Fruits of dogwood, Kyiv region.

Cornwood fruits are small in size, oblong in shape (spherical and pear-shaped fruits are also found),berries. The outside of the berry is covered with a smooth skin of various shades (light red, red, dark red, dark purple and almost black), under which there is a juicy sweet-sour or sweet pulp covering a hard inedible stone. The average weight of one berry is about 2-6 g, of which 65-90% is pulp.

In the wildtype dogwood grows in the Crimea, Moldova, the Caucasus, Transcarpathia. It blooms very early, from the middle of March, abundantly, with bright yellow flowers, from the moment of binding to the ripening of the fruits, it takes 5-6 months. No fruit tree has such a long period of ovary growth and fruit ripening. The leaves have characteristic pronounced longitudinal veins.

Цветки dogwood flowers are rich in nectar and attract many pollinators to the garden; this plant is a good honey bearer.

Calorie content of dogwood(//tractor-service.com)

A low-calorie product, 100 g of which contains only 40.5 kcal. The calorie content of dogwood compote is 25 kcal, and 100 g of dogwood jam is 172 kcal. Excessive consumption of such jam can cause obesity, but fresh berries will bring many useful substances without harming the figure.

Nutritional value in 100 grams: 168

Белки, гр Жиры, гр Углеводы, гр Зола, гр Вода, гр Калорийность, кКал
1.2 - 9.8 0.7 85 40.5