Lamb - Properties, Calorie Content, Harm, Nutritional Value, Vitamins

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Mutton

Lamb - the meat of one-year-old sheep of a pale red or reddish brown color. Meat of young lambs and meat of dairy lambs are also distinguished separately. Young lambs are slaughtered at the age of 3 months to a year; an animal under the age of eight weeks is considered a milk lamb. The meat of juveniles is pale pink in color, its fat is light and easily separated.

The nutritional value Serving Lamb 100 g Amount per serving Calories 202.9 Calories from Fat 137.7 % Daily value ^* Total Fat 15.3 g 24% Saturate fats 8 g 40% Cholesterol 70 mg 23% Sodium 80 mg 3% Potassium 270 mg 8% Total Carbohydrates 0 g 0% Dietary fiber 0 g 0% Proteins 16.3 g 33% Vitamin B6 20% Vitamin B12 33% Niacin 13% Thiamine 5% Iron 11% Magnesium 5% Phosphorus 18% Zinc 20% * Calculation for a daily diet of 2000 kcal

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Useful properties of lamb

It is believed that the lamb of the Kalmyk breed is more endowed with useful properties. This meat does not have a specific smell, and it contains more vitamins and microelements than the meat of other sheep breeds.

Lamb meat contains magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, calcium, iron, copper, zinc, selenium, manganese, fluorine, vitamins K, D, B, E.

Calorie content of mutton: ham and shoulder blade - 380 kcal, back - 459 kcal, sternum - 533 kcal.

Lamb surpasses beef and pork in fat content. This feature of meat and the high calorie content of lamb is taken into account when drawing up the diet of those who go in for sports, practice power loads - bodybuilders, athletes, wrestlers.

In addition, such properties of mutton are known, such as stimulation of the pancreas and, accordingly, prevention of diabetes.

Due to its high iron content and calorie content, lamb is recommended to be used for anemia, low hemoglobin.

Application of lamb meat

Sheep meat is well digested and it is believed that the benefits of lamb will be greater if it is consumed boiled. Lamb broth is also useful, especially for gastritis with low acidity. The neck, shoulder blade and brisket are more suitable for cooking.

Before heat treatment, the lamb must be washed and fat removed. Boil the meat for 1.5-2 hours, removing the foam.

The benefits of lamb are not only in the meat itself. In folk medicine, mutton fat is used, although it differs from pork and beef fat by a higher melting point and high cholesterol content. Fat is effective in the prevention and directly in the treatment of colds, flu, tonsillitis. To prepare a medicinal drink, fat and honey are dissolved in warmed milk - 1 tablespoon each. It is recommended to drink the remedy hot.

A remedy prepared with lamb fat, aloe, honey, butter and cocoa also helps with coughs. Using a meat grinder, you need to grind 4-5 large leaves of aloe, melt 200g of lamb fat and 250g of butter. Add 250g of honey, a tablespoon of cocoa and chopped aloe to the melted fat and butter, mix well. Take the mixture in a tablespoon 3 times a day before meals until the cough is cured. Store it in the cold. For the prevention of bronchitis, colds after the onset of cold weather, you can take half a tablespoon of this remedy every day 2-3 times a day before meals.

Lamb harm

It is undesirable to use lamb for those who suffer from pathologies of the kidneys, liver, gallbladder.

Lamb can harm those who have poor digestion, have stomach ulcers or gastritis with high acidity, arthritis, gout - these diseases can progress. Considering that lamb is very fatty and contains a lot of cholesterol, it is not recommended to eat it in case of problems with the heart and blood vessels. For this reason, it is undesirable to give lamb to children; the consumption of this meat should be limited to the elderly. It is believed that there is no benefit from lamb with its constant use for a healthy person, because this increases the risk of developing atherosclerosis.

Lamb can also be harmful if other meat is not included in the diet besides it. It contains insufficient iodine, and therefore thyroid function may suffer.

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