Asturias, Maresme and Caceres.


Features
There are three varieties of raspberries, black color, the red and yellow. The red are the most popular and easy to find on the market. While in Asia there are many more types of raspberries (many of them still uncatalogued) even have been making crosses between different varieties, resulting in even more varieties and especially creating the possibility of having two crops a year.

And it is a very delicate fruit that only bears fruit from late summer to early fall. The raspberry (which is very similar to blackberry) is a very aromatic fruit, rounded, velvety skin and bittersweet though they are not wild have a somewhat larger size but with less flavor and aroma. Depositphotos_27916429_m

It is eaten fresh, like strawberries, alone or accompanied with cream or yoghurt. They are also used to make cakes, ice creams, sorbets, jams, compotes, juices, jams and drinks (even are often used to enhance the flavor of certain pharmaceutical preparations).

When you have to choose them buy raspberries and ripe (at home not mature), smooth and shiny. Keep in mind this is a very perishable fruit, as bush is started, a few hours and begins to lose flavor and taste.

You have to eat them right away, if we have at home, you have to store them in the fridge but well extended, not crowded, it would rot in a maximum of two days. And above all, do not have to wash, they absorb a lot of water and lose both texture and taste, only water will quickly and just as delicate eating.

raspberry Raspberries are rich in vitamins, minerals (potassium, calcium, magnesium), citric acid, folate and ellagic acid. Today it is studying the benefit and the effect of this ellagic acid and anthocyanin in the prevention of certain canc

Melon

Melon is a herbaceous plant that is grown for its edible fruit. Exact origin is unknown but there is evidence of its existence and in ancient Egypt.


There are over 800 varieties of melon, with different characteristics in its bark, flesh color, shape, size, etc.

In Spain the main growing areas are Almeria, Melon Castellón, Valencia, Murcia, Ciudad Real Madrid and Alicante. The most popular varieties are:

Yellow melon, of Spanish origin with yellow bark and creamy white flesh. In this species include Yellow Canary Yellow and gold.
Spanish Green melon.   Includes Piel de Sapo melon, yellow pulp and crunchy, sweet and aromatic and somewhat elongated. And Tendral melon, very rough skin, hard and green.
Cantaloupe Melon, of American origin. It is the most cultivated worldwide. The flesh is orange-salmon, sweet and aromatic.
Melon Galia, of Israeli origin, rounded with green bark and yellow when ripe. The flesh is greenish white and quite soft.
Golden Ball, with bright yellow rind when ripe and white pulp orange, very sweet, juicy and soft texture. It is a Spanish variety.
Tendral, late variety melon shelf stable. Rough skin, hard and green, also the pulp is greenish.
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Melon The best time is the summer, when we consume as much as table fruit and in different recipes and desserts, as well with many ingredients.

So, prepare jams, creams, gazpacho, slush, sorbets, jams, etc.. As an appetizer, it is delicious accompanied by ham and salads. And increasingly used as a garnish for meat and fish.

The melon is a fruit diuretic, very good as purifying and hydrating. Has a high water content, vitamins C and A, minerals such as calcium, magnesium, potassium and phosphorus. But given its low calorie content, it is also excellent in the diets.

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