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The Swedish rowan tree grows more and more often in Polish cities - it is planted en masse along roads, in parks and on squares. But does the Swedish rowan only have a decorative value, or can its fruits also be eaten?

Swedish rowan( Sorbus intermedia ) occurs in the wild in Poland, basically only in Pomerania. Despite this, it is increasingly found in the rest of the country due to artificial plantings. It is eagerly chosen for this, as it is considered an ornamental tree - it has a very nice room and lots of fruits similar to rowan. Swedish rowan blooms inMay .

Swedish rowan - are its fruits edible?

Swedish rowan bears fruit abundantly, the berries are gathered in umbels. Its fruit turns yellow at first, to turn into a beautifulorange-carminecolor in autumn. They are fully ripe in late September or October.

Interestingly, these fruits are fully edibleedible , not only for birds, but also for humans, but only after processing (due to the content of parasorbic acid, eating raw fruits can result in severe food poisoning). What's more, they are also very tasty and nutritious - after processing, they are perfect forpreserves: jams, juices and tinctures . Unlike rowan fruits, they are devoid of the characteristic bitterness.

Swedish rowan - composition and properties

Swedish rowan fruits owe their sweet taste to the content of sorbitol, a natural sweetener that is half as sweet as sugar. For this reason, people with diabetes should especially benefit from the benefits of this plant. The fruits of the Swedish rowan also contain:

  • a lot of vitamin C
  • anthocyanins
  • tannins
  • beta-carotene
  • organic acids
  • routine
  • magnesium
  • calcium
  • zinc
  • iron
  • manganese
  • potassium

Due to its properties, Swedish rowan fruits are recommended for the following ailments:

  • supportive for colds
  • in the prevention of atherosclerosis and hypertension
  • in the treatment of diabetes
  • with kidney and gallstone disease
  • in indigestion and disordersetching
  • to treat rheumatism
  • with susceptibility to bruising

These fruits also have diuretic, antiviral, antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties, they cleanse and detoxify the body, as well as stimulate metabolism and neutralize free radicals.

Swedish rowan and rowan - what is the difference?

You can say that the Swedish rowan and the common rowan, that is our familiar mountain ash, are close cousins. They have very similar fruits (except that the fruits of the Swedish rowan are devoid of bitterness), but their leaves differ - those of the rowan are made of 9-15 smaller leaves with jagged edges, while the leaves of the Swedish rowan are single, dark green on the top and gray felted underneath. More like oak leaves, but with jagged edges.

Swedish rowanberry tincture - recipe

Ingredients:

  • 0.7 l of good quality vodka or other alcohol, preferably 70% alcohol
  • 300 g of he althy, frozen Swedish rowan fruit
  • half a glass of linden honey or sugar
  • juice from half a lemon

Preparation:

  1. The fruit is poured with alcohol and set aside for a month.
  2. Then pour everything into bottles and cover with sugar or honey.
  3. After obtaining the syrup, combine the infusion with the syrup.
  4. After 2-3 weeks, the tincture can be filtered and set aside for 3 months to mature.

Swedish rowanberry jam - recipe

Ingredients:

  • 1 kg of Swedish rowan fruit
  • 1.5 kg of sugar
  • 0.6 l of water

Preparation:

  1. Wash nice and firm fruits and rinse them thoroughly in water.
  2. Prepare a syrup from the mixture of sugar and water and dip the rowan fruit in it.
  3. Cook them for a long time, shaking the pot a little and collecting the scum regularly.
  4. When the fruit is clear and the foam stops, you can turn off the stove.
  5. Transfer the jam into clean, scalded jars and put them upside down to cool.

When considering any Swedish or common rowan preparations, remember that parasorbic acid, which is poisonous to us, decomposes inhigh and low temperatures , so it's best to dry fruit, boil or freeze(for 1-2 days in the freezer).

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