Butter became a constant product in kitchen and in a diet of each family long ago. We cook sandwiches, we add it to porridges, potatoes, confectionery. Let's consider advantage of this product for an organism and also harm from its excessive use.
As receive a product
The food product received from cream by their office from milk and the subsequent knocking down in special devices. Today industrially it is made in the way of transformation of cream with the high content of fat by separation and their further processing.
At such way it is possible to receive different types: sweet cream, sour-creamy, salty, melted and with fillers.
Key indicators of a product:
- amount of milk fat — from 50 to 82.5% (melted — 99%);
- has uniform dense and at the same time plastic structure of light yellow color with taste of cream;
- it is well smeared and at the same time has small droplets of liquid;
- melts at + 35 °C, and hardens at a temperature from +15 to +24 °C.
Whether you know? The first mentions of production of oil are dated 2500 BC in the territory of Mesopotamia. It was very valuable product, and it was protected from an evil eye at a fabrication stage. At Scythians blind slaves were engaged in production of oil, and in Europe it was tabooed the people having squint.
We study structure
According to the chemical composition, the product contains fats, acids, vitamins and minerals. In its structure there is a set of proteins, unique on comprehensibility, minerals, various acids and antioxidants.
On 100 g of oil their quantity is small and to consider it as a constant source of vitamins and minerals difficult as we use this product in small amounts and is not constant. But any food with addition of oil will be much more tasty and is more nutritious.
Vitamin
In 100 g of a product vitamins contain:
- tocopherol (E) — 1 mg;
- nicotinic acid (RR) — 0.2 mg;
- beta carotene (A) — 0.3 mg;
- vitamin D — 0.13 mg;
- thiamine (B1) — 0.01 mg;
- Riboflavinum (B2) — 0.12 mg;
- pantothenic acid (B5) — 0.05 mg.
Mineral
As a part of butter 10 minerals and the most significant on 100 g of a product contain:
- phosphorus — 24 mg;
- potassium — 30 mg;
- calcium — 24 mg;
- sodium — 15 mg;
- selenium — 1 mg.
Caloric content and nutrition value of a product
100 g of oil contain:
- carbohydrates — 0.1 g;
- fats — 81.1 g;
- proteins — 0.9 g.
Important! In 100 g of a product there are 215 mg of cholesterol that exceeds day norm by 3 times. It is important, as well as all useful substances. It is necessary to know that 2/3 these cholesterol develop an organism itself, and 1/3 receives from food.
Caloric content depends on fat content, and on average it is 748 kcal on 100 g of a product.
In what advantage
Presence at a daily diet from 10 to 25 g of butter helps:
- It is normal to work to digestive tract — vitamin A heals wounds and ulcers, and fat serves as a peculiar lubricant for a gullet.
- To support a tone of muscles and hardness of a bone tissue thanks to vitamins B and minerals to calcium and iron.
- Vitamins A and E favorably affect sight.
- At colds and tuberculosis is some kind of antibiotic and increases immunity as contains vitamins A, D, B6.
- After injuries and diseases sates with energy, being the natural and easily acquired product.
- Fats as a part of oil are capable to update cells of a brain that is important at development of the child.
- To struggle with a depression, thanks to the content of cholesterol which influences serotoninovy receptors in a brain.
For men
The use of this product allows a strong half of mankind:
- It is easy to restore forces after heavy physical activities.
- In the sexual sphere to strengthen formation of sperm and its qualitative structure.
- To support normal work of a cardiovascular system.
Also contribute to normalization of work of a cardiovascular system: rye bran, cowberry leaves, peaches, tomato juice, sunflower honey, lard, salmon and seeds of a chia.
For women
Fatty acids and vitamins which are contained in butter:
- Participate in updating of mucous membranes and rejuvenation of an integument.
- Improve blood circulation in ovaries.
- Normalize a hormonal background.
- Help to use effectively oxygen in an organism.
