Maniola fruit: benefits and uses

2024 Author: Isabella Gilson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:14

At present, a fruit unfamiliar to Russians with an unusual name maniola has begun to appear on the shelves of supermarkets. Orange miracle quickly found its fans. However, many people still do not know what maniols are, what useful properties they have and what dishes can be prepared with this fruit.

What are maniols

Maniola is a hybrid of mandarin and orange. It is sometimes called mineola or honeybell. Maniola is a fruit that was first developed in the USA, but now it is grown in many countries, especially in Turkey, China, Israel.

Oblong shaped fruit has a very thin, easily peelable bright orange skin. Maniola pulp is very juicy, sweet, with a slightly noticeable sourness. The fruit contains very few seeds, as a rule, no more than 1-2 for the whole fruit.

Useful properties of miniola

Maniola is a fruit rich in vitamins and minerals. Its main advantage is folic acid, which is very important for the female body. 100 g of maniola contains about 80% of the recommended daily allowance. It is this substance that prevents the development of congenital malformations in children. In addition, the maniola fruit contains antioxidants, phytoncides, calcium, beta-carotene, iron, potassium, xatin, natural fiber, lutein, hesperidin, vitamins A, B, C.

Maniola: healing properties

Maniola fruit, like all citrus fruits, is very useful for combating various kinds of ailments. This fruit is a powerful antioxidant, lowers cholesterol, normalizes blood circulation, strengthens blood vessels. Fiber, which maniola contains in sufficient quantities, helps to remove cholesterol, improves stomach function, and normalizes digestion.

The fruit is also very useful for people watching their weight. This is due to the fact that the maniola fruit contains a large amount of dietary fiber, which, swelling in the stomach, creates a feeling of satiety and slows down the withdrawal of carbohydrates. After eating just one fruit, you can forget about the feeling of hunger for 3-4 hours. In this case, the fruit belongs to the group of low-calorie. There are only 70 kcal in 100 g of maniola.

Contraindications for use

Despite its enormous benefits, the maniola fruit has contraindications. Its use should be limited to people with a history of diseases of the liver, kidneys, pancreas. Eat fruit with caution, in small portions should be patients with stomach ulcers, pancreatitis, gastritis with high acidity. It is strictly forbidden to use the fruit for people who are allergic to citrus fruits.

How to choose and store mineola

This species belongs to the citrus fruits of the winter season, becausemineola ripens from January to March. When choosing a fetus, the following features should be considered:

• peel should be bright orange, velvety texture;
• on the surface of the fruit there should be no spots, dents;
• the fruit should not be too soft, it is similar in density to a tangerine.

Keep mineola in a cool place. If long-term storage is ahead, then each fruit is wrapped in thick paper and carefully folded in the refrigerator in the vegetable compartment.

Maniola in cooking

Fresh fruits of mineola are used in desserts, second courses, salads. So, for example, in the USA they prefer miniola juice, and in China they add it to rice dishes and salads. The Bulgarians have adapted to consume the fruit completely. They eat the flesh fresh, and make jam from the peel. Oil from the skins of the fruit is used to flavor alcoholic beverages.

Vitamin Salad with Mineola

Change up your holiday table with a great fruit salad, which, among other things, will help saturate the body with vitamins and minerals.

Preparing the necessary components:

• maniola - 5 pieces;
• grapes - 1 medium bunch;
• green apples - 3 pieces;
• low-fat sour cream or yogurt - 4-5 tbsp. l.;
• strawberry syrup - 30 ml;
• lemon juice - 20 ml.

How to prepare a vitamin salad?

Maniols and apples are peeled. The grapes are washed, dried, large fruits are cut into halves andspread in a salad bowl, add slices of maniola and diced apples. After preparing the fruit, proceed to the preparation of the sauce. Sour cream (yogurt), strawberry syrup and lemon juice are mixed in a deep plate. Lightly beat and pour over the fruits in the salad bowl, mix. You can add some sugar if you wish. Decorate the salad with sprigs of mint.

Maniola Curd

This light cream with a citrus scent is ideal as a filling for tubes, cakes, tartlets. It can also be served with pancakes or simply spread on bread.

Required products:

• maniola - 2 pieces;
• eggs - 4 pcs.;
• lemons - 2 pcs;
• butter - 150 g;
• sugar - 1 cup.

Maniola air cream is prepared as follows.

Citrus fruits are thoroughly washed and peeled. Lemons should be peeled very carefully, as the white part can give the curd a bitter taste. The easiest way to do this is with a grater. Next, squeeze the juice from the fruit, add eggs to it and beat until smooth. Then gradually introduce sugar. The resulting citrus-egg mixture is placed in a water bath and, stirring constantly, is heated until thickened. Butter is added to the hot cream and mixed vigorously, whisking lightly. The mass should be tender and homogeneous. Everything, the airy Kurd with maniola is almost ready to eat. It remains only to cool it, pour into jars and you can useby appointment. The product must be stored in a cold place. Shelf life is no more than 2 weeks, although it is usually eaten much faster.