Meat of chicken: advantage and harm

Chicken meat was popular food at all times.

Not too high-calorie, but very nourishing and tasty, it gives the chance to hostesses to make a set of various first and second courses.

You learn from this article in what advantage of meat of chicken for women and men and also — some culinary secrets of its cooking.

Caloric content and structure

Dietitians of all countries unanimously recommend light meat of a chicken as one of the most dietary proteinaceous products. The portion in 100 g of boiled meat contains 111 kcal (464 kJ). It is comparable with the caloric content of such low-fat fish as a capelin (113 kcal) or a grouper (117 kcal).

Nutrition value (on 100 g):

• carbohydrates — 0.27 g;
• proteins — 25.15 g;
• fats — 0.85 g;
• dietary fiber — 0.5 g.

Vitamins and minerals:

• B6 and B12 vitamin;
• niatsin;
• phosphorus and potassium;
• magnesium and iron;
• zinc.

Important! Despite the name, chicken meat is first of all meat of young chickens of both sexes, weighing from 800 to 1200 grams. Because of the low content of fat this product very well is suitable for dietary food.

Than chicken meat for an organism is useful

The advantage of this product is undoubted and versatile:

1. Chicken fillet is recognized by nutritionists of one of the most useful types of meat. It is much less calories in this bird, than in other types of meat.
2. Useful properties of low-calorie chicken meat in dietology are used to lower a physical and mental stress, to strengthen the immune system and to take off the general fatigue of an organism.
3. Low-fat meat contains the polyunsaturated fatty acids preventing heart troubles (ischemia, a myocardial infarction, a stroke).
4. Vitamins strengthen metabolism and also the general operability of the central nervous system, are responsible for process of formation of composition of blood, safety of an integument and nail plates, fight against neurologic frustration (depression and insomnia), are stimulators of reproductive function of the person.
5. Various parts of a bird are differently useful to health. Fast chicken breast in which there are much less calories than in ham, is ideal food for athletes. The constant diet with the use of a breast promotes fast restoration of tissues of muscles. Chicken hips are more high-calorie food, in them there is more fat.
6. This low-calorie product promotes formation of the minimum quantity of fibers of connecting fabric.
7. Because of low calorie content in chicken meat its use has practically no contraindications.

Muzhchin

Chicken meat represents very important food for men. Consumption of meat products plays a significant role in production of hormones, including the sex hormones which are responsible for normal functioning of a reproductive system and sexual inclination.

Meat helps to keep normal testosterone level — the main men's hormone. And low-fat meat of a chicken is considered the most important supplier of protein of natural origin who is necessary for a male body.

Whether you know? According to the Guinness Book of Records the oldest chicken lived in the world more than 15 years. The respectable bird died of heart failure, without having lived up to the 16th birthday a little.

Besides production of hormones, proteins are necessary for:

• stable work of an organism;
• fight against infections;
• strengthenings of the immune system.

Zhenshchin

Chicken — very rich dish. It contains proteins and nine irreplaceable amino acids, two of which are construction blocks of muscles at development of a fruit. At the same time this meat has the low content of fat and does not cause obesity that does it by a rich source of necessary nutrients for the pregnant woman.

Chicken is protein-rich, vitamins and minerals therefore consumption of chicken meat during early pregnancy will provide necessary food for mother's organism to help healthy pre-natal development of the child.

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Often women are anxious with preservation of a slim figure and regularly keep to diets. Inclusion in a diet of chicken breast leads to weight reduction as this meat low-calorie and absolutely not fat. But together with loss of weight the woman will not lose health, in this product besides nutritiousness — the mass of useful substances.

Contraindications and harm

Even such popular product nevertheless cannot be recommended to one and all.

Study nutritious characteristics of chicken products: liver, fat, stomachs, heart, eggs.

It is necessary to consider also possible problems:

1. The allergy — though chicken is not allergen, allergic reaction to this product meets at some people. Allergists claim that they approximately from 0.6% to 5% of people can have an allergy to chicken meat. Allergic symptoms can be shown during both several minutes, and several hours after the eaten chicken meat or other dishes supporting him. People who suspect that they have an allergy to chicken have to avoid some chicken meat and see as soon as possible a doctor or the allergist to confirm a disease and to decide on treatment options.
2. Salmonellosis — at the wrong storage of this product always exists risk of development of a salmonella therefore meat always needs to be subjected to heat treatment before the use. It should not be eaten in the raw or as a semi-finished product. Besides, after its defrosting it is not necessary to freeze again.
3. Fat content — roast chicken is very popular and also harmful. Because of penetration into meat of foreign fats it is not dietary food any more and can lead to increase in amount of cholesterol in blood and to diseases of cardiological character (to arrhythmia, an ischemic disease).
4. Danger of a half-baked bird — it is important that chicken was subjected to long heat treatment. A half-cooked bird it is necessary to avoid to eat as she can be a source of bacteria of Listeria. Only heat treatment of chicken at a temperature above 75 °C can destroy these bacteria, making a bird safe for consumption.

What can be prepared from chicken meat

From chicken cook the mass of the most tasty and nourishing dishes, such as:

• chicken grill;
• pastrami;
• chops;
• jelly;
• fried wings in honey sauce;
• chicken Kiev;

Important! For reduction of harm to human health, when frying a chicken it is desirable to skin with carcasses as it contains cholesterol and dangerous fats. In hips of this bird skin is the most high-calorie component too, it is desirable to delete it before preparation.

• chops breaded and batter;
• the baked breast under cheese;
• shish kebab from chicken thighs;
• chicken broth;
• various soups;
• chicken meat salads in various sauces.

Preparation secrets

Experienced culinary specialists know the ways allowing to impact to dishes especially attractive relish and a look:

1. That chicken broth was transparent — place meat in a pan, fill in with water so that meat was covered with liquid, and put on gas. It is necessary to wait until water begins to boil, then to merge the begun to boil water, meat to wash out, lay back in a saucepan and to fill in with clear water. This simple procedure will make broth transparent, and in it the scum is not formed. Add to future broth: carrots, parsley, the celery, leek and onions previously slightly burned over fire of the gas stove. These burned onions will add color and will improve taste. Besides, broth has to boil at very low temperature.
2. Chicken chops will remain juicy when frying if before laying them on a frying pan, the hostess uses the eggs which are shaken up with salt and flour. Meat is dipped on both sides in the shaken-up eggs then falls off in flour and again dipped in the shaken-up eggs (instead of flour it is possible to use breadcrumbs). After that the chop can be fried — it will never be rigid.
3. To make gentle chicken pastrami (meat dish) very simply — the chicken breast prepared and peeled from skin needs to be laid in a saucepan and to fill in with the boiling cow's milk. Then the pan is immediately closed a cover and wrapped up in a warm plaid for 5–6 hours. After this time chicken pastrami will be completely ready to the use.
4. Chicken hips grills will be softer and more gentle if as marinade to use not only spices, but also 250–300 grams of mayonnaise. Marinade with mayonnaise will give to meat juiciness and will promote emergence of an appetizing crust on its surface.

Whether you know? Besides food of a chicken specially swallow of various small stones. Their stomach is capable to process food only together with sand and pebbles which fray it.

Chicken meat uses deserved recognition worldwide. There is a set of the culinary recipes allowing to prepare tasty and nourishing dishes. But not less important property of chicken meat is its saturation the vitamins and minerals so necessary for activity of any organism.

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