In 2016, the American company Ripple Foods released the first pea milk. Only in recent years the drink has gained more popularity – due to its taste and properties. Find out why This is a healthy substitute for ordinary milk.
Pea milk is a vegetable drink that is made of yellow peas. It is more and more willing to use cafes, which propose it as a healthy, completely vegan coffee addition. Although there are already vegetable substitutes, such as oat milk, almond or soy, they do not taste like ordinary milk and often cannot be drunk by people with allergies. Meanwhile, milk is very popular because It has a similar taste and consistency to cow semi -fat milk. In addition, it does not contain strong allergens and foam well, so they can be used for various types of drinks.
The process of obtaining pea milk is complicated. Interestingly, He was patented by Polish scientists from the Institute of Biotechnology of the Agricultural and Food Industry Wacław Dąbrowski. It consists in the biotechnological processing of dry yellow peas seeds, then their liquefaction and composition modification in order to extract natural sweetness (the pea is subjected to the so -called enzymatic conversion, i.e. the transformation of the substance by the enzyme). Pea’s milk remains natural all the time and does not lose any nutritional values.
The product is perfectly imitated by ordinary cow’s milk with its taste and consistency. However, does it provide valuable nutritional values for the body? It turns out that the composition is encouraging and it is worth reaching for them. What is the properties of pea milk? Above all There is no lactosetherefore it can be consumed by people with its intolerance.
The peas, from which the plant drink is made, consists of 10 percent. from water, in 2 percent from fats, in over 20 percent from protein and over 50 percent from carbohydrates. Has a lot of protein (exogenous amino acids, which the body does not produce itself, but needs it for proper operation) and natural sugars, but little fat (contains omega-3 acids). That’s why is recommended in slimming diets the keto keto and those low-caloric.
Although milk is obtained from peas, it does not cause digestive tract ailments. Does not cause flatulence, but even helps in better intestinal peristalsis. Fiber and prebiotics, which it provides, facilitate digestion and take care of the proper intestinal microflora.
What is the properties of pea milk? Interestingly, contains more calcium than animal milk. It is also a source of potassium and magnesium. It also provides vitamins A, C, E and those from group B. It has a positive effect on the health of musculoskeletal, nervous and cardiovascular systems. It improves the appearance of skin, hair and nails.
Due to the complicated process of obtaining a plant drink, it is difficult to prepare it at home. You can buy it in larger supermarkets, organic food stores or cafes. You can easily order the product online. When shopping, read the labels carefully. It may happen that the drink will be artificially sweetened or harmful oils and thickeners appear in it. Choose a product with the most natural composition.
Do you want to try how pea milk tastes? It is best to use it for coffee as a vegetable substitute for cow’s milk. It is slightly sweet, not brewing in hot drinks and foams well. You can use it to prepare tasty cappuccino or latte. Lovers matchy They can also combine it with foamed pea milk.
Source: NowowoPuje.pl, elle.pl
