Curd: calories, benefits and harm

In the dairy department you can often find curd mass. Most often, it is taken for children, as it is already sweet and contains dried fruits. Mass is eaten for breakfast or cheesecakes are prepared from it. Is there any benefit in such a product and how to cook it at home?

Curd is a popular dairy product containing curd. In addition to it, add butter, sour cream or cream, sugar or condensed milk. There is also a mass of raisins, dried apricots, cherries, vanilla or chocolate chips. There are also more savory combinations, for example, pasta with greens and garlic.

The production of this product begins with the traditional manufacture of curd by sourdough. After the usual for all the cottage cheese is ready, it is supplemented with various additives, all thoroughly mixed in a special apparatus. Next, the mass is molded and packaged. A quality product should contain cottage cheese, butter, cream and sugar. There should be no harmful additives in the form of flavors and dyes. Unscrupulous manufacturers can replace high-quality butter, cheap and unhealthy palm.

The main difference between the curd mass is that it contains only a small portion of the fermented milk product. Real cottage cheese is a natural product in which no additives are present. But in pasta many other components, and not always they are of good quality.

Curd mass, due to numerous additional ingredients, is considered a high-calorie product. On average, it contains more than 340 kcal per 100 grams of product. The usual cottage cheese calories at times lower.

High-quality mass consists only of natural products, so it has a lot of useful vitamins and elements. Of course, the composition contains calcium, phosphorus, protein, amino acids, vitamins of group B, folic acid and other substances necessary for the body.

Of course, there is a certain benefit in the curd mass. Of course, provided that this is a high-quality product, in which there are no harmful ingredients.

The use of such a product allows the body to obtain easily digestible milk protein. In addition, the mass fills the body with various vitamins and minerals that positively affect the state of bone tissue, hair, skin and nails. The product has a beneficial effect on the work of the intestine, adjusting its microflora. It also strengthens the immune system, favorably affects the work of the nervous system, helping to fight fatigue, stress and insomnia. Moreover, the mass contributes to the normalization of pressure and improves the functioning of the cardiovascular system.

Harm such a product can cause if it is consumed in large portions. Since it has a high calorie content, its regular and excessive consumption will negatively affect the figure. Also, this product can not eat those who have an allergy or idiosyncrasy. Do not use a lot and during diets, in case of obesity. Excessive consumption can also lead to problems with digestion and intestines.

Of course, to use this product for weight loss is not worth it. If you are on a diet, it is better to replace the curd mass with the usual fresh curd, in which there is no sugar and butter.The use of cheese during diets helps to get rid of extra pounds. This is evidenced by numerous reviews of those who have already managed to become slimmer. Such a product can be eaten for breakfast for adults and children, if the mass is of high quality, and there are no contraindications for its use.

But the nursing mother such a product should be used with great care. In order not to harm the health of the baby, she should abandon the curd mass, which has chocolate and dried fruits - it is better to give preference to the classic version. A neutral product, for example, vanilla mass will not cause an allergic reaction in a baby, however, you should not abuse this high-calorie product either. It will be enough to eat 50-100 grams of curd mass for breakfast.

Curd mass is quite possible to cook at home. This process does not take much time.

Homemade product will be very tasty and exactly safe.

• Mix in a separate bowl of 50 grams of sour cream and powdered sugar. In this case, it is better to take exactly the powder, because sugar crystals will unpleasantly crunch during use.
• If desired, you can add a little vanilla.
• Next, take 200 grams of cottage cheese and mix with the finished mixture. It is best to mix the mass with a blender, so it will turn out homogeneous.
• After adding 50 grams of dried fruit and mix again. At the same time, dried fruits are better for 10 minutes soak in boiling water, so that they become a little softer. If you take prunes or dried apricots, they can be crushed in a blender along with the mass, and the raisins should be left whole.
• The dish is ready to eat.

Here is another recipe that will allow you to make a delicious cottage cheese dessert at home:

1. 250 grams of cottage cheese grind through a sieve or whisk in a blender to get a homogeneous mass without lumps;
2. add to it 30 grams of softened butter, 50 grams of sour cream, a little vanilla and sugar to taste;
3. mix until smooth;
4. add dried fruits or berries, and you can enjoy a delicious dessert.

High-quality curd mass, which is made only from natural ingredients, should have a uniform white color. To store such a product should be in the refrigerator, otherwise it will quickly turn sour, and its shelf life should not exceed three days. It is advisable to use this mass on the first day, not leaving it for the future. This is especially true of the product, in which there is a dried fruit. Opened packaging can be stored no more than a day. Paste with the use of harmful additives has a longer shelf life, but can not bring the same benefits as this curd mass.

How to make sweet curd mass, see the next video.