Before you take cottage cheese to the category of harmful or useful products, let's see what it is. So, cottage cheese is one of the oldest fermented milk products, obtained by fermenting milk with sour milk bacteria and separating the whey, one of the valuable dietary products, which can be eaten by everyone: pregnant women, children, and the elderly, who are not healthy. As early as the 1st century AD philosopher from Rome Lucius Junius Moderatus Columella said that cottage cheese is "a desirable dish on the tables of the rich and poor." It's amazing, but the words "cottage cheese" and "cheese" in Russian began to be divided relatively recently, and in the Old Russian word "cheese" meant both cheese and cottage cheese.
It is customary to classify cottage cheese in terms of its fat content: bold, bold and low-fat. Accordingly, the percentage of fat 18%, 9% and 3%. By the way of protein folding - acid and acid-rennet. The difference is that the acid curd is made from skim milk. The raw material for the production of sour milk food can serve as milk, and powdered milk and dry cream.
So what is so useful about this product?
It turns out that the whole secret lies at the basis of the preparation, in which from the milk, a unique natural product, all nutrients and substances valuable for the organism are allocated. First and foremost, it is a protein that is so necessary for the formation of bone tissue during the growth of bones and teeth in children, pregnant women, people suffering from hypertension, with rickets in infants. But in fact there are many products that are a source of protein - meat, vegetable food, in particular legumes ... but the preference is given to cottage cheese. To digest meat foods requires a lot of time and body strength. In addition, in order to make the process much easier, with meat, you need to consume a certain amount of plant food - herbs and vegetables. In ancient China, there was even a peculiar way of execution: a man was given only meat to eat. Two or three weeks later he was dying. That is, you can consume meat as the main supplier of protein to people with an absolutely healthy gastrointestinal tract. Now about the legumes. Their digestion is accompanied by such an unpleasant phenomenon as swelling of the intestine, the formation of gases, fermentation, which causes discomfort. Not surprisingly, cottage cheese is preferred - a very balanced and easily digestible product. It is proved that regular consumption of cottage cheese increases the tone of the body, fills it with vitally important vitamins and minerals, improves the work of the gastrointestinal tract and strengthens the nervous system (!) Let's figure out what substances this happens.
If we talk about the chemical composition of cottage cheese, it is very diverse. These are amino acids, lactose (milk sugar), minerals - iron, phosphorus, calcium, hormones, enzymes, fat, carbon dioxide and vitamins, which already number 12 - vitamins A, B, C and D and above mentioned protein.
Now everything in order
Proteins are very important substances that accelerate the course of biochemical reactions. The lack of them can lead to anemia, liver disease, pancreas, allergic rashes, decreased immunity, fast fatigue.
Amino acids can not be produced by the body in full, the number of them is replenished by taking a certain food. The lack of these valuable substances can lead to dementia, improper development and growth retardation in children, a violation of hemoglobin synthesis.
Fats are part of the cells and are the reserve sources of energy. Especially important is the intake of milk fat for people with a weak liver.
Carbohydrates in a small amount are found in cottage cheese, so for diabetics cottage cheese is the number one product in their diet.
Mineral substances - calcium, a building element for bones and teeth, phosphorus, involved in the preservation of bone tissue, iron, regulating the level of hemoglobin in the blood, and magnesium are vital elements in the vital activity of the body. The lack of these microelements leads to disorders of the musculoskeletal system, excitability of the nervous system, to various forms of anemia.
Vitamin A promotes healthy eyesight, and the lack leads to "chicken blindness" - weakening of vision in the twilight, is needed for full-fledged growth. Low intake of vitamin C threatens such a disease as scurvy, untimely treatment of which leads to a fatal outcome. Vitamins of group B are involved in vital processes of protein and carbohydrate metabolism. And more attention should be paid to vitamin D, so necessary during the growth of children, pregnant for the absorption of calcium and the elderly for the normal functioning of the musculoskeletal system.
However, this miraculous properties of lactic acidic delicacy do not end there. Cottage cheese is actively used in cosmetology as various masks, ointments and creams, softening, moisturizing, soothing the skin, saturating it with vitamins.
Having listed all the useful properties of cottage cheese, it should be noted that it can be consumed by both healthy and sick people. It is only necessary, after consultation with a doctor, to determine its fat content and the required quantity. To healthy people, such a valuable product should be used as a preventive measure for many diseases.
Now a little about how to choose the right cottage cheese to protect yourself from digestive disorders and even poisoning. Cottage cheese should be stored at a temperature of 2 to 6 degrees Celsius not more than 24 hours. Pay attention to the uniformity of cottage cheese, the lack of various impurities in it. The color should be white, the yellow curd is stale. Quality product - homogeneous, friable, slightly moist, without sharp odors, with a thick and delicious aroma, the taste is pleasant, melting in the mouth, with a characteristic milky-sour taste. And finally, to buy cottage cheese is better in specialized stores or milk trays, and with hands - only with trusted people. Now you know everything about dairy cottage cheese, the benefits and harm from which on the face. Despite the fact that cottage cheese is so rich in all important microelements for people, it can cause great damage to health if you do not pay attention to the expiration date on the package, or buy it on the market, where you will be offered instead of fresh home-made curds the one that has already deteriorated . Be attentive and healthy!