Lemon Myrtle & Raspberry Jam 160g

Experience the Rich and Delicious Taste of Lemon Myrtle Jam

This unique jam is unlike anything you’ve ever tasted before. Packed with the subtleness of lemon myrtle and bursting with raspberries, this jam has a flavour that lingers on your palate. Perfect for those summer barbecues and Sunday lunches, it won’t just be your food that has people talking – it’ll be the taste too!

Not just versatile enough to enjoy with red meats or as part of a dessert, you can also incorporate this jam into delicious drinks for an added kick. Experience the richness, depth and colour for yourself – you won’t want to miss out on this amazing experience!

FUN FACTS:

LEMON MYRTLE is often referred to as “more lemon than Lemon” It has the highest amount of citral >90% of any plant known in the world. The smell of the essential oil is exquisite, being very similar to Lemongrass, but sweeter, and has some interesting applications in Aromatherapy. It is considered to be one of the most popular Australian Native plants. Read on and let us enlighten you on this wonderful Australian native.

Lemon Myrtle is a rainforest tree, native to sub-tropical Queensland, growing 6-8 metres high, with a width of 3-5 metres. It has attractive dark green leaves and a low-branching habit and is adorned with clusters of white flowers in summer.

Lemon Myrtle has been used by Indigenous Australians for 40,000 years, by wrapping the leaves in paperbark to flavour fish dishes, and to treat headaches by crushing and inhaling the leaves. This citrus is native to other coastal areas of Australia. The plant is also known to grow in the wild regions of Victoria, South Australia, and New South Wales.

What is Lemon Myrtle known as?
Backhousia Citriodora – (common names lemon myrtle, lemon scented myrtle, lemon scented ironwood) is a flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae, genus Backhousia.

Where does the word Lemon Myrtle come from?
Baron Ferdinand Von Mueller (1825-1896), the renowned Botanist, first described this plant and named it after James Backhouse, an English Botanist and Quaker Missionary. Lemon Myrtle was first distilled around 1890 by a German doctor who sent it home to be used in the essential oil industry. It is thought that this could of have been the first isolation of citral, and the oil was named citral after the botanical name of the tree.

What is Lemon Myrtle good for?

• High in antioxidants and vitamin C and rich in calcium, vitamin E, Lutein, Zinc and Magnesium
• The oil has antifungal, antibacterial and has a high oil content which is antimicrobial
• Helps with stress and insomnia – tea and powder
• Skin – helps with acne and pimples
• Boosts the immune system and acts as a relaxant
• Soothes cramps and digestive issues
• Used to treat arthritis inflammation
• Can aid recovery from infections
• The leaves and branches are used to make medicine. People take myrtle for treating lung infections including bronchitis, whooping cough, and tuberculosis. They also take it for bladder conditions, diarrhea, and worms. Acts as a natural food preservative, antiseptic and surface disinfectant.

What Australian Native Food Co products use Lemon Myrtle?

Lemon Myrtle and Raspberry Jam, Native Bush Dukkah, Lemon Myrtle Plant-based Chocolate, Lemon Myrtle Loose Leaf Tea, Coffee Body Scrub, Lemon Myrtle Room Spray, Lemon Myrtle Diffuser, Lemon Myrtle Soy Candles