Condensed milk with sugar is a product into which fresh milk is converted, no less popular as cottage cheese, butter and cheese. Favorite delicacy of adults and children, a place which can be found in high and in home cooking.
Unmatched taste and benefits of condensed milk
For the preparation of condensed milk from milk, moisture is evaporated for a long time at a certain temperature, thickened to a state of a uniform creamy white viscous mass.
Depending on the details of the particular manufacturing technology and the possible use of additional ingredients, several varieties of condensed milk may ultimately be obtained.
• concentrated milk without any additives;
• condensed milk produced with the addition of exclusively sugar;
• condensed milk with the addition of coffee or cocoa;
• condensed milk with chicory and sugar.
The latter product is characterized by a sweet taste with a characteristic bitterness of chicory flavor and a touch of its aroma. They use it like condensed milk with cocoa and coffee.
Condensed milk is also classified by fat content.
• in fat-free proportion of fat should not exceed 1%;
• classic condensed milk contains about 8.5% of them;
• Condensed cream reaches a fat content of 19%.
By consistency, it is divided into simple and boiled - the first can be poured from a spoon, and the second is very thick.
The experiments on preserving dairy products began as early as the end of the 18th century, but it was only in 1856 that the American industrialist Gale Borden patented the invention of condensed milk and, after some thirty years, condensed milk was among the most popular products in the world.
Condensed milk with sugar is eaten as a treat in its purest form, makes it an ingredient for cakes, cakes and other pastries, prepare creams and desserts with it, add it to tea and coffee, complement it with pancakes and fruit salads.
Condensed milk with coffee or cocoa is used in a similar way and diluted with water for drinks.
Simple concentrated milk without additives is in demand as a full-fledged substitute for fresh milk - you can cook porridge on it, put the dough, prepare gravy for meat.
As a rule, condensed milk is made from cow's milk, but it can also be obtained from goat's milk. Experiments in the preparation of condensed milk with sugar at home are usually successful. But much more often, the housewives take on the conversion of shop condensed milk into boiled condensed milk, for which condensed milk with sugar is boiled for several hours in a pan on the stove.
Most of the useful properties of condensed milk directly stem from the similar characteristics of fresh milk, because it, turning into condensed milk, practically does not lose any of them.
So, vitamins A, C, E, H, PP and B vitamins are stored in it, as well as high levels of the content of a number of macro- and micronutrients - iron, iodine, potassium, calcium, cobalt, magnesium, manganese, copper, sodium, selenium , sulfur, phosphorus, fluorine, chlorine, choline and zinc.
One of the main elements of dairy products - calcium, in alliance with vitamin D, is actively involved in the formation and strengthening of bone tissue, including jaws and teeth.
How else is the benefit of condensed milk
Due to the fact that condensed milk is well and completely (unlike milk!) Absorbed by the human body, its positive effect does not have to wait long.
Adding condensed milk to the regular dessert menu has a positive effect on metabolism, restoration of body energy and muscle tone after intense physical exertion and protracted diseases, and the weakening of the manifestations of chronic diseases is not excluded.
One spoonful of condensed milk per day significantly strengthens the immune system.
Glucose, which is abundant in condensed milk, enhances brain activity and helps to memorize, assimilate, and analyze new information, so that condensed milk can be recommended to students and scientists.
In addition, condensed milk affects the following aspects of health:
• supports the work of the cardiovascular system;
• improves vision and reduces eye fatigue behind a computer monitor;
• normalizes hormonal levels, preventing its malfunctions;
• promotes blood renewal.
Exceptional benefits of condensed milk and for nursing mothers. Just a spoonful of condensed milk per day helps to enhance lactation, while not causing a single drop of doubt about the safety of such an enrichment of the mother’s diet for the baby, sensitive to everything that happens to her body.
If you compare the assortment on an imaginary showcase, among cakes, sweets and other desserts, then the condensed milk’s benefit will be nothing to compare with - it’s the most useful delicacy that does not contain yeast, dyes and flavorings, stabilizers and other tricky additives. Finally, it improves chocolate mood no worse than chocolate, contributing to the production of endorphins (hormones of joy).
It is important to note that all of the above applies only to natural condensed milk, produced without such excesses as flavorings, emulsifiers and so on.
Harmful condensed milk - why it is dangerous and who should not eat it
It is important to remember that condensed milk is not ragweed and it has its drawbacks.
The main ones are the stunningly high content of sugars and calories.
If for 100 g of condensed milk with sugar there are 320 kcal, then for a standard jar with a blue and white label, all 1200 kcal. What can I say, for example, about the calorie content of the cake, layered with condensed milk with butter!
Therefore, nutritionists insist on the reasonable, moderate use of condensed milk and dishes cooked with it.
But if we talk about concentrated milk without additives at all, its energy value is very moderate - only 75 kcal per 100 g of product.
All sweetened types of condensed milk should not be carried away by people prone to fullness and those who are actively involved in sports to pump up muscles and keep their weight normal.
Excess sugar in its composition is contraindicated in patients with diabetes mellitus.
And it, in combination with lactic acids, with the regular use of condensed milk, provokes a deterioration of tooth enamel and the development of caries. Therefore, after treating with condensed milk, it is reasonable to brush your teeth or at least rinse your mouth with water.
Condensed milk harm - how to avoid it by choosing a quality product and observing storage conditions
In addition to tin cans known to everyone, condensed milk is also produced in plastic bags, glass and plastic containers, but this is all for factory production, and you can also buy it for bottling.
According to GOST, real condensed milk consists only of milk with sugar and can not be called otherwise than "whole condensed milk with sugar." This marking is a lot of evidence of the excellent quality of condensed milk, which, in general, is absolutely true.
This does not mean at all that manufacturers, guided by their own specifications (labeled as TU), produce condensed milk of inappropriate quality, but it is useful to know the difference between these designations.
It is condensed milk of all varieties with the TU mark that can contain vegetable fats, emulsifiers, flavorings, milk powder and other additives.
A can with condensed milk should not be deformed, should not have traces of rust, and in no case should it be swollen.
Liquid condensed milk of any kind (simple, with cocoa) should be uniform, without lumps.
Grains in condensed milk, found in small quantities, do not mean that condensed milk is harmful. But they demonstrate that before its expiration date there was little left, or that its storage conditions were violated and condensed milk stood in the heat or frost.
To preserve the benefits and use of condensed milk without harm, it is important to observe the conditions for its storage.
• temperature varies from 0 ° to + 10-22 ° С;
• relative air humidity should not exceed 75-85%;
• the expiration date from the date of production is 12 months for tin containers and plastic bags;
• an open can of condensed milk can be stored in the refrigerator for literally a day or two and also the shelf life of condensed milk purchased for a spill is also short-lived (literally several days).
