The Ichalkovsky cheese-making factory produces an extensive list of products. This milk processing enterprise is one of the oldest in Russia and has existed for more than eighty years. The products of the plant are oils, hard and processed cheeses. They are included in the list of "One Hundred Best Products of Russia". The plant can produce about thirty tons of cheese products per day, thanks to modern equipment and production modernization.
Cheese is the most popular product, as it can be used in the preparation of a large number of dishes: pasta, sauces, sandwiches, salads, and can be consumed separately.
Dietary cheese "Ichalki"
Finding a delicious low-calorie cheese is not an easy task. Often, such a product will have a fresh taste and not very pleasant texture.
It is suitable for those people who follow their figure. A distinctive feature of this cheese is reduced fat content. In one hundred grams of dry matter, the mass fraction of fat is twenty-seven percent. A large amount of protein and calcium is stored in cheese, which is beneficial not only to the figure, but also to health. Cheese has a light milky taste and smell. It belongs to the category of semi-solid - elastic and delicate in consistency. Such cheese is made from natural cow's milk, without the use of artificial additives and plant components. Storage conditions: the temperature should be from zero to six degrees, and air humidity - from eighty to eighty-five percent inclusive. The shelf life of the dietary cheese "Ichalki" is two hundred and forty days. The product is packaged in packages of 1.3 - 1.5 kilograms.
The price varies from six hundred and twenty, to seven hundred and fifty rubles per kg, depending on the region and the pricing policy of the store.
The composition of the diet cheese "Ichalki"
It will delight connoisseurs of natural products. The composition contains only pasteurized cow's milk, rennet, salt and calcium chloride. The absence of chemical additives allows the cheese to preserve its natural taste, consumers even indicate that the product is a bit like homemade.
Nutritional value and calorie content of dietary cheese "Ichalki"
Due to its reduced fat content, the energy value of the product is relatively small. One hundred grams accounts for one hundred sixty-four calories (for cheese, this is very small: usually in such an amount of product about three hundred and fifty calories).
One hundred grams of Ichalki cheese contains twelve grams of protein, almost thirteen - fat, and completely no carbohydrates.
Product Reviews
They are mostly positive. Buyers note a delicate, but at the same time rich taste, which is rare in dietary cheeses, a pleasant consistency. Also an advantage for consumers is the natural composition. Of course, as a positive characteristic, they evaluate both low fat content and low calorie content. They use cheese mainly in sandwiches (including hot ones), add to salads and make appetizers from pita bread with garlic.
Cheese "Ichalki" is a good find for those who like to eat, but at the same time follow the figure.