And this is facilitated by the main properties of cottage cheese:
1. Hard consistency.
Indeed, it was the ability to form any products from cottage cheese that allowed chefs to take it as a basis for various baked goods, and in addition, add it as a filling to dumplings, pancakes and salads.
2. Neutrality of taste.
Despite the small amount of acid introduced into the composition of the cottage cheese by fermented milk products, cottage cheese is widely used for the preparation of both salty and sweet dishes. At the same time, it is in very good harmony with both plant products and with meat and other types of dairy products..
3. Ease of assimilation.
Cottage cheese is one of the most dietary dairy products. After fermenting milk, there are almost no indigestible sugars in it, and the proportion of fats in the cottage cheese is much less than in sour cream or butter.
The culinary properties of cottage cheese are due to its very interesting composition, which makes this product a little different from its other “milk brothers”.
Curd composition
Cottage cheese can be called milk concentrate. It retains most of the milk proteins, fats, organic and mineral components, but at the same time the liquid is removed from it to create a solid consistency. This liquid – whey – contains many enzymes, and it is their absence that allows cottage cheese to be stored longer than liquid fermented milk products …
The composition of cottage cheese compares very favorably with sour cream or butter with a reduced fat content. At the same time, the amount of fat in it is the same as in milk, but more proteins and other components of milk. And in the same mass of the product, the concentration of animal fats, and with them – and cholesterol, is significantly lower than that of processed cream products. And it is the large amount of protein that makes cottage cheese the preferred product for children.
By the way, the composition of cottage cheese contains all eight amino acids irreplaceable for the adult human body. What vegetarian athletes actively use.
