Geschatte leestijd: 2 minutenThe importance of proteins has already been emphasized in various articles. Various sources of good proteins can be meat, fish, poultry, but also low-fat quark. Quark is a type of cheese. The stage before cheese is classified as young is quark. Milk is soured with lactic acid bacteria. Rennet is then added, and after 24 hours of coagulation and acidification, quark is formed. Simply put, quark is nothing more than sour milk that has been heated and then drained. But why is low-fat quark healthy?
Low-Fat Quark
As indicated, low-fat quark is a good source of proteins. When you look at the nutritional table, you will see that low-fat quark contains over 10 grams of protein per 100 grams. For someone who exercises and does strength training, that is a very pleasant amount. In addition, quark contains another form of protein. In milk, there are basically two types of protein: whey and casein. Quark contains many slow-digesting casein proteins. This is ideal for before going to sleep, because the casein is slowly absorbed during your sleep and thus provides your body with sufficient building blocks during recovery. However, be careful that when you consume dairy products before going to sleep, you brush your teeth well. Salivary proteins do not have a beneficial effect on your teeth and can cause tooth erosion.
Advantages of Low-Fat Quark
In summary, we can list a number of benefits of quark. In addition to being a good source of protein, it has a few other benefits. Below, we list a few more advantages of quark:
- Dairy strengthens bones
- Low-fat quark is an inexpensive source of protein
- Quark makes you feel full quickly
- It is easy to eat
- Quark is a healthy dessert when combined with fruits
How to Make Quark Taste Good
Because low-fat quark is naturally quite dry and difficult to eat, especially if you want to eat it every day before going to sleep, there are a few things you can do to make the quark taste good. They are simple tips that you don’t have to dread that 500 grams of dairy.
- Add frozen strawberries with ice to it. Blend and add a little water. This way, you get a delicious strawberry quark protein shake.
- Cut a banana into pieces and mix it with the quark.
- Mix cinnamon powder into the quark. Cinnamon enhances the action of insulin in the muscle cell.
What Is the Best Quark?
Naturally, there are various types of quark available in the supermarket. In addition to low-fat quark, there is full-fat quark, fruit quark, Optimel quark, Greek yogurt (with 0% fat), and Alpro Soya. Which of these quark is the best is, of course, the question. By the best quark, we mean the quark with the highest amount of protein and relatively the fewest calories.
When we compare the values, we get the following list, values per 100 grams:
Greek Yogurt 0% Fat
Calories: 84 kcal
Protein: 15 grams
Carbohydrates: 6 grams
Fat: 0 grams
Low-Fat Quark
Calories: 83 kcal
Protein: 14 grams
Carbohydrates: 5 grams
Fat: 0 grams
Full-Fat Quark
Calories: 180 kcal
Protein: 11 grams
Carbohydrates: 6 grams
Fat: 12 grams
Low-Fat Fruit Quark
Calories: 108 kcal
Protein: 9 grams
Carbohydrates: 17 grams
Fat: 0 grams
Optimel Quark
Calories: 53 kcal
Protein: 8 grams
Carbohydrates: 5 grams
Fat: 0 grams
Alpro Soya
Calories: 75 kcal
Protein: 6 grams
Carbohydrates: 3 grams
Fat: 3 grams
As you can see, Greek yogurt with 0% fat is the best quark in terms of protein.
