What is yogurt? And is it really that healthy? Let's try to figure it out.
Yogurt is a fermented milk product, it contains a huge amount of dry skim milk products. Studying the composition of yogurt plays an important role in finding out the benefits of yogurt.
Nowadays, you can see many types of yogurts on store shelves, differing in tastes and additives. In addition, they differ in the type and fat content of the milk from which they were made.
List of useful properties that yogurt has
It has a huge number of beneficial bacteria that promote comfortable digestion. They help strengthen the immune system, activate vitamins A, B and D. They help fight the development of bacteria that are harmful to the human body and normalize bowel function.
This type of product contains probiotic microflora. It contains a special starter, which is considered one of the worst enemies of microbes microorganisms that cause various diseases.
Yogurt enriches our body with phosphorus and calcium. It is recommended for expectant mothers, as well as those working in a factory that is harmful to health, living in an unfavorable area for life, taking antibiotics.
Yogurts on store shelves
When buying yogurt, you need to think about its properties. The buyer will find it difficult to immediately determine whether the product he is buying is natural or imitates natural and does not carry any benefits. Now, during the introduction of many innovations, most of the yogurts produced cannot be called natural.
People believe that yogurt is healthy only because they are influenced by advertising that creates the illusion of yogurt's health benefits. This is the so-called marketing ploy.
People don't care whether yogurt is healthy or not, their main goal is to sell the product.
For example, when we see yogurt with orange pieces in the store, this does not mean that it is made from real orange.
This product contains light butyl compounds of acetic acid. Butyl ether of acetic acid is a colorless liquid with a characteristic ether smell, which is considered harmless. It only creates an orange flavor, but butyl acetate is a real solvent. Even if the composition contains berries or fruits, you should not think that this yogurt is healthy.
Another important point is the presence of bacteria, which are one of the main conditions for determining the quality of fermented milk products.
Manufacturers strive to increase the content of useful substances, and at the same time they want to extend the shelf life.
These missions contradict each other because the life of bacteria is limited. The shelf life of the product is increased by heat treatment, but at the same time the microorganisms that increase its shelf life are killed. It can be said that it becomes even more harmful due to the content of the remains of dead bacteria and synthetic additives.
When choosing yogurt, do not forget to look at its expiration date. A product that is already expired, with a shelf life of less than three months, is no longer healthy, since the amount of vitamins decreases, and bacteria can begin to develop in it, leading to the development of various diseases.
Another important note is that the shelf life of real "live" yogurt does not exceed seven days. And if there are no various chemicals in the yogurt, the product can rightfully be considered safe and healthy.
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