Types of Cheese are Good According to Nutritionists

WJtoday, Jakarta – Chairman of the Indonesian Sport Nutrition Association, Dr. Rita Ramayulis DCN, M.Kes said that a good cheese is one that contains the same nutrients as milk because it is a dairy product.

“Cheese is a dairy product, the nutrients in cheese must be the same as milk. When choosing cheese, you must know that the substances in cheese must be the same as those in milk,” said the DPP administrator for the Indonesian Nutritionist Association (PERSAGI) in a health webinar, quoted on Saturday 4/12/21).

Like milk, cheese should also be high in calcium, protein and vitamin D. Protein is beneficial for children’s growth, calcium is for bone density or where tissue is attached, while vitamin D increases calcium absorption.

Vitamin D also plays a role in digestive health, especially the microbiota to increase the absorption of nutrients and provide a response to increase the performance of white blood cells in the immune system and provide a response to the brain to secrete happy hormones.

“So children, if the vitamin D is sufficient, mood– it’s good. If the mood is good, he can eat anything,” said Rita.

He stressed that vitamin D is a basic substance in milk and must be when processed so the cheese will not be lost. So, both the calcium, protein and vitamin D contained in milk must also remain in cheese, including cheese. cheddar.

Cheese cheddar is a type of cheese made from pasteurized cow’s milk and usually has a hard texture, pale white in color and has a sharp and savory taste.

“The various benefits provided by cheese cheddar certainly cannot be separated from the nutritional content in it, such as calcium, protein, and vitamin D. Therefore, it is very important for mothers to make sure cheese cheddar with the right composition and quality,” said Rita.

Research from the National Library of Medicine shows that dairy products are rich in calcium, one of which is cheese cheddar, proven to increase bone density in children. Besides, cheese cheddar can also act as a source of high-calorie energy so that the baby can continue to move and not feel tired easily.

“Cheese cheddar from natural milk, so the substance in it must have three main components, “said Rita. ***

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