The benefits of pitanga consist mainly of helping you lose weight as it contains few calories and, therefore, pitanga juice is an excellent diuretic drink to drink during the diet and also helps to keep your skin healthy and beautiful because it is rich in vitamin A.
In addition, pitanga also protects cells from damage caused by poor diet and stress, for example, as it is a fruit rich in antioxidants, such as anthocyanins, flavonoids and carotenoids, substances that also confer other benefits on pitanga, such as:
Pitanga is an aromatic fruit used in sweets, jellies, ice cream and soft drinks.
In addition to the benefits of fruit, pitangueira leaves are also good for health because they have purifying and digestive properties that fight diarrhea, for example.
To learn how to make tea with pitangueira leaves, see: Home treatment for diarrhea.
These two recipes of pitanga juice and mousse are simple and different ways to eat pitanga.
Pitanga juice is an excellent choice for those who want to lose weight because it contains few calories.
Ingredients
Preparation mode
In a bowl wash the pitangas and remove the slices, then add them to the blender with the seeds and ice water, whisk until the seed is released from the pulp, strain, add honey and serve with ice.
The pitanga mousse recipe is a great option for a weekend dessert
Ingredients
Preparation mode
Add 5 tablespoons of cold water to the gelatine and bring to the heat to the water bath until dissolved and set to set.Beat the Greek yogurt, pitanga pulp, half a glass of water and the gelatin dissolved in a blender.With electric mixer beat the whites with the sugar until folded, incorporate them into the pitanga cream and mix gently.Place the mousse in a bowl and refrigerate for about 4 hours or until firm.
The pitanga season in Brazil is between October and January and the fruit can be found in its natural form or in frozen pulp in supermarkets.