Gulkand, or rose petal jam, is a sweet preserve that is prepared from edible rose petals and sugar. Hence the name ‘gul’, which means rose, and ‘kand‘, meaning sugar. While rising temperatures have forced people to reconsider what is in their diet, gulkand is an undiscovered cooling source whose controlled dose could be just the thing that is needed to deal with the summer heat. According to the research published in the Journal of Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Sciences, rose petals, both fresh and as a preserve, could offer deep cooling properties for those who consume them. But the quality of the rose petals matters, along with the kind of sugar that is used to prepare the gulkand. Along with this, the storage and exact processing of gulkand can affect its nutritional value and longevity in your fridge.
