Cheese is a perfect example of a combination of not only excellent taste, but also good. Not surprisingly, since a long time, cheese has been considered an integral product in the diet of our ancestors. And until now the love for this dairy product has not died out, not one feast does not do without a cheese plate. It contains a large number of proteins, vitamins , amino acids, mineral salts.
Useful properties of cheese
Let's see what cheese is useful:
- vitamin A;
- vitamins of group В - В1, В2, В12;
- vitamins C and PP;
- vitamins D and E;
- zinc, phosphorus, selenium, iron, copper, potassium.
I would like to note that the protein contained in cheese is assimilated much more easily and completely than that contained in meat and fish. Cheese improves the condition of the skin, hair and nails. Cheese has a beneficial effect on the digestive glands - so cheese is usually eaten after eating, separately, for dessert, so that everything eaten before it is better absorbed.
Also, cheese also improves working capacity. Vitamins contained in it, take part in blood formation, normalization of the central nervous system, proteins are an integral part of hormones, immune bodies and enzymes.
Which cheese is more useful?
There are about 800 species and 2,000 varieties of cheese. Each of them has certain properties, it is impossible to single out a specific type of cheese, which is superior in all respects to others, the most useful cheese does not exist, but certainly from such abundance it is easy to find something useful and tasteful, a work of art of cheese making .
Cheese is divided into:
- solid cheeses (for example: Swiss, Dutch, Russian) - are famous for their high content of vitamins A, B9 and PP, are rich in sodium, phosphorus, potassium and calcium, contribute to the normalization of blood pressure;
- soft cheeses (such as roquefort, camembert, Dorogobuzh, Adyghe, creamy) - have a beneficial effect on the skin and eyesight, take part in the metabolism;
- brine cheese (for example: ossetic, suluguni, brynza) - improve the robot heart, liver, positively affect the nervous system, strengthen bone and muscle tissue, regulate metabolism.
Cheese for weight loss
Despite the high content of fat in the cheese, he is rightly considered a good assistant in the fight against excess kilograms. There are many diets based on regular use of cheese. Its energy value is on the average about 370 kcal per 100 g.
Of course, a couple of slices of cheese a day will not hurt much
- ricotta - 174 kcal;
- Adyghe cheese - 240 kcal;
- feta - 264 kcal;
- mozzarella - 280 kcal;
- Camembert - 299 kcal.