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At Caballo de Oros we have the concern of always wanting the best for our customers, so we always offer the highest quality products at the best price to make it accessible to all audiences. The homemade jams that we offer to our customers in our online store have the best raw material that can have a high quality homemade jam: fresh seasonal fruit from the region of La Vera in northern Extremadura, therefore, we must take into account that the jam has the properties and benefits of the raw material with which it is made by artisanal procedures.

Horse of Gold

Health benefits of figs in this homemade jam:

Among the many different species of this marvellous fruit

Among the numerous properties and health benefits of figs we can highlight the following:

1. Although it is not a very low calorie fruit as are the strawberry or raspberry for example, it has only a moderate amount of calories compared to other fruits and contrary to what most people think
2. The fig is a fruit with a very low fat content
3. Fig is a fruit with a great contribution of fiber which makes it a very good food for the digestive system, also soluble fiber gets slow the absorption of fructose avoiding the secretion of excess insulin by our liver (preventing type II diabetes).
4. It has a high rate of minerals very beneficial to health such as: Calcium, in fact it is the fruit that has more calcium, and also has a large amount of magnesium (especially dried figs)
5. In addition, it also has a high rate of other good minerals such as: potassium, phosphorus very good for the bones, iron and manganese
6. As for vitamins, figs stand out for their significant contribution of vitamin K and some of the B group such as vitamin B1, B5 and B6
7. The figs have some components called flavonoids very beneficial to health, especially certain species
8. The consumption of figs has a satiating effect almost immediate due to its high amount of fiber, which can serve as an aid to control our weight
9. Thanks to the contribution of minerals mentioned above, the fig is an ideal fruit for the care of our skeletal system and also helps the proper functioning of the nervous and muscular system
10. The figs have a component called psoralen which is very beneficial for skin care, in fact it is often used to treat skin diseases such as certain eczema or psoriasis