Everyone has long known that fruits are the most healthy and lightest snack, which will give not only energy to the body, but also fill it with many useful vitamins and minerals. However, for those who prefer this product, it is very important to know what the best combinations of fruits are, so that you can please your receptors with new flavors.
After all, knowing them, you can cook a delicious smoothie, salad and even fruit cake, which not only does not harm the figure, but also provides the body with the necessary nutrients for it. This article will present the most famous combinations of fruits among themselves, and also find out how they can be successfully combined with vegetables and berries.
What are the benefits of fruit?
Doctors always recommend that you include at least 5 servings of a variety of vegetables and fruits in your diet daily. And this is not at all accidental, since these products have a positive effect on the health of the body. For example:
- Available nutrients in bananas, apricots, grapefruits and peaches can strengthen the cardiovascular system.
- For problems with the gastrointestinal tract, doctors recommend eating melons, pears and pineapples.
- All citrus fruits are very useful for strengthening immunity, therefore it is especially recommended to use them in the winter to provide protection against colds.
So if a person knows the right combination of fruits, then he will be able to provide himself with a completely healthy snack, which will improve the work of several internal organs.
Main rule
If you decide to find out the right combination of fruit taste, then the first thing to do is to adhere to the main rule that chefs use when arranging. To do this, conditionally, all fruits must be divided into 3 groups, that is, acidic, sweet and semi-sweet. Each of them has its own fruits, which are perfectly combined in their combination to add to certain dishes. Now let's take a closer look at each group.
Sweet fruit
When it comes to sweet fruit combination, bananas, persimmons, figs, melon and papaya immediately come to mind. It is also customary to rank various dried fruits in this group: raisins, dried apricots, dates, prunes.
Such fruits are ideally combined with each other, as well as with semi-acid products. Most often they are added to various smoothies and salads. It is such an excellent combination of fruits and dried fruits that allows you to create store mixes of dried fruits and nuts, which perfectly act as a complement to oatmeal or natural yogurt.
Semi-sweet (or semi-sour) fruits
Most of the fruits popular in Russia that can be found on the shelves are semisweet. Various varieties of apples, pears, peaches, nectarines, grapes, plums, watermelon, melon and nectarines are considered to be among them.
Basically, nutritionists advise making up a combination of fruits in this group, since in this case you can make a harmonious version of the dish. However, in some cases, such combinations are still strictly prohibited. Bright personalities here are melons and watermelons, which can not only be combined with each other, but also with fruits from other groups. It was found that such schemes only result in severe problems in the digestive tract. So if you do not want stomach problems, it is best to eat watermelons and melons only separately about an hour after the main meal.
In some cases, half-sour and sweet fruits are allowed to be combined. Successful combinations will be pears with figs and dates, as well as apples with bananas. You can use various combinations in a variety of dishes with one exception - they can not be added to cereals, because they do not mix well with starch.
Sour fruit
The most recent are sour fruits. They usually include all citrus fruits (tangerines, oranges, lemons, grapefruits, pomelo, lime). However, in addition to them, kiwi, pomegranates and pineapples can be added to this group. In rare cases, individual nutritionists also include acidic varieties of apples, pears and other fruits in this group.
As for the combination of fruits, it is worth knowing: they combine very well with each other, but in extremely small quantities. The best option would be to combine them with semisweet fruits - pear with tangerines and apples with kiwi are especially advantageous in taste. Often, such flavor combinations are considered the best. However, you should know that in no case can you combine sweet and sour fruits with each other. Not only will they be very disharmonious in taste, but also such nutrition can lead to fermentation processes in the stomach, so food will be poorly digested. In extreme cases, such combinations with frequent use led to the development of ulcers or gastritis.
The most perfect combination
Of course, if you are a lover of experiments, then you can try to make combinations yourself by trial and error. However, some of the most delicious fruit combinations are already known. Here are some of the most popular ones:
- apricots are perfectly combined with peaches, plums and oranges;
- the combination of pears and apples together looks beneficial;
- a mixture of banana, papaya and mango will look like an exotic option;
- to prepare a tropical dessert, you can combine banana, coconut and pineapple;
- lime, apple and plum also complement each other's tastes perfectly;
- if you managed to find lychees in the purchase, then they should be added to dishes with citrus fruits;
- oranges and tangerines, like other citruses, are great for grapes;
- nectarines, apricots, pears and plums seasoned with lemon juice are perfect for fruit salad;
- grapefruits can be added to tropical fruits;
- interesting taste sensations can be obtained from a mixture of pomegranates and apples.
