Useful properties of sour cream


Fresh sour – the constant addition to many dishes not only in Russian but also in many other cuisines of the world. To this it owes its unique ability to accentuate the taste of foods and to smooth out the shortcomings of taste.

Sour cream is a dairy product obtained from cream. Definitely tastier and healthier product is obtained in natural conditions - when the sour milk accumulates a layer of cream and then removed the "tops" - cream. Now, however, the process of obtaining the product has changed – fat pasteurized cream are the basis to which is added lactic acid bacteria and skim milk.


The cream applies not only to tasty, but also useful products. It's Packed with B vitamins, vitamins A,E,C,D, trace minerals and unsaturated fats.

Low-fat sour cream can be consumed every day and there's even during your diet. This product helps to normalize metabolism and excrete the excess fluid. However, it should not be abused. A day is enough to eat 50-100 grams of low fat sour cream.

What can I eat with sour cream



Speaking of cooking, you can remember many options with which sour cream goes perfectly according to their taste. Of course, it's pancakes, dumplings, dumplings and dumplings, borscht, cabbage rolls, mushrooms, a variety of fruit desserts and more. But if you think about what you can eat sour cream, from the standpoint of nutrition and dietetics, there are some limitations.

It is not recommended to use sour cream with fish, with carbohydrate-rich foods, for example pastries, candies, cakes, nuts. Do not eat fatty sour cream with grilled dishes –it may be tasty, but not exactly useful.

Okay to substitute low-fat mayonnaise and sour cream to cook with such a filling vegetable and fruit salads.

Who can't eat sour cream



First of all, sour cream is necessary to limit the consumption by people with peptic ulcer of the stomach and intestines, with high acidity. Fat sour cream you can not have people with excess body weight, cholesterol, liver and gallbladder.

Fresh sour cream is undoubtedly one of the most delicious dairy products, which from the earliest times in the Russian and adjoining kitchens has firmly occupied a place of honor. Correctly using this product, you can not only enjoy the taste, but also benefit your body.