Whether cottage cheese is useful

Cottage cheese is favourite fermented milk product in many families. There is a set of the types of this dish differing from each other in consistence, percent of fat content and other parameters. That who attentively keeps the figure once you pay attention to such version, cottage cheese as it best of all is suitable for dietary food.

Fermented milk product lowered, in comparison with usual cottage cheese, fat content for which ensuring the last gets divorced the added some salt cream is called granulated (or granular).

What of these products is more useful, it is difficult to tell, but the fact that in cottage cheese there are less calories, does it irreplaceable in food of the athletes and persons suffering from excess weight.

Important! From the technological point of view granular cottage cheese represents something between cottage cheese and cheese. Fat content of such product should not exceed 0.9%.

It is obvious that on the chemical composition cottage cheese does not differ cardinally from other types of fermented milk products, but here concerning its caloric content and power value it is possible to speak about some specifics. For comparison data on the content of calorie, fats, proteins and carbohydrates of granular and usual curds of different degree of fat content are provided in the table.

Important! To the hostess for record: the tablespoon with the hill corresponds to 17 grams of cottage cheese, a teaspoon with the hill — to 5 grams of cottage cheese. In a cut glass 200 — 250 grams of a product, depending on extent of ramming are located.

Cottage cheese contains a complex of vitamins and minerals, in particular:

Whether you know? Cottage cheese is honored in many countries since ancient times, but some people show absolutely special relation to a product. So, in Hinduism the dish is considered favourite food of god Krishna. On a birthday of the Supreme Lord in some Indian states, in particular, in Maharashtra, there takes place the Dahi handi festival that is literally translated as a vessel from cottage cheese. At fifteen-meter height, directly on the street, the clay jug filled with mix of curdled milk, oil, milk, water and fruit is suspended, and the players breaking into teams from own bodies build pyramids to get a vessel.

Besides, cottage cheese is rich with amino acids both replaceable, and irreplaceable, that is such which our organism cannot independently synthesize:

Granular cottage cheese, thanks to the chemical composition, has numerous useful properties.

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So, the casein protein which is a part of any fermented milk product is a remarkable power source, and unlike serumal protein, this protein slowly is digested that does a product very valuable to those who lead active lifestyle or play sports much. And also for prevention of osteoporosis and other similar diseases, first of all we receive the calcium necessary for strengthening of teeth and bones from fermented milk products.

It is especially valuable that, besides calcium, they contain also phosphorus and vitamin D, as we know, three of these components work in an indissoluble complex.

Whether you know? Scientists from Harvard School of Public Health on the basis of the researches continuing within more than fifteen years found the surprising fact: it appears, the use by the women who are on a threshold of a menopause, products with the high content of calcium in a complex with vitamin D significantly reduces the probability of the subsequent development of breast cancer at them.

Amino acid methionine allows to clean an organism from slags and bad cholesterol, the lysine is necessary for work of a cardiovascular system. In general the complex of irreplaceable amino acids which is present at composition of cottage cheese grains improves a condition of muscles, is useful to a liver, improves brain activity and raises vitality.

The water-soluble vitamins which are present at a product stabilize work of nervous system, strengthen immunity, normalize power and cellular exchange, improve digestion. First of all the dish is shown at:

• liver diseases, in particular, hepatitis and cirrhosis (promotes removal of fat from a liver);
• problems with digestion;
• diseases of a pancreas and zhyolchny bubble;
• ulcers of stomach and duodenum, gastritises, pancreatitis;
• intestinal microflora violation;
• arthritises and arthroses;
• hypertensions;
• sports activities and bodybuilding;
• diabetes and other diseases of an endocrine system;
• weight loss and desire to improve a figure (fat deposits resolve, muscle tissue is increased);
• pregnancy and feeding by a breast;
• big nervous tension, stresses, insomnia.

Whether you know? A large amount of the digestible (split) proteins which are not burdening work of a pancreas and also the minimum quantity of carbohydrates do cottage cheese by an ideal product for the persons having diabetes. In certain cases this disease even treat a special lactic diet which allows to stimulate a pancreas on production of insulin.

In a word, cottage cheese is a universal product. It is shown to the men and women, old men, children and teenagers, athletes and housewives healthy and sick, and for all these categories the dish bears the advantage. It is hardly worth focusing attention that only absolutely fresh product prepared from genuine milk without addition of vegetable fats and products of chemical industry — fragrances, amplifiers of taste, preservatives and other is useful to an organism.

Read also, than such dairy products as are useful: milk, kefir, syrovotka, yogurt, fermented baked milk, curdled milk.

Concerning any fermented milk products it is difficult to speak about existence of direct contraindications. The only thing what precisely it is worth mentioning, is a possibility of allergic reaction to them. Milk and its derivatives contain several dangerous allergens, main of which — casein and beta lactoglobulin, less active — alpha lactoalbumin and lipoproteida.

Video: advantage and harm of cottage cheese Of course, with individual intolerance concerning any given product when its use can cause such unpleasant and even dangerous consequences as rash, an itch, hypostases or even respiratory standstill about any advantage of a similar dish it is not necessary to speak already.

However the people knowing about presence at them of similar reaction usually exclude from a diet any to milk so consumption of granulated curds will not bring any unpleasant surprises to them.

We advise to read about advantage and harm of cheese from goat milk and also about advantage for a tofu cheese organism.

Besides individual intolerance, the product is contraindicated or has to be used with care in order to avoid possible harm for health at:

• to saltless diet or tendency to puffiness;
• renal failure or other violations of functions of this body.

Cottage cheese — magnificent to the taste and quite self-sufficient dish which can just be eaten with a spoon at any time and to derive from it pleasure.

Nevertheless in hands of the good hostess this product can become irreplaceable ingredient for preparation of a huge number of the most various masterpieces.

Video: cottage cheese dishes For example, saltish and low-fat sour-milk grains it is possible to use for preparation:

• various salads (the excellent combination creates a product in ensemble with any seasonal vegetables, mushrooms, nuts and raisin, beet, prunes, etc.;
• stuffing or component in a stuffing (for example, in combination with spinach, egg, green onions, parsley, rice, etc.) to pancakes, puffs, pies, vareniki, ravioli, to other dough products;
• sauce to meat dishes (remarkably will approach a chicken), paste or a lasagna;
• cheesecakes and baked puddings;
• gas stations when roasting vegetables;
• juicy fruit desserts (the salty note will impact to a dish unusual and very interesting relish).

Video: cottage cheese dishes Cottage cheese has the same useful qualities, as other types of cheeses and cottage cheese products, but at the same time contains less fat. This property does a dish especially attractive to persons interested to lose weight.

Important! Contrary to established opinion, it is better to eat cottage cheese in the evening as in this case all useful substances which are contained in a product are acquired in the best way. On the contrary, on an empty stomach to digestive system to cope with curds as hard as to fire to inflame on damp firewood. But the problem can be solved if to add to a dish a few spices, for example, of nutmeg or a coriander.

But also that who did not get used to worry concerning extra kilos once you include in the diet, besides usual cottage cheese, and its granulated version — just because it is unusual and very tasty!