PREPARE ALOE VERA LEAVES FOR CONSUMPTION
Aloe Vera, the queen of medicinal plants, has an immense spectrum of therapeutic properties for countless ailments as well as a nutritional power unheard of in nature, which is why adding aloe vera to your daily eating habits can be one of the best decisions you make. You can adopt to preserve your health and that of your loved ones.
It is decisive to be aware of what ALOE VERA can contribute to your health, more than 200 essential nutrients and numerous benefits such as its Anti-tumor function, its Detoxifying activity, the improvement of your Immune System, the regeneration of your cells, skin and tissues, reducing blood sugar and cholesterol, balancing your intestinal flora, etc…
PREPARATION OF ALOE VERA LEAVES FOR YOUR RECIPES and CONSUMPTION
The preparation of aloe leaves for consumption is simple but must be strictly carried out under this procedure:
1st CUT: Cut the tips, bases and thorny sides of your aloe vera leaves.
2º ELIMINATE ALOINA: Immerse the whole Aloe vera leaves in a container with cold water overnight, preferably in your refrigerator. If you do not have enough space, cut the leaves into the largest size possible that will fit in your container. This process is very important since it allows the elimination of the aloin lodged in the numerous internal channels that cross the leaves longitudinally and which will drain into the water. Aloin can irritate the intestine so it is necessary to perform this step.
3rd PEELING: Remove the leaves from the water and, with the help of a knife, peel them with a transverse cut along the bark, separating the skin from the pulp on both sides of the leaf, until leaving a clean aloe fillet, the which we will chop to our liking depending on the use we are going to give them.
4th STORAGE: We can freeze the aloe cubes and/or store them in glass jars in the refrigerator so that they are well preserved and ready for immediate use. You can add a little lemon juice as a natural preservative in the packaging to prolong the life of your aloe vera pulp.
USES OF ALOE VERA IN COOKING RECIPES AND GASTRONOMY:
Your cubes of fresh Aloe Vera leaves are now ready to be added to your recipes, to your everyday dishes and breakfasts, simply add the cubes of Aloe Vera to those dishes and in the combination that seem most suggestive to you and experience its numerous possibilities. while boosting your health levels:
The most common uses of Aloe Vera pulp in gastronomy are:
JUICES: Add the Aloe vera cubes to your combination of fruits to make your DETOX juice with fresh Aloe vera and, if you wish, honey or cane sugar, providing a powerful health cocktail to your body.
SALADS: Add your Aloe Vera cubes to the salad of your choice with your preferred dressing/vinaigrette,
FRUIT SALADS: Incorporate your Aloe Vera cubes as an additional ingredient to the combination of your fruits for your fruit salads and add orange or lemon juice.
SMOOTHIES: In your blender, add your Aloe Vera cubes to your seasonal fruit, milk and if you like to sweeten, use honey or brown sugar.
GAZPACHOS: To your ingredients to mix your Gazpacho, add some cubes of Aloe Vera and you will obtain a powerful health regenerator.
SALMOREJOS: Add some cubes of Aloe Vera to the base of ingredients that you will mix in your blender to obtain a “Salmoloe”.
ESSENTIAL FEATURES OF ALOE VERA LEAVES:
It is necessary to keep the following decisive aspects in mind when choosing aloe vera leaves so that your aloe is of the highest quality possible:
BARBADENSIS MILLER: Aloe vera leaves must be from the species BARBADENSIS MILLER since this is the species that scientific studies have determined provides the numerous health benefits already widely known.
AGE 7 YEARS +: The leaves must be 7 or more years old and from mother plants so that they contain a sufficient amount of healing active ingredients and nutrients.
CANARY CULTIVATION AREA: The native cultivation area in Europe for aloe vera is the Canary Islands, where it grows naturally, without greenhouses, without human manipulation, under ideal climatic conditions for its optimal development; with volcanic substrates, permanent warm temperatures throughout the year, exposed to the wind and the outdoors and the greatest number of hours of sun, essential elements for aloe vera to grow with maximum fullness and the highest concentration of active ingredients and nutrients.
