Scientists of INTA together with the dairy company have developed a line of functional cheese enriched with phytosterol and natural antioxidants..

It is a product that will help reduce cholesterol and the risk of cardiovascular diseases..

Researchers with the Cordoba company "Capelle del Seigneur SA" presented the first in Argentina cheese enriched with phytosterol and natural antioxidants.

Gabriela Grigonyi, technical coordinator of the project, food technology institute INTA, said that this product, made according to the technology developed by the researchers of the institute, phytosterols and natural antioxidants are added during the cooking process..

“We got the Port Light salute cheese with natural tocopherols and phytosterols,” Grigonyi said. “It has been scientifically proven that consuming 2.2 grams of phytosterols per 60 grams of cheese helps regulate cholesterol levels in the blood.”.

As noted by Sergio Rizzo, nutrition specialist INTA, due to its chemical composition, phytosterols, compounds of plant origin, regulate cholesterol and reduce the level of low density lipoprotein (LDL), known as bad cholesterol.. This property allows cheese to prevent the risk of cardiovascular diseases..

In addition, Rizzo noted, this product contains natural tocopherols.. They are also compounds of plant origin that have an antioxidant effect on other nutrients of the food..

“Enriched cheese has the taste and texture that consumers expect from Port Salute Light,” Grigonyi assured..

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