INTERPORC: Pork and meat products in a balanced diet
Beyond evolutionary meanings, the main factor that is related to food today is health. An adequate diet and a healthy lifestyle have preventive effects, so diet and more specifically the foods that make it up, have an unavoidable impact on health. In the case of meat, advances in meat production and processed meat have been aimed at achieving products that further enhance their intrinsic benefits. Thus, meat products with low fat levels and widely beneficial nutritional qualities can be found at the consumer's disposal.
In a balanced diet, it is recommended to include 2 daily servings of protein. The most advisable thing is to alternate between different sources: meat, fish, milk and dairy products, eggs, legumes. And within meat, it is ideal to include different types so that the diet is as varied as possible and provides different nutrients.
Pork meat provides a wide range of products while allowing for a healthy and attractive diet for the consumer.
The consumption of lean cuts of pork, such as loin or tenderloin, determines the contribution of a large proportion of the daily nutrient requirements for the population, with a minimum fat content.
In the context of a balanced diet, all meat products from pork are perfectly suitable if the appropriate consumption recommendations are followed. There is a wide variety of processed meat products with great nutritional, organoleptic and gastronomic quality. In Spain, the meat sector has various ranges of products with optimal nutritional composition that adapt to the needs of different population groups.
Meat products with reduced or modified content of certain nutrients such as salt or fat are an excellent ally for groups that must follow special dietary recommendations.
It is therefore recommended to consume 3 to 4 servings of lean meat per week (100-125 g each serving). Sausages are also a good option as long as they are consumed at the appropriate frequency and those with a lower fat content are mainly selected.
In this way, consumers can choose from foods that best respond to their specific nutritional characteristics and provide the nutrients necessary to safely and efficiently complete a varied and balanced diet.
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