Choose only high-quality dairy products - yogurt, to really gain health and not regret the money spent
In the study of the popular brands of yogurt is important to consider a few important parameters:
- absence of vegetable fats and starch,
- compliance fat figure,
- on the package,
- the amount of protein - one of the main mineral components of the product.
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Three main issues before the counter
He is a natural? If the package says "Kefir product", it is important to understand that it's not yogurt. It is made on a similar technology, but is fundamentally different. When producing kefir product dry leaven is used and heat treatment is applied. Furthermore, stabilizers and fillers are added to it. Kefir product has a delicate flavor, yogurt is stored for longer, it costs less, but significantly loses in use.
It is fresh? Read the packaging. It should not be swollen, sticky, with streaks.
The shelf life of the "right" of yogurt - not more than five days. If the package is specified for more than 10 days, it is better not to buy it.
Choose a product without preservatives, colorings and flavorings. If it is transparent packaging, pay attention to the appearance. The presence of lumps and flakes - another reason aside yogurt aside.
He is real? Read the label. Qualitative yogurt made from pasteurized milk and kefir leaven of the fungus. In the yogurt shall contain not less than 3% protein.
Vegetable fats
The presence of vegetable fats dairy product is one of the most flagrant violations of manufacturing technology. In this case, it is neither a yogurt or kefir product. It's fake.
Vegetable oils (in particular palm oil) is rare, but is added to dairy products to reduce costs.
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fatness
3.2% fat - the best indicator when choosing a yogurt for those who care about their health (except for losing weight). It is this fat is ideal for digestion of protein and calcium contained in yogurt.
Legend of the content of alcohol in kefir
Among motorists widespread legend about the impact of drinking kefir on the testimony Breathalyzer. Ostensibly the content of ethanol in the fermented milk product is so great that it can create a driver problem. In fact, studies have shown that fresh yogurt alcohol content is extremely small - to 0.07%. So Breathalyzer it hardly reacts. Exception - "fermented" yogurt, which has been stored outside the refrigerator.
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