?? 5 bonnes raisons de manger du fromage de chèvre !

27037 Views 4/07/2023 0 comments Posted By: Emmanuel Poulet-Harmel In: Blog of gourmets

 In addition to being a creamy and tasty product with a very strong smell, goat cheese is also an ideal food for maintaining your bones and muscles, preventing certain diseases or aiding digestion. Here are 5 good reasons to eat goat cheese… 

  It contains vitamins
 This  cheese contains vitamin A (A1), which promotes eyesight, antioxidants, vitamin B1 good for the nervous system, B2 necessary for the tissues, B5 for the skin, nails and hair.
 Goat cheese is also rich in trace elements. It has a large amount of zinc and selenium, essential for maintaining antioxidant defenses and preventing degenerative diseases.
 Note that goat cheese contains very little vitamin D (unlike cow's milk). This vitamin is necessary for the absorption of calcium on the bones. It is therefore important to vary your diet to fill this gap. 

  It is good for the bones
 Goat cheese contains calcium necessary for the mineralization of bones and teeth. It is a source of phosphorus necessary for strengthening bones but also for tissue regeneration.
 To optimize your daily calcium intake, it is recommended to combine this food with other cooked cheeses such as Emmental, Comté or Beaufort. 

  It protects the intestinal flora
 Goat cheese produces the effect of a probiotic because it contains lactic acid bacteria which have the property of fermenting milk. These bacteria have a protective function against infections and are used to preserve the intestinal flora and strengthen the immune system.
 Present in large quantities in this cheese, they allow you to improve your intestinal transit. This cheese is therefore a real probiotic, which acts actively against bloating and stomach aches. 

  It builds muscle
 Goat cheese is a significant source of protein. The amino acids it contains help maintain muscle tissue. It is also a good alternative to meat and fish, for vegetarians. A goat's cheese contains about 20 grams of protein per 100g. 

  It digests well
 Goat's milk cheese is particularly well digested by the body, in particular thanks to the vitamins and minerals it contains. It is also less fat than cow's milk cheeses and contains more short-chain fatty acids, which aid digestion.
 However, the more a cheese has a high fat content, the more it contains saturated fatty acids, known to increase cholesterol levels (HDL).
 It is recommended to favor fresh goat cheese over refined cheese because the latter is less caloric and therefore easier to digest. 

 We can therefore conclude that goat cheese is better for your health, provided you do not abuse it! 

 Some examples of goat cheeses:
 You will find a large number of goat's cheeses in the Centre-Val-de-Loire region: for example Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine AOP which is very well known for its straw which crosses it and which indicates the batch number of the cheese. You also have Pouligny-Saint-Pierre AOP, Selle-sur-cher AOP or Valençay AOP. 

 You can also find very good goat cheeses in other regions, such as in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, the chabichou du Poitou or the Mothais sur Feuille, or even in Savoie, such as the bleu de Chèvre. In any case, you have a fairly large range of choices, between young and mature, which allows all palates to find what they are looking for.