Sour cream caloric content

Sour cream – the fermented milk product received by souring of heavy cream.

To make sour cream in house conditions, it is necessary to stock up 200 g of sour cream or curdled milk and 400 g of cream. The cream will be fatter, the is fatter finally home-made sour cream, caloric content which will make nearly 400 kcal on 100 g will turn out, and its fat content approximately will make 30%.

In the glass or enameled ware it is necessary to mix carefully curdled milk and cream before formation of homogeneous mass. Then, periodically stirring slowly, it is necessary to leave the received mix for one or two days in the warm place then again carefully to mix, fit ware from above food wrap and to put for days in the refrigerator. After 24 hours tasty home-made sour cream will be ready to the use.

The number of calories in sour cream directly depends on its fat content. So, for example, the caloric content of sour cream of 15% of fat content will make 160,5 kcal in 100 g of a product, and amount of the fats which are its part – 15 g. Caloric content of sour cream of 20% – 206 kcal and 20 g of fats.

Useful properties of sour cream

Sour cream which caloric content is rather big as well as all fermented milk products, contains lactic acid which increases elasticity of skin as helps to hold in it moisture, promoting natural peeling of dead cells and increase in production of collagen. Lactic acid is used in many cosmetic products, such as the moisturizing creams, shampoos and soap. Also lactic acid is one of types of alpha hydroxy of acids which, naturally deletes dead cells of skin and promotes formation of new cells, leveling tone of skin and interfering with emergence of wrinkles.

Despite the high content of calories in sour cream, this fermented milk product is quickly acquired by an organism as during process of souring the structure of protein changes.

Many researches show that the daily use of a small amount of home-made sour cream which caloric content varies from 200 to 400 kcal in 100 g well influences a psychoemotional condition and a hormonal background of the person.

Sour cream, as well as all fermented milk products, is rich in calcium which promotes strengthening and growth of nails, bones and teeth. The use of sour cream stimulates appetite, adjusts work of intestines and, despite the high content of calories in sour cream, this product does not contain such amount of cholesterol as oil.

Also this fermented milk product contains a set of microorganisms which help an organism with fight against putrefactive intestinal microflora, and is rich in irreplaceable amino acids.

Sour cream caloric content: nutrition value of a product

Caloric content of sour cream is quite high, however it does not prevent broad use of this type of dairy products in cookery, dietology and cosmetology.

Nutrition value and caloric content of sour cream at the rate on 100 g, depending on fat content, are caused by the following structure of a product:

• Retinolum (vitamin A) – 0,1 mg;
• Niacin (PP vitamin) – 0,1 mg;
• Beta carotene – 0,04 mg;
• Thiamin (B1 vitamin) – 0,03 mg;
• Riboflavinum (B2 vitamin) – 0,1 mg;
• Pyridoxine (B6 vitamin) – 0,07 mg;
• Folic acid (B9 vitamin) – 8,5 mkg;
• Cyanocobalamine (B12 vitamin) – 0,4 mkg;
• Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) – 0,4 mg;
• Vitamin D – 0,2 mkg;
• Tocopherol (vitamin E) – 0,3 mg;
• Biotin (vitamin H) – 3,6 mkg;
• Sincaline – 124 mg;
• Potassium – 116 mg;
• Iron – 0,2 mg;
• Calcium – 88 mg;
• Sodium – 40 mg;
• Chlorine – 61 mg;
• Magnesium – 9 mg;
• Phosphorus – 61 mg;
• Zinc – 0,24 mg;
• Iodine – 7 mkg;
• Copper – 20 mkg;
• Manganese – 0,003 mg;
• Selenium – 0,3 mkg;
• Fluorine – 14 mkg;
• Molybdenum – 5 mkg;
• Cobalt – 0,3 mkg;
• Caloric content of sour cream of 10% – 115 kcal;
• Proteins – 3 g;
• Fats – 10 g;
• Carbohydrates – 2,9 g;
• Caloric content of sour cream of 15% – 160,5 kcal;
• Proteins – 2,9 g;
• Fats – 15 g;
• Carbohydrates – 3,1 g;
• Caloric content of sour cream of 20% – 206 kcal;
• Proteins – 2,8 g;
• Fats – 20 g;
• Carbohydrates – 3,2 g;
• Caloric content of sour cream of 25% – 248 kcal;
• Proteins – 2,6 g;
• Fats – 25 g;
• Carbohydrates – 3,3 g;
• Caloric content of sour cream of 30% – 294 kcal;
• Proteins – 2,4 g;
• Fats – 30 g;
• Carbohydrates – 3,1 g.

Sour cream caloric content: use of sour cream in cookery

Sour cream is widely applied in cookery in the countries of Europe and North America for a long time. It is eaten as a dessert with the fruit or berries sugared. Besides, it is used in combination with various cookings for preparation and giving on a table of wafers, cheesecakes and pancakes.

Mexican cuisine is one of the most high-calorific in the world as for preparation a pile, буритос and the taka in a large number is used sour cream of 15% which caloric content makes 160,5 kcal, and also sour cream of 20% which caloric content contains 206 kcal.

Also sour cream of various caloric content is used as gas station for salads. Opinion that such salads have to high-calorific be not right in a root as the added 2-3 tbsps of sour cream do not influence change of caloric content of salads in the big party, in comparison with oil. There are several recipes of salads with sour cream which caloric content on 100 g does not exceed 100 kcal, namely:

• Fresh cucumbers, tomatoes, fresh greens and sour cream salad. Tomatoes and cucumbers largely are cut and mix up with small cut greens, refuel sour cream and in 1 tbsp of lemon juice. Caloric content of salad with sour cream makes 40 kcal on 100 g;

• Chicken sour cream salad. For preparation of one portion of salad it is necessary to chop 60 g of fresh cabbage, to grate 10 g of a root of a celery and to largely cut 60 g of boiled chicken fillet. The cut ingredients need to be mixed and filled with the sauce made from 25 g of 10% of sour cream, a half of tbsp of horse-radish, 10 g of fennel, 5 ml of vinegar, salt and sugar. Caloric content of salad with sour cream and chicken makes 70 kcal on 100 g;

• Sheep cheese, sour cream and broccoli salad. To boil 100 g of broccoli, to mix from 20 g of sheep cheese and 30 g of sour cream and to knead properly before formation of homogeneous mass, and also to add one fresh tomato, a cucumber and 10 g of parsley, to salt and pepper. Caloric content of salad with sour cream, broccoli and sheep cheese makes 95 kcal;

• Veal and marinated mushrooms sour cream salad. For preparation of 5 portions of salad it is necessary to cut in cubes and to mix 300 g of boiled beef with two hard-boiled eggs. Then with eggs it is necessary to add 100 g of marinated champignons and 100 g of pickles cut by straws to meat. It is necessary to fill the received mix with the sauce made from 100 g of sour cream, 5 g of mustard and 10 g of parsley. Caloric content of such salad makes 75 kcal on 100 g;

• Rabbit sour cream salad. For preparation of 5 portions of salad it is necessary to cut 250 g of fried meat of a rabbit straws and to mix from 100 g of the celery root grated and roasted on butter. To cut 300 g of pickles circles and to mix with two hard-boiled eggs, everyone cut on 8 parts. To small cut 100 g of olives without stones, to mix from 50 g of sour cream, 5 g of parsley, salt, sugar, pepper and 1 tbsp of lemon juice. All ingredients to mix, fill with smetanny sauce and to decorate from above with the sweet red pepper cut by rings. Caloric content of salad with sour cream and a rabbit makes 70 kcal.