Ham, Calories, benefits and harms, Useful properties

References to the ham used in cooking
many dishes are found in the Chinese texts preceding
Song Empire (X-XIII centuries) Several types of ham were
described during the Qing Dynasty (XVII-XX centuries), where she
was used, among other things, for cooking
so-called “Asian soups”.

Ham – salted and smoked pork leg,
back or less often front shoulder of pork,
ribs. Also, the ham can be bear, deer, turkey, chicken, etc.

The ham that is on store shelves is often
get as follows.

In the process of trimming from the hip, shoulder
and dorsal-lumbar parts or from blocks of trimmed
or unlawed meat produce trimmed beef
with a mass fraction of connective and adipose tissue not
more than 3% and allocate trimmed beef with a mass fraction
connective and adipose tissue no more than 20%.

Then the beef is chopped, and the beef is trimmed with a mass fraction
connective and adipose tissue, no more than 3% is crushed
on the receiving knife pieces weighing from 0,02 to 0,04 kg, and
trimmed beef with a mass fraction of connective
and adipose tissue no more than 20% is chopped on a top with
hole diameter 2 3 mm. The crushed raw material is subjected to
to the ambassador. The meat is mixed in mixers of various designs
with the addition of salt and sodium nitrite.

Salted raw materials are kept for at least 6 hours. Soy flour
hydrate with water beforehand or directly
in containers when massaging minced meat for ham. Massaging
carried out on any equipment known for this purpose.
Next, the raw materials are stuffed into the shell or into povidene
packages nested inside metal molds.

Heat treatment of ham is carried out in stationary roasting
and cooking chambers. After heat treatment, the finished product is cooled.

Calorie ham

Ham contains 280 kcal. It is also rich in protein, which is
positive point if you want to gain muscle mass and
supply the body with energy throughout the day. If there are problems
overweight, then its use will only lead to an increase
body fat.

Nutritional value per 100 grams:

Proteins, g Fats, g Carbohydrates, g Ash, g Water, g Calorie content, kcal 17,6 6,2 – 3,4 72,8 280

Useful properties of ham

Ham cannot be called a healthy product, but its unique
taste will make the most passionate follower forget about it
healthy food. Ham is appetizing and satisfying
and a calorie dish, often decorating the festive table.

Dangerous properties of ham

Eating smoked
and dried meat products contributes to the development of chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), established by American
scientists. According to them, lovers of bacon, ham, raw smoked
sausages and sausages are much more likely to suffer from chronic bronchitis
and emphysema.

Scientists from Columbia University analyzed
data 7352 people whose average age was
64,5 years. All study participants answered questions
questionnaires regarding their diet.

It turned out that people who ate meat products
14 or more times a month, COPD developed 78% more often,
than those who did not use them. If meat products
were present in the diet 5-13 times a month, the probability
development of COPD increased by 50%, said the head
research by Rui Jiang.

“Meat products contain high concentrations of nitrites,
which are added to meat as a preservative, antimicrobial
means or color fixer. Nitrite can cause
lung damage, ”Jiang said.

Do you want to know how to make delicious ham yourself without any soy or harmful additives? Watch the video.

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