Ice cream is a must in summer, both children and adults love to eat ice cream. Ice cream on a hot summer day is delicious and can instantly cool you down.
What are the nutrition and benefits of ice cream?
What are the varieties of ice cream?
Here is a complete list of ice cream knowledge.
1. The nutrition of ice cream
a. Sugar
Ice cream contains sugars, which are composed of lactose from milk and fructose as well as sucrose from various fruit juices and pulp.
The organic acids, tannins, and various vitamins in it can provide the body with the nutrients needed for daily activities
b. Fat
The fat in ice cream mainly comes from milk and eggs, which have more lecithin and can release choline, which is helpful for memory enhancement.
In addition, fat plays an important role in promoting the absorption of fat-soluble vitamins in the body.
c. Vitamins
Ice cream contains a lot of vitamins, especially vitamin B2, vitamin B6, vitamin A, and vitamin D.
It also has a small amount of vitamin E, vitamin K, vitamin B1, and folic acid.
d. Calcium
Ice cream can also help replenish calcium.
100 grams of the most common vanilla ice cream contains 128 mg of calcium, which is slightly higher than the calcium content of pure milk.
2. Effect of ice cream
a. Cool down the heat
Ice cream tastes cool and sweet.
It can not only help the body to cool down and relieve the heat but also can supplement the nutrients for the body.
Therefore, it is very popular in the hot summer.
b. Enhance memory
Ice cream generally consists of three main components, of which fat accounts for 7%-16%, sucrose accounts for 14%-20%, and protein account for 3%-4%.
The fat contained in the ice cream mainly comes from milk and eggs and contains more lecithin, which can release choline and play a role in improving memory.
c. Balanced nutrition
The fat in ice cream can help the body to dissolve and absorb fat-soluble vitamins, making it more beneficial to the absorption of the body.
In addition, the sugar in ice cream is composed of lactose from milk, fructose from various fruit juices and pulp, and sucrose.
It contains organic acids, tannins, and various vitamins, which can provide the body with the nutrients it needs.
3. Varieties of ice cream
a. Full cream ice cream
This is the type of ice cream with the highest nutritional value.
It is required that the fat content of the milk is more than 8%, and the fat content of high-grade ice cream can reach 12%~16%.
b. Low-fat ice cream
Generally, dairy powder is the main raw material, and the milk fat content can reach 2.2%.
It can be made with non-fat ingredients such as margarine, etc.
