What are the health benefits of Parmesan cheese?

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Which could be high in unhealthy saturated fat and sodium and not offer much in the way of nutrients, Parmesan cheese boasts multiple health benefits.

Packed with protein

Parmesan cheese has 10 grams of protein in a one-ounce serving. To give you a visual of that, one ounce would be somewhere between a quarter cup. And a third of a cup if we were to shred it up. Ten grams of protein for that much cheese is really incredible.

High in calcium

Parmigiano-Reggiano is also a great source of calcium. UFABET Using the same serving size as above. You’ll get “at least a quarter of your daily value of calcium. That’s important for sustained bone health. Especially as you get older. When you’re younger, you’re more inclined to drink milk and have more cheese and other things that give you a lot of calcium in your diet. As you get older, you tend to not get nearly as much calcium as you need.

Lactose-free

If you find yourself with unpleasant digestive issues after eating foods with lactose, you’re not alone. That’s something I hear all the time from people as they’ve gotten older. Their ability to tolerate milk or ice cream goes way down. However: The way it’s put together leaves us with a cheese that has very, very little lactose in it. And it’s actually so low that we consider it a lactose-free product.