Butter
Butter is a creamy dairy product made by churning of curd made from milk cream. It is also used as a condiment and in baking, sauce making, and frying. Butter is also regarded as a quite rich source of not only vitamins,fats and minerals. Butter has fats, vitamins and minerals. It has healthy benefits to the body but a portion check should be there. It is a good source of energy and helps against muscle stiffness. Various different kinds are available like cultured butter, raw cream butter, sweet cream butter, whipped butter, spreadable butter etc.
Nutrition of Butter
Butter is extremely rich in minerals like Calcium, Phosphorus and Potassium. It has good amount of Sodium and small amounts of Fluoride, Selenium, Zinc and magnesium. Butter is extremely rich in Vitamin A and Choline with good amount of Vitamin E, Riboflavin, Niacin and Pantothenic acid. It also has Vitamin K, Folate and Vitamin B12 in small amount. Butter gives 717 calories from 100 gm and 713 gm come from fat. It contains anti oxidants which protect against radical damage. Is a very rich source of the vital mineral selenium.
Health Benefits of Butter
It is rich in Vitamin A necessary for thyroid and adrenal health.
Lauric acid present in butter is important in treating fungal infections and candida.
Butter helps in cholesterol metabolism and contains anti-oxidants that protect against free radical damage and weakening of arteries.
Butter contains conjugated linoleic acid, which is a potent anti-cancer agent, muscle builder, and immunity booster
Vitamin D present in butter helps absorbing vitamin C.
Butter protects against gastrointestinal infections in the young or the elderly.
Saturated fats in butter have strong anti-tumor and anti-cancer properties.
It is a good souce of energy andhelps aginst muscle stiffness.
Cholesterol found in butterfat is essential to children’s brain and nervous system development.