- Promote recovery of intestines and nervous system.
- Sate with energy and raise working capacity.
Whether it is possible to use
Vitamins, minerals, omega - fatty acids which are present at oil, say that it is necessary for the pregnant women feeding and children. Only it is necessary to know some features of reception to receive the maximum advantage of a product.
To pregnant women
25 g of oil a day to the pregnant woman will not damage, and will bring big benefit. Calcium as a part of a product is necessary for development of a skeleton of the kid, and vitamins well affect skin, hair and the general condition of the woman. Cholesterol as a part of oil stimulates production of sex hormones and is necessary for structure of the cells.
Feeding
Because of high content of cholesterol this product needs to be eaten in small amounts to avoid problems not only with health of mother, but also the kid. Acceptable norm of oil during feeding by a breast — 30 g a day taking into account addition in porridges and soups.
To children
Kids need to give to a maslitsa only 82.5% fat and to begin to enter into a diet from 5 months in number of 1 g (on a knife tip), adding to the ground vegetables. In 3 years this norm is 15 g a day. Will help school students of 10 g of oil in the form of sandwich or additive in a dish at intellectual loadings, will add forces and will improve memory.
Whether you know? Most of all oils consume in France — 8 kg on one person in a year, and here in Brazil and Kenya this figure makes 0.4 kg.
Butter: how to define quality
Sanitary standards allow to sell a product in the original packaging and by weight in a container of the seller. The fresh product of high quality has light yellow color, uniform structure, without any drips. Dark yellow strips on oil speak about its not freshness. For formation of packs the best material is the dense foil on which the producer is obliged to specify:
- full name;
- the document defining the production technology;
- date of production and expiration date;
- series and lot number.
The same data are specified on boxes in which it is on sale by weight. The quality product has to have 72.5-82.5% of fat content and an expiration date from 32 to 37 days. If it more, so in a product there are animal fats that should not be.
Features of use of a product
The fat product of dairy origin found broad application in cookery in various dishes, in cosmetology for production of creams and masks for skin and hair and also it is the integral component in national recipes for cold.
In cookery
To Maslitsa because of high fat content it is not used as an independent dish, but it is added to ready dishes — porridges, soups, pastes. It is an irreplaceable component which is applied in dough for pastries, cook white sauce, creams for cakes, various stuffings for pies. Morning sandwich with maslitsy and crude — a good start of day.
Important! This product cannot be applied to frying as at strong heating in it carcinogens are formed.
In cosmetology
To Maslitsa widely apply in various skin care products of the face, body and a hair. Masks on its basis well moisturize and feed the skin, smooth mimic wrinkles, and hair become silky and healthy, roots become stronger.
For the person
The natural product perfectly is suitable for the normal and dry shelled skin — the effective fighter for purity terms.
Study features of preparation and use of house cosmetics on the basis of olive oil, a camomile and beet for the person.
Recipes of youth:
- For smoothness of skin: 25 g of oil are stirred from 20 g of honey. We put on a face a thick layer for 20 minutes.
- Moistening terms: to pound boiled potato in puree, to add 1 h an oil spoon, to mix properly. To part with kefir that it was possible to put on a face. To sustain 30 minutes.
- Deep food: we connect 25 g of oil, 20 g of cottage cheese and 15 g of pulp of a cucumber (on a grater). We hold about half an hour on a face.
- In pure form, a little kindled, it is put with a thin layer for 20 minutes — well nourishes and moistens skin.
For hair
For preparation of masks with use of oil there are certain rules:
- it has to be only natural;
- room temperature;
- to an oily hair it is not applied;
- on hair it is necessary to hold a mask 30 minutes;
- to perform the procedure of 1 times in 7 days;
- the prepared mix is not subject to storage.
Several recipes of the most applied masks:
- For rapid growth of hair: on 1 part of oil we take 3 parts of kefir or curdled milk. Intensively we mix everything and we apply on hair for 25 minutes.
