"Snowball" is a popular sour-milk drink, which is produced using special technology from natural milk and sourdough. Sugar gives this product a sweet taste, which is why adults and kids love Snowball.
In addition, the drink can be used as a standalone product or added in the process of preparing certain dishes and baking.
Production process
Snezhok fermented milk drink is made from whole cow's milk, which is heated to a temperature of approximately 85 degrees and is kept for no more than 10 minutes. The milk is then subjected to a high pressure homogenization process . This allows the fat globules to break up into smaller ones.
Next, the leaven from a mixture of lactic streptococci and the famous Bulgarian sticks is added to the "Snowball".
The drink is ripened for 4-5 hours, at which time a dense clot is forming. After which the product is thoroughly mixed, instantly cooled to 5-7 degrees and poured into portioned packets or glasses.
To give Snezhka a pleasant sweet taste, sugar and various syrups (strawberry, raspberry, currant, cherry) are used in the manufacturing process. Sugar is added to milk before its heating in the amount of 7 percent, and fruit and berry syrups - after the formation of a clot or already in a chilled product. Their share is up to 10 percent.
Composition and calorie content
Drink "Snowball" may vary in mass fraction of fat in the composition. The most common product is 2.5 percent fat. Moreover, 100 g of such a drink contains 2.7 g of protein, 2.5 g of fat and 10.8 g of carbohydrates. Calorie content is 79 kilocalories. With such a low fat content (2.5%), Snowball can also be used by people on a diet.
There are varieties of products with a higher fat content. For example, the 3.4% Snowball is a drink that contains 3.4 percent fat and 7 percent sugar, as well as the fruit and snowball Snowball, which contains 3 percent fat and 15 percent sucrose.
Benefits for the body
A lot of people, and especially children, love the sweet and tasty Snowball drink. The benefits of it are undeniable.
Firstly, the product has good digestibility due to the presence of lactic acid in the composition , as well as a special combination of food components in milk. Therefore, the "Snowball" drink is indicated for people suffering from gastritis, coupled with a low acidity of the stomach, enteritis, colitis, diseases of the duodenum 12, and all those who need sparing food. Also, the product can be used in the presence of peptic ulcer, but not during periods of exacerbation.
Secondly, the Snowball drink helps to restore intestinal microflora, normalizes the activity of the stomach. Millions of beneficial lactobacilli in the composition of the product lead to a decrease in putrefactive microflora, which means they slow down putrefactive processes in the body. Toxic decay products no longer enter the bloodstream in large quantities.
Thirdly, this fermented milk drink is able to normalize the water-salt metabolism in the body. This is necessary for cholecystitis, gout, atherosclerosis and other diseases of the kidneys and liver of an exchange nature.
In addition, milk fat has choleretic characteristics and thereby contributes to the contraction of the gallbladder.
In addition, "Snowball" quickly quenches thirst, restores strength after physical exertion and enhances the digestive tract.
How to make a drink on your own?
For those who do not trust in store products or want to personally control the cooking process, a recipe for making Snowball at home is suitable. So, for 1 liter of milk you will need about 100-150 g of starter culture. Special leaven can be purchased at the pharmacy or made independently. After boiling, milk is cooled to 40 degrees, add leaven, mix. The dishes are covered and left for a day in a warm place. The finished product is cooled in the refrigerator for several hours and eaten. Such homemade drink "Snowball" is stored for no more than three days.
If desired, sugar is added to the product, especially if you make it for children. Also, fruit syrups, preserves, fresh fruits and berries can be used as filler.
Thus, "Snowball" is not only a delicious treat, but also a very useful product, which is quite easy to make at home.