Can I eat sausages if I am on a diet? It is a common doubt among those who seek to lose weight. The answer is yes, but it depends. Always look for those natural products that provide nutrients and are not rich in fat. In basic terms, chorizo is not as recommended as serrano ham or cecina. The latter, moreover, has been revealed in a study as a most complete and balanced food.
The director of the Biotechnology Institute of León, Carlos Barreiro, has confirmed that the study carried out by this organization on The nutritional characteristics of cecina certify it as “a healthy, complete, balanced and safe food, with a high amount of protein and low in fat”.
This was explained this Wednesday in a telematic press conference in which the president and vice president of the Provincial Council of León, Eduardo Morán and Matías Llorente, and the representatives of the Regulatory Council of cecina Ezequiel Diez and Luis Castro, were present.
In this regard, Barreiro explained that the study shows that cecina has “with a high amount of protein that is close to the ideals that fit the nutritional needs of the body” in addition to having a “very low fat composition, which makes it a healthy food.”
Also, this study reveals that “It has essential minerals such as iron, phosphorus or magnesium, important for development.”
The second phase of this study has shown that “it is a safe food that sometimes uses preservatives due to production necessity and in which nitrates or nitrites are not found or are well below what is permitted by law.”
Likewise, Carlos Barreiro has detailed that the amount of salt “is very low” and added that “polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons have not been detected, which in high amounts could cause serious problems in the human body.”
Also, two jerky with different curing times have been analyzed to know the level of proteins in which it is detailed that “Five or six proteins make it possible to trace and authenticate products that are more cured compared to those that are less cured and that can help prevent fraud in the sale of these products.”
The director of Inbiotec stressed that the results of the study “are satisfactory” and added that cecina “is a banner to be very proud of, a food linked to the history of this territory.”
For his part, Morán thanked the development of this study and valued jerky “an exquisite product that makes it clear that it is an essential food for any healthy diet.”
Along these lines, it has advocated continuing this type of study with other products that can “give added value to the products and help the sector to expand the range of product marketing”.