The combination of fruits in the cake
Here, the fruit combination is incredibly important, because if you break the rules, you can simply destroy all the baked goods. So if you decide to make a delicious fruit cake, it’s best not to be especially wise with biscuits and the cream itself, to prevent a possible tug of tastes. The most successful fruits that can be added to baking will be: kiwi, bananas, pear, mango, orange or tangerine pulp, pineapples, peaches and melon.
When choosing fruits for the filling, it is very important to ensure that they are quite soft and not particularly acidic, do not stand out with their tastes against the background of gentle pastries and do not completely drown it out. In no case should you add apricots, apples or hard pears to the cakes - they are best left for pies.
Fruit and berry combinations
Berries are an incredibly tasty treat that simply impresses with smells and tastes. Therefore, if you create the right combination of fruits and berries, you can get the perfect dessert or cocktail. Now let's talk about the perfect combination of these two products:
- Cranberries should be combined with sweet fruits, since this berry itself is sour. So if you make cranberry juice, then mango, as well as sweet pears and apples, are perfect for it.
- Oranges, black currants or green apples, which will soften the existing bitterness, are best served with lingonberries.
- Surprisingly, sea buckthorn seems to be able to combine almost perfectly with all fruits that are colored in orange. So you can safely put it in dishes with oranges, pineapples, apricots, bananas and persimmons.
- But combining currants with fruits is very difficult - best of all, it harmonizes with other berries - lingonberries, raspberries, cranberries and blackberries;
- Blueberries reveal their multifaceted taste better with oranges. However, such combinations are not very good in baking, so they are most often used in the preparation of alcoholic cocktails.
Baking combinations
If you decide to create the perfect combination of berries and fruits in the cake, then attention should be paid to the following variations:
- Strawberries, which are most often placed in vanilla biscuit cakes, can add peaches, oranges, bananas, cherries and kiwi. These combinations will only increase the taste level of the berry itself, giving it new facets.
- Raspberry is a truly versatile berry that goes well with other fruits. It can be added to cakes with oranges, plums, apricots and cherries. It is best to cook dark biscuit cakes for this cake, since raspberries very advantageously refresh the taste of dark chocolate.
- Cherry in cakes also goes well with pineapples, plums, citrus fruits, raspberries and strawberries. Such pastries, especially if spices like cinnamon are added to it, will play with new, unusual, but very pleasant tastes.
Proper nutrition
Quite often, people think that if they start to eat vegetables and fruits, then they automatically eat right. However, this is not at all the case, since salads prepared from products that were simply at hand do not often turn out to be healthy and tasty. It is very important to know what the right combinations of fruits and vegetables exist so that you can prepare dinner without causing a real rebellion in the digestive system.
For example, the main rule is that you can in no case combine acid and starch. That is, sour and semi-sour fruits are best not to eat in one meal with potatoes or bread. Such combinations lead to the fact that all useful enzymes are neutralized among themselves and the products simply cease to be digested.
It is also better not to combine sugar and fats, that is, fruits with other foods that are rich in fatty acids - these include avocados and olives.
The right combination of fruits and vegetables
Separately, fruits and vegetables are incredibly beneficial for the body, because they contain a huge amount of amino acids, vitamins and minerals indispensable for the body. You need to know how to combine them correctly in order to get the most benefit:
- to strengthen immunity, you can combine carrots and apples in a salad;
- to improve the color and texture of the skin, an ideal option would be a combination of tomatoes, apples and carrots;
- it is believed that the simultaneous combination of cucumbers, celery and apples is an excellent prevention to prevent the development of cancer, and also helps to lower cholesterol;
- apples, pineapples and watermelons in combination help to cleanse the body and remove all harmful toxins and toxins from it, as well as improve the functioning of the kidneys and liver.
Of course, not all combinations known in culinary are presented here. However, if you know the rules that should be followed when combining, then achieving a significant result will be very simple. So if there are the beginnings of knowledge, then you can start to cook on your own and create new tastes in food.
Conclusion
So, in this article you got acquainted with what combinations of fruits can be made in a cake, salad, smoothie and other dishes of your own free will. So if you adhere to the existing main rule and popular taste combinations, then you can easily cook a wide variety of dishes that will simply amaze your imagination. Such fruit salads will be great diet snacks, especially if you season them with natural yogurt and add a small amount of peanut butter. Therefore, you should first find out how to properly combine fruits with each other, and then you can start to create.