Fermented milk products, in particular, Actimel yogurt, occupied an impressive niche in a consumer basket of the average buyer long ago and strongly. Many of those who have problems with a digestive tract, trust advertizing: it promises miraculous escape from all manifestations of dysbacteriosis. This article will help you to answer a question of is it actually useful as declare numerous sources.
Depending on what of types of this product you prefer its structure can differ a little.
The general components for any kind of this yogurt are: skim milk, yogurt ferment, glucose, sugar syrup, powdered skim milk, a complex of vitamins and special lactobacilli who on assurances of the producer positively influence work of digestive tract and an organism in general.
Whether you know? The Danone company which is engaged in production of Actimel yogurt was founded in 1919 by the Jew of the Turkish origin by the name of Isaac Carazo. He was a doctor in the specialty, at first sold the products through pharmacy chains.
Earlier all advertizing connected with Actimel contained references to a certain scientific research which confirmed an indisputable fact of positive impact of the bacteria which are contained in this product on a human body. However after scandal with EFSA (agency which is engaged in quality control of food) these links were completely deleted from advertizing.
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Except the components characteristic of one and all line of the Actimel products stated above, the structure of those yogurts which have taste of any fruit or berries also includes identical natural fragrances, gum, a carmine, E1442 and citrate of sodium. The majority of components of this list are neutral for a human body.
This product, despite the fact that it partially consists of milk, not too kaloriyen. Hundred grams of Actimel yogurt have caloric content in 70-72 kcal, depending on that, you eat a product with taste of fruit berries or without it:
- The greatest mass part of this yogurt is made by carbohydrates. From 10.5 to 11.5 g of carbohydrates are the share of hundred grams of a product (both difficult, and simple).
- Squirrels which hundred grams contain 2.7-2.8 grams rank second.
- Fats because skim milk is a part of a product, are not enough — only 1.5-1.6 grams on hundred grams of a product.
Actimel, despite assurances of the producer about indisputable scientific proofs of positive impact of this product on a human body, in practice not too differs from yogurts, other, more available on the price policy. About the same that does it more valuable in comparison with others, you will be able to read in more detail in this section of this article.
The most useful component of Actimel, undoubtedly, are lactobacilli who on assurances of the producer have positive impact not only on work of intestines, but also on all organism in general.
Recently conducted research shows that their quantity as a part of each small bottle is not enough for improvement of work of normally functioning organism. 400 children who for purity of an experiment did not accept any medicamentous means within a month and received on one small bottle of Actimel yogurt every morning participated in this research.
The experiment showed that those children who had problems with immunity and work of a GIT had improvements, however at other children no significant changes were noticed.
Whether you know? According to the latest data, the revenue of the Danone company is 21.3 billion euros, and net profit — 1.6 billion euros a year.
It is necessary to distinguish D3 vitamin which promotes active absorption of calcium from other useful elements, participates in formation of bone structures and well affects a condition of integuments. The set of these effects does it especially useful to children and young girls.
B6 vitamin which is also a part of fermented milk product is one of the key chemicals participating practically in all biochemical processes of an organism.
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Thanks to it there is an assimilation of proteinaceous components and amino acids, he takes active part in immunogenesis processes, ukreplyayushche influences a cardiovascular system, participates in work of central nervous system, regulation of work of digestive tract. Rather important component of Actimel can be considered vitamin C which in a complex with lactobacilli renders the enhanced positive effect on the immune system. Besides, this vitamin positively influences processes of formation of uniform elements of blood, improves process of absorption of iron and stimulates products of collagenic fibers.
It is possible to strengthen immunity by means of a zabrus, a cranberry, cloudberries, an ekhinatsea purple, bark of a buckthorn, a sea-buckthorn, bee pollen and a perga.
Practically in any small bottle of Actimel it is possible to find fragrances, thickeners and dyes. These substances, despite their absolutely chemical origin, nevertheless do not bear any harm for a human body. It is necessary to consider as well that there is no special advantage of them for health too therefore most appropriate to carry them to neutral components of this product.
- Fragrances. On each packing of this yogurt it is said that the fragrances used for its production either natural, or identical natural. The need for use of such substances is dictated by the fact that tastes of any product considerably amplify as a result of addition to the list of its properties of pleasant aroma. In spite of the fact that sometimes instead of natural fragrances in Actimel use aromatic aldehydes, it must be kept in mind that they are absolutely neutrally perceived by an organism.
- Dyes. One of the dyes which are most often used in this product is the carmine. It is the most expensive and quite complex dye in production which is formed as a result of processing by means of ammonia of the pounded insects. This component has no negative impacts on a human body, however isolated cases of its individual intolerance are known.
- Thickeners. It is worth carrying two substances appearing as a part of this yogurt to thickeners are a gum and E1442. Thickeners give to yogurt all the known jellylike structure, serve for a linking of all other components and facilitate process of passing of a product on digestive tract. Thickeners in the majority have no negative effect on human health.
It is important! If you conceived to be treated or carry out prevention of any diseases by means of Actimel, remember that he is not medicine. Do not expect the fast and expressed effect.
Danone is the European company with more than century history which actively cares for health and wellbeing of the buyers therefore it would be extremely unreasonable to assume that any substances potentially capable to do harm to an organism are a part of products.
The only component which can potentially cause small food allergy is the carmine. However it is necessary to consider that similar manifestations were noted only at small children and were single that against the background of the general statistics allows to minimize the value and probability of negative reactions.
At the moment there are no researches which would confirm negative impact of Actimel yogurts on an organism of nursing mothers and pregnant women.
It is necessary to consider, nevertheless, the fact that overconsumption of fermented milk products at pregnancy is capable to cause a meteorizm which can bring great discomfort to pregnant women (especially in the last trimester). Remember that the nutrition of any nursing mother has to be good and balanced. It is impossible to eat only one product, whether it be a kislomolochka, vegetables or meat.
Only competently planned food will provide your kid with the breast milk of the corresponding quality containing enough proteins, fats and carbohydrates for its normal growth and development.
It is important! If you note emergence at your child of an allergy to feeding by breast milk after consumption of Actimel by you, it is necessary to exclude this product from the diet.
Actimel, as well as any other sour-milk products, categorically is not recommended to the use by the people having intolerance of lactose. You should not use on a regular basis this product and to those people who are inclined to a meteorizm, a diarrhea and possess other similar disorders of work of digestive tract. Individual intolerance of Actimel yogurt — rather unusual occurrence and, as a rule, it is accompanied by intolerance of lactose. Nevertheless, also options of interface of intolerance of this product to individual sensitivity in relation to any of yogurt components, most often a carmine are possible.
Remember that in case any manifestations of food allergy are characteristic of you, you need to treat all new food carefully.
Remember that guarantee of health — the good and balanced nutrition, do not try to treat disorders of work of a GIT and other diseases by means of yogurt, do not hesitate to see a doctor at emergence of such requirement. Actimel it is worth including in the menu and to give it to children, but at the same time it is important to watch reaction of an organism to yogurt.