Ham: Health Benefits

12.12.2023 16:00
Updated: 13.05.2024 21:21

Jamon is a pork ham that undergoes a salting process followed by drying under special conditions.

The ripening process can last from 6 months to three years.

One of the basic rules for cutting jamon is to cut it thin.

This allows you to fully reveal the taste and aroma of the delicacy.

What are the benefits of jamon

Eating jamon improves the cardiovascular system.

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The product contains oleic acid, which belongs to the omega-9 group of unsaturated fatty acids.

It helps fight cardiovascular diseases and reduces the risk of developing them.

Oleic acid has a good effect on blood cholesterol levels.

Is it possible to eat a lot of jamon

Ham can be eaten by diabetics.

But those who have religious beliefs or individual intolerance to pork should avoid it.

People with hypertension, atherosclerosis and diseases of the digestive system should also exclude jamon.

Even those who adhere to a diet can and even need to eat jamon.

What do you eat jamon with

As a separate dish, as an appetizer with dry, red wine, sherry, beer.

As part of a cold snack: in sandwiches, with vegetables and fruits.

Pairs well with olives, herbs, cheeses, tomatoes, eggplants, zucchini, beans and cauliflower, zucchini, potatoes and pasta.

We previously talked about the health benefits of bacon.

Diana Dashkevich Author: Diana Dashkevich Editor internet resource


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  1. What are the benefits of jamon
  2. Is it possible to eat a lot of jamon
  3. What do you eat jamon with