Nutrition Facts on Mozzarella Cheese

Overview

 Mozzarella cheese originates in Naples, Italy, and early mozzarella was created from the milk of water buffaloes. Most mozzarella that is available in the United States is considered low-moisture mozzarella, with a moisture content of less than 50 percent. This is the type of cheese frequently found on pizza. Mozzarella is now typically based on cow's milk and its fresh tasted is enjoyed in hundreds of recipes while providing healthy nutrients.

Identification

Because it is made from milk, mozzarella cheese is a dairy product that provides important nutrients in a healthy diet. According to the World's Healthiest Foods website, 1 oz. of mozzarella made with part skim milk contains 72 calories and 4.5 g of fat. This serving also provides almost 7 g of protein but less than 1 g of sugar or carbohydrates.

Vitamins

One ounce of mozzarella contains niacin, riboflavin, thiamine, biotin and vitamin B6. Because these are water-soluble vitamins, the body does not store them, so eating mozzarella cheese satisfies an immediate nutritional need. They are important to maintain healthy skin and vision and the formation of red blood cells. Mozzarella also contains fat-soluble vitamins such as A, D and E, which are important for bone growth, absorption of calcium and protection of cell membranes.

Minerals

One ounce of mozzarella cheese has 183 mg of calcium, which is over 18 percent of the recommended daily intake. Calcium is important to maintain bone structure and protect tooth enamel. Mozzarella also contains 13 percent of the recommended daily amount of phosphorus, which is essential for the body to use calcium. Other nutrients found in mozzarella include potassium, chloride, iron and sodium.

Other Benefits

Eating mozzarella cheese offers other health benefits in addition to the vitamins and minerals it provides. Mozzarella cheese is a good source of protein, which is important for energy and muscle maintenance. Consuming mozzarella cheese may protect against gout, a painful condition that results in the buildup of uric acid crystals in the joints. The calcium found in mozzarella cheese also contributes to weight loss and provides protection against breast cancer and metabolic syndrome, which is a group of conditions that increase the risk of developing heart disease or stroke.

Considerations

Mozzarella is created from milk, but the type of milk varies among cheeses. Some mozzarella is made using whole milk and contains a fat content of at least 45 percent. Other types of mozzarella use a mixture of whole milk and part skim milk. Skim milk has the fat removed, leaving the nutrient-dense portion behind. Mixing skim milk into the base for mozzarella reduces fat content. Part skim milk mozzarella contains between 30 and 45 percent fat content. If you are considering weight loss, read labels on mozzarella to determine which type contains skim milk.

Read more: http://www.livestrong.com/article/268074-nutrition-facts-on-mozzarella-cheese/#ixzz1MiD1JEJ6

The Power of Garlic

The Power of Garlic

Garlic ranks as one of the most potent remedies of all time. For effectiveness and health benefits, it even challenges some of the conventional medicines of the 20th century, including laboratory antibiotics.

Natural Pharmaceutical Treasure Chest

Known for 3500 years around the world for its healing as well as preventative properties, garlic is today being rediscovered by scientists; at last count, researchers have found that garlic contains over 400 different health-enhancing chemical components and compounds – a veritable all-natural pharmaceutical treasure chest. The breakdown of allicin in garlic releases the majority of the chemical components of garlic, particularly by crushing or chewing raw garlic. Powerful sulfur compounds in garlic kill and inhibit an astounding assortment of bacteria, viruses, fungi, mold, parasites and worms, frequently on contact. They also work within the body’s vital systems, such as the circulatory, digestive, immunological, to promote detoxification, cleansing, lowering blood pressure, strengthening the immune system and healing. All in all, garlic helps promote good health.

What Garlic Can Do: A Short List

• Fights respiratory diseasesInhibits cancer
• Kills herpes on contact
• Thins bloodIs an anti-oxidant
• DetoxifiesLowers blood sugar
• Lowers cholesterol
• Treats HIV/AIDS infections
• Strengthens the immune system

Remarkably, researchers at such prominent institutions as Mayo Clinic and Loma Linda University Medical School in California have found that garlic can be effective and shows promise in treating some of the dreaded diseases of our time, such as coronary heart disease, breast cancer and HIV/AIDS infections. Garlic is also competing with the major conventional antibiotics as an effective killer of now such superbugs as Streptococcus and Staphylococcus, potentially very dangerous bacteria, now becoming more and more resistant to many laboratory antibiotics. While bacteria such as enterococcus, staphylococcus and streptococcus can and do develop a resistance to conventional antibiotics such as penicillin, tetracycline, vancomycin and others, they cannot develop a resistance to garlic! Also, while conventional antibiotics destroy the intestinal flora, garlic typically will not.

If anything can be called a “wonder-drug” it would have to be GARLIC.

Courtesy MiracleofGarlic.com