4 health benefits of grapefruit peel jam

According to BS.CK2 Huynh Tan Vu, Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital – Campus 3, jam is an indispensable dish during the traditional Vietnamese New Year. Tet jam is also related to ancestral offerings, expressing gratitude and wishes for a prosperous and lucky new year.

A type of jam that has been popular with people on Tet in recent years is grapefruit peel jam, which is both delicious and has health benefits.

Grapefruit is known to be a food rich in nutrients and vitamins. Grapefruit is grown mainly for eating fruit, flowers to flavor food, fruit cakes or distilling grapefruit juice. People also pick the leaves to make medicine, usually only using fresh leaves for steaming or extracting essential oils. In addition, grapefruit seeds and peels are also used.

Doctor Vu said grapefruit peel contains coumarin, carotene and 0.8-1% essential oil (mainly d-limonene). The middle peel is rich in naringin (1.8-6%), a flavanone with a very bitter taste. In addition, the peel also contains pectin (20-30%) and a little limonin.

In particular, the outer shell contains essential oils, spicy, bitter, sweet, warm, effective in treating cough and pain. The inner peel is often used to make jam.

Some effects of grapefruit peel jam

Enhance resistance

Grapefruit peel contains a lot of vitamin C, which helps improve the immune system, prevent colds and flu… Eating grapefruit peel jam can maximize resistance and help stabilize health in the first days of the new year. .

Improve digestive system

During Tet, many energy-rich dishes such as pork sausage, pork sausage, braised meat with eggs, and drinking alcohol will make the body susceptible to accumulating toxins, causing digestive diseases such as constipation, diarrhea, and diarrhea. flatulence, indigestion… Grapefruit peel jam contains a lot of fiber, reducing digestive problems.

Cure cough and hoarseness

Cough and hoarseness are common symptoms in all subjects and can be due to weather changes or environmental impacts. Grapefruit peel is an effective medicine for treating dry cough.

Cure bad breath

Vitamin C and essential oils in grapefruit peel are ingredients that can effectively fight bad breath…