The benefits and harms of sour milk are known from ancient times. Although our ancestors did not know about the valuable composition of sour milk, they valued this drink and used it to treat certain diseases.
A group of fermented milk products is considered very useful and recommended for daily use. The most popular sour-milk drinks are kefir , yoghurt and ryazhenka. All these drinks are prepared by the same technology: lactobacillus bacteria are added to fresh milk and the product is fermented in a warm place. As a result, products are obtained, much more useful than fresh milk.
What is useful for sour milk?
The question is whether it is possible to drink sour milk, is not for nothing. Fresh drink when bacteria get into it gradually changes its properties for the better. In this regard, milk can be called a unique product, because when bacteria get into other products, they get spoiled.
Use of sour milk is in such properties:
- Sour milk is better absorbed by the body than fresh milk. Therefore, people who are intolerant of fresh milk can drink it.
- This drink improves digestion, helps to cleanse the intestines, relieves constipation, dysbiosis, prevents gas formation.
- Regular use of sour milk increases the number of beneficial bacteria in the intestines, improving the defenses of the body.
- Of sour milk is better absorbed calcium . In addition, this drink contains vitamins B, fat-soluble vitamins A, E and D, minerals phosphorus and magnesium.
- Sour milk is a good source of essential amino acids. The amount of these substances in sour milk is 7-10 times higher than in the whole.
- For those who want to lose weight, it is important to know how many calories in sour milk. With a fat content of 2.5%, the calorie content of the drink will be 60 units.