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Nutrition of cheese

Cheese is not common in many people's daily lives, mainly because I am here. It is not native to China, but imported, mainly from France. But it must be said that cheese is a kind of dairy product with rich nutritional value, which has an excellent effect on people's health and even has a good effect on supplementing some vitamins in the body. Then let's take a look at the nutritional value and specific efficacy of cheese.

First, the nutritional value of cheese

1. Cheese is rich in vitamins A, D, E, B 1, B2, B6, B 12 and folic acid, which is beneficial to children's growth and development.

Cheese contains important minerals, such as calcium, phosphorus and magnesium. The calcium content per 100g cheese is 690- 1300mg, and the ratio of calcium to phosphorus is about 1.5~2.0/ 1. Moreover, most of calcium is combined with casein, which has high absorption and utilization rate and plays a very important role in the growth and healthy development of children's bones.

3. The protein in cheese is mainly casein, and the actual digestibility is about 97.5%, which is higher than that of whole milk (9 1.9%).

4. The fat in cheese is 5.5%~30.6% of milk fat, and milk fat contains a certain amount of linoleic acid and linolenic acid, which is necessary for children's growth and development. Phosphatidylcholine and sphingomyelin contained in milk fat are closely related to the intellectual development of infants.

Second, the edible efficacy of cheese

1, calcium supplement: dairy products are the best choice for food calcium supplement, and cheese is the dairy product with the most calcium, which is easily absorbed.

2, increase the body's resistance: cheese can improve the body's disease resistance, promote metabolism, enhance vitality, protect eye health, and maintain skin fitness.

3, promote gastrointestinal peristalsis: cheese is lactic acid bacteria and its metabolites have a certain health care effect on the human body, which is conducive to maintaining the stability and balance of normal flora in the human intestine and preventing constipation and diarrhea.

4. Prevention of cardiovascular diseases: Cheese contains more fat and heat energy, but its cholesterol content is relatively low, which is also beneficial to cardiovascular health.

5. Protect teeth: Eating foods containing cheese can greatly increase the calcium content on the surface of teeth, thus inhibiting the occurrence of dental caries. Lactic acid bacteria and its metabolites in cheese have certain health care effects on human body.