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Salted lard: benefits and harms
In our Don region, lard is a popular product. It is eaten with bread and garlic. Potatoes are fried on it, lard and cracklings are made from it. Nearby, Ukraine and salts are held in high esteem. We can say – a national product!
Do not be surprised, but the homeland of lard is Italy. Long ago, pork fat was used there for the cheap food of slaves in the quarries. Fat was the food of poor people. The meat was bought by wealthy Italians. Italian monks dressed boiled beans with pork fat.
100 grams of the product contains:
- 730-900 kcal;
- proteins – 6%;
- fats – 67%;
- a small amount of fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E;
- carotene and selenium;
- arachidonic, linoleic acid.
Why is pork lard useful?
- quickly satisfies hunger and is easily absorbed;
- biological activity is several times higher than that of butter;
- improves immunity (fats and cholesterol are involved in the structure of the membranes of the cells of the immune system;
- removes radionuclides and toxins from the body;
- has a choleretic effect;
- good for the brain;
- for the prevention of cancer (dissolves carcinogens);
- goes well with alcohol, with grain bread;
- gives masculine strength and energy;
The use of lard in traditional medicine:
- with aching toothache: place a piece of fat between the gum and the aching tooth. After 10-15 minutes, the pain subsides;
- if there are pain in the joints, a compress of melted fat, compress paper will help. Wrap up with a warm scarf. It is advisable to do it at night;
- externally used for arthrosis, arthritis, mastopathy, eczema, frostbite and thermal burns;
- it is important to observe the measure! The recommended rate is no more than 50 grams per day.
The harm of fat
- They get very fat from it (high calorie content).
- Excessive consumption leads to obesity and heart disease.
- Contraindicated in pancreatitis, cholecystitis, obesity, liver problems.
- Many manufacturers add various chemicals, growth enhancers, hormones for the rapid growth of pigs. Unfortunately, this fact can be attributed to any product.
How to choose lard
- It is better to buy a product from trusted and regular sellers in the bazaar.
- Choose only pig lard, not boar (male pig). Boar fat has an unpleasant specific odor. In the market there is an opportunity to taste the products.
- Salce should be only white with a pleasant delicate taste. Preferably less pink! This means that the blood was poorly drained when the pig was slaughtered.
- The thickness from the skin is 2-7 cm. The optimal thickness is 2,5-3 cm. It is not worth buying too thin or thick. Try the skin “for a tooth”, it should be soft.
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