Growth of hair is promoted: olive oil, bee pollen, mint, serum, onion, hop cones and also, oils of avocado, grape seeds, rosemary and jojoba.
- The moistening means: in equal parts we mix sour cream, oil, dry mustard, olive oil. We apply on hair, distributing on locks with light massage by fingers of hands. We hold on the head up to 20 minutes.
- For a fine and dry hair: on 1 part of oil and juice of a lemon we add 3 parts of olive oil, we mix and we warm up up to +36 °C on a water bath. We distribute on hair, intensively rubbing in skin. We leave on the head for half an hour.
It is important! That hair after the procedure did not remain oily, shampoo the first time is applied on dry hair, kept a couple of minutes and washed away by warmish water. Washes as usual further. It is possible to finish the procedure with rinsing of hair the acidified water — on 1 liter of water 0.5 of a teaspoon of citric acid.
In medicine
For a long time used this component in simple recipes for treatment of catarrhal diseases both at adults, and at children:
- On a glass of warm boiled milk to add 50 g of natural butter, it is good to stir and drink before going to bed. Well helps at cough and irritation with a throat. It is possible to add 1 tablespoon of honey.
- On 300 ml of warm milk we add 1 tablespoon of honey, ¼ h a spoon of soda and 10 g of oil, we mix to a uniform state. Soda helps to depart at dry cough to phlegms.
For treatment of catarrhal diseases use bear fat, a red mountain ash, a bergamot, ginger, nutmeg, honey with propolis, black radish, white honey and propolis.
- For prevention of cold it is necessary to add to 150 g of butter juice ½ of a part of a lemon, small cut parsley and salt to taste. Properly to mix everything and daily is according to 1 h to a spoon. Instead of a lemon it is possible to add 10 g of garlic.
Whether it is possible to make in house conditions?
This all the favourite product made at home turns out much more tasty and the cheapest way, than bought in shop. And process of its production does not present special difficulties.
Necessary ingredients
For receiving oil it is necessary to take 1 liter of home-made sour cream or the separated cream. If to buy cream in shop, then fat content has to be not less than 33%. An exit of a ready-made product — from 0.4 kg to 0.6 kg.
The step-by-step recipe with a photo
We represent simple fabrication stages of oil of the house with a photo:
- We pour sour cream in wide glass capacity and we put in the fridge for cooling. What it will be colder, the quicker there will take place knocking down process.
- We begin to shake up most cooled product the mixer at the highest speed within several minutes, the consistence of cream will not turn out yet.
- We reduce speed and we continue to shake up, liquid (buttermilk) will not begin to separate yet, and sour cream will turn into oil grains.
- When the amount of oil and buttermilk is approximately odinakovoyeyo, we stop beating.
- The formed flakes accurately, without rumpling, we shift in a colander and we wash with ice water until it is transparent.
- We form by hands from the oil which is well purified from buttermilk small pies.
- We roll up in food wrap and we send to the fridge for cooling and storage.
Important! Buttermilk can be used for production of the test for pancakes or pies.
Harm and contraindications
The excessive use of this product promotes education on walls of vessels of cholesteric plaques that leads to jumps of blood pressure and development of a hypertension. This problem becomes current after 40 years. Also large amount of oil harmful influences a stomach and a liver, leads to problems with sight.
Animal product, being very high-calorie, helps to gain quickly weight therefore it is contraindicated:
- to the people having obesity;
- if there is an allergy to milk;
- at a heart attack or a stroke;
- to hypertensive persons and diabetics.
is worked great mischief by not a natural product, but its any substitutes with the low content of fat which vegetable transfats are. These additives break exchange processes in an organism, increase insulin content that, in turn, promotes a disease of a pancreas and diabetes.
In many cases the harm from this tasty and useful product depends on the number of its consumption. If at food there is a measure, then a maslitsa, smeared by a breakfast on a bread piece, will be the useful and power beginning of day.