Doctors validate.
Saltless cheese does not exist, because salt is essential for its manufacture. It plays a role as a taste of taste, a conservation agent and promotes the development of the crust, essential to the flavor of the cheese. The cheese is thus often pointed out when you have cholesterol or hypertension but not all contain the same amount of salt and some are even without risk when you have too much tension. To determine the most salty and less salty cheeses, researchers from the British group Consensus Action On Salt and Health (CASH) were interested in the salt content of 30 types of cheeses and their impact on cardiovascular health.
Among the most salty cheeses, we find the Pecorino, the old mimolette, the blue of the Causses, the Roquefort, the Féta or the Halloumi which all contain more than a gram of salt per portion of 30 g. A portion of cheddar contains for example as much salt as a packet of chips. Without banish them completely from their diet if they are appreciated, these cheeses should be consumed “Very occasionally” When you have high blood pressure, according to the researchers.
Among the least salty cheeses, mozzarella and fresh goat cheese (about 0.3 g of salt per portion). “”This low salt content contributes to a decrease in the average blood pressure of the population and in a reduction in heart risk and mortality by stroke (stroke) and ischemic heart disease“, Comments Professor Graham Macgregor, main author of the study published in the medical journal BMJ Open and professor of cardiovascular medicine in London. Another cheese is at the top of the least salty cheeses: ricotta. This Italian cheese made from Lactrum (whey) of cow’s milk, sheep or goat brings less than 0.10 g 30 g.
To make the healthiest choices, the researchers recommend comparing nutritional labels and choosing the lowest product in salt and saturated fat content and consuming smaller portions: 30 g per maximum day which corresponds roughly to the size of a box of matches. As a reminder, WHO recommends that adults do not consume more than 5 g of salt per day.
