Black Brin, a species of plum in the Rosaceae family. Its name is derived from the English "black plum", imported from the United States, and transliterated as "Bollinger", so the fruit is translated as black Bollinger.
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Black Brin peel purple black, yellow flesh, juicy and sweet, sugar content of more than 13 °, excellent quality, edible rate of more than 95%. Black Brin is actually a hybrid of Chinese plums and British plums, so black Brin still retains some characteristics of ordinary plums. However, compared with ordinary plums, the sugar content is higher, it is sweeter to eat, and the plums are sour and light; the general ripe plums are soft, the black Brin is hard, and it is crisp to eat; the plums are easy to rot, and the black Brin is easy to store.
Varieties of Black Brin
● Black amber
This variety is the latest hybrid of black gemstone and rose queen. The fruit ripens in late June, oval in shape, purple-black in the skin, weighs 120 to 200 grams per fruit, and contains 13% to 14% sugar in the pulp. The flowering begins in the second year after colonization, and the yield per mu can reach more than 1000 kg in the third year. The fruit is darker amber
The fruit is peach-shaped, the top of the fruit has a red halo, the single fruit weighs 100 to 150 grams, the pulp contains 13% sugar, and the fruit matures in late July. The flowers begin to bear fruit in the second year after colonization, and the yield per mu in the third year can reach about 1250 kg. The fruit is resistant to storage and transportation, and the storage period is up to 2 months.
● Black gemstones
The fruit is flat and round, the top is flat and round, the suture line is obvious, the two halves are symmetrical, the stalk is thick and short, the fruit surface is purple and black, the fruit seed is less, the fruitless point is fruitless, the flesh is milky, hard, and the juice is more, the pulp contains 10.4% of the total sugar, the total acid is 0.8%, the sugar-acid ratio is 11.3:1, the soluble solids are 11.5%, and the nucleation rate is 98.9%. The fruit is resistant to storage and transportation, and can be stored for more than 6 months under the condition of 0~ 5 °C.
Black gemstones
Efficacy and efficacy
● Black Brin protects the liver
Black Brin is a fruit with obvious protective effect on the human liver, this fruit contains a variety of amino groups that are beneficial to the human body, of which glutamic acid and serine and glycine and other substances are beneficial to the human liver, can avoid liver fibrosis, but also reduce the occurrence of cirrhosis and liver ascites.
● Black Brin can be used to reduce water and blood pressure
Water pressure reduction is also one of the important effects of black Bollin, this fruit in the nucleus contains a large number of bitter amygdinoin and some natural fatty oil, these substances into the human body can promote the discharge of water in the body, there is also a certain antihypertensive effect, in addition to black Bolling fat oil and fiber can also accelerate gastrointestinal movement, can promote the production and discharge of stool, human constipation also has a certain preventive effect.
●Black Bollinger can promote digestion
Promoting digestion is one of the important roles of black Bolling, because black Blanc contains natural fruit acid, they can promote the secretion of gastric juice and digestive enzymes, can accelerate gastrointestinal peristalsis, promote the digestion and absorption of food by the stomach and intestines, can also enhance appetite, but also relieve abdominal distention, and have a good preventive and alleviating effect on human indigestion.
Contraindications to black Bollinger
1, although the black Bolling is very good, it itself also has its own taboos, for example, the black Bolling that is not cooked can not be eaten, otherwise it will lead to poisoning after eating it, once the poisoning will be very threatening to the body, therefore, it is recommended that everyone ensure that it is ripe when eating.
2, the acid content in the black Brin is very rich, so you can not eat more when eating, otherwise you will eat too much and lead to your spleen and stomach damage, naturally because of this will lead to stomach pain or stomach ulcers, etc., long-term use may also directly affect digestion.
The selection of black brins
● Look at the color
The outer skin of the black Bollinger is purple-black, the color is slightly darker, and the color of the outer skin is the latest freshness of black and purple.
● Look at the shape
The shape is flattened and rounded, and the skin is rounded with fresh black Bollinger. Depending on the variety, there are also peach-shaped ones.
● Look at the epidermis
The epidermis is required to be complete, no damage, no scratches, but also depends on the gloss of the surface, and the skin is bright.
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● Pinch by hand
Pinch the skin of the black Bollinger with your hand, the good black Bollinger skin is smooth, and the feeling of pinching by hand is relatively hard, if the skin is astringent and soft, it is not fresh.
●Smell the taste
Pick up the black Brin to smell it, if it is fresh, you can smell a faint sweet taste, because the sugar content of the black Bolling is still relatively high.
How to eat Black Brin?
● Direct consumption of fresh fruit black Brin is a kind of plum, of course, you can eat fresh fruit directly like other plums, black Brin can be directly eaten fresh after washing, the flesh is thick, the taste is sweet, the peel is a little sour, if you don't like this little sour taste, you can easily peel off the outer purple-black skin after it is cooked.
●Black Brin grapefruit iced drink
Ingredients: Black Brin, Honey Grapefruit Tea, Honey, Passion Fruit, Plum, Soda Drink, Ice Cubes.
method:
(1) Wash the black brin, pitt, cut into small pieces, cut the passion fruit, take the seeds and put them in a cup.
(2) Add an appropriate amount of honey, honey grapefruit tea, green plum, soda ice cubes, stir well, remove the foam and eat.
Expert of this article: Yang Qingxin, Master of Food R&D of East China University of Science and Technology
Shaowei Liu, Ph.D. in Food Safety, member of the expert group of Shanghai Food Safety Research Society, member of the Food Safety Professional Committee of Shanghai Food Society, Ph.D. in Engineering from Pennsylvania State University, postdoctoral fellow at Kansas State University, USA.