Red Raspberry Habañero Jam

PRLog (Press Release) - Jan 25, 2010 -
The Red Raspberry Habañero Jam is our # 1 selling jam!

We've taken the heat from our Habañero Jam and added the tangy sweetness of raspberries.

Description of the raspberries:

Raspberries are grown for the fresh fruit market and for commercial processing into individually quick frozen (IQF) fruit, purée, juice, or as dried fruit used in a variety of grocery products. Traditionally, raspberries were a mid-summer crop, but with new technology, cultivars, and transportation, they can now be obtained year-round. Raspberries need ample sun and water for optimal development. While moisture is essential, wet and heavy soils or excess irrigation can bring on Phytophthora root rot which is one of the most serious pest problems facing red raspberry. As a cultivated plant in moist temperate regions, it is easy to grow and has a tendency to spread unless pruned. Escaped raspberries frequently appear as garden weeds, spread by seeds found in bird droppings.

Nutrients and potential health benefits:

Raspberries contain significant amounts of polyphenol antioxidants such as anthocyanin pigments linked to potential health protection against several human diseases.[6] The aggregate fruit structure contributes to its nutritional value, as it increases the proportion of dietary fiber, placing it among plant foods with the highest fiber contents known, up to 20% fiber per total weight. Raspberries are a rich source of vitamin C, with 30 mg per serving of 1 cup (about 50% daily value), manganese (about 60% daily value) and dietary fiber (30% daily value). Contents of B vitamins 1-3, folic acid, magnesium, copper and iron are considerable in raspberries.

Raspberries rank near the top of all fruits for antioxidant strength, particularly due to their dense contents of ellagic acid (from ellagotannins), quercetin, gallic acid, anthocyanins, cyanidins, pelargonidins, catechins, kaempferol and salicylic acid. Yellow raspberries and others with pale-colored fruits are lower in anthocyanins.

Due to their rich contents of antioxidant vitamin C and the polyphenols mentioned above, raspberries have an ORAC value (oxygen radical absorbance capacity) of about 4900 per 100 grams, including them among the top-ranked ORAC fruits. Cranberries and wild blueberries have around 9000 ORAC units and apples average 2800.


Description of the habanero:
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This very thin-fleshed Chile is prized as the hottest edible Chile in the world. This Chile traditionally has flavors of Coconut and Papaya with a hint of berry and a fiery acidic heat. We have chosen the Red Savina Habenero Chile for their tropical fruit flavors, particularly those of Mango and Papaya.

This Chile is mainly used in sauces, but it has grown in popularity and is now found in all kinds of cooking. The powdered form is the easiest way to heat up your Buffalo Wings.

http://www.highdesertfarms.net/HabaneroProducts.html

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