How many calories are in fat?

Salo (or subcutaneous fat pigs) - everyone's favorite andlong-accustomed product, which is successfully used in the menu of many Slavic peoples. And some without a piece of fat with onion and black bread do not imagine their diet. However, many people who are overweight and dream of losing weight, are suspicious of this product, as something potentially harmful to the body and incompatible with proper nutrition.

How many calories are in fat and is it harmful?

• Of course, to eat all day round with one fat is harmful. But in small amounts, it is simply irreplaceable for the body: it contains amino acids and selenium, promotes the cleaning of the liver, increases immunity.
• In general, the calorie content of the productdoes not exceed the caloric content of vegetable oil and is approximately 770 kcal per hundred grams. This applies to ordinary salted fat, prepared in a traditional way. In the fresh, unsalted - 700-750. In the fat - more than 800. In smoked, with a meat layer - a little more than a kilocalorie: 900. About the same number in favorite cracklings, but there are still harmful carcinogens.

We must also remember that the rate of consumption of fat is no more than 30-50 grams per day. So one sandwich with a green onion and a black "Borodino" - the best option!

Read more about fat in the article How to eat bacon.