This is one of the most popular summer drinks
Kvas is one of the most popular summer drink that is loved by both adults and children. About whether useful brew, and how often it can be drunk, said the expert in nutrition Catherine Cannady.
“It is believed that natural home-made kvass is useful because it has a lot of b vitamins, vitamin C, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus and other beneficial vitamins and minerals. Kvass is useful due to the fermentation of microorganisms, which improve digestion, strengthen the immune system, create an environment that allows you to display bacteria. This drink is credited with improving cardiovascular health and even increase the potency! — said Ekaterina Conadi. But to be confident in the use of kvas only in cases where you yourself are prepared from natural products without added sugar”.
“If we talk about the benefits of store-bought brew, I wouldn’t call it useful, because there is often added sugar, artificial acid, pasteurized… If you buy store-bought brew, always read the composition. Real kvass should be made from only water, sugar, yeast, malt and rye flour on the label look for “unfiltered” and “unclarified”. But if the label says that the drink, it does not brew, the expert emphasizes on proper nutrition. — About the cask of brew on tap — a lot of doubt about how and what it’s made of, because to read this information nowhere, and it is not clear whether all the norms and terms of its storage and implementation.”
The question of how often you can drink kvass and in what quantities, the expert replied:
“Many people believe that kvass can replace water. But we must not forget that the brew is not water but a drink, so I wouldn’t recommend drinking it more than a couple glasses a day, and always separately from food, otherwise it can cause problems with digestion and bloating. It is advisable not to drink the brew every day, because it is usually drunk chilled, and cold drinks negatively affect the work of some of the digestive tract. The brew can even be harmful to people who suffer from fungal infections, diabetes, gastritis, pancreatitis and ulcer. Yet we must remember that in the fermentation the kvass is formed alcohol, the percentage which may rise from the heat, and therefore it should be cautious to take people, which is very important to be very careful. Also do not advise you to give it to children under 3 years.”
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