Less expensive than cheeses sold at the cheesemonger, industrial cheeses are a common consumer product in French homes. And for good reason, France is a country where cheese is an essential food for lunch and dinner. While these industrial products can help us consume enough calcium and protein on a daily basis – especially in a context of rising prices where eating meat is very expensive – this is not always the case.
As the Dr. Jean Michel Cohen in his Buying guide to eating well, published by First Editions last September, the industrial cheeses found on the shelves of our supermarkets do not all benefit from a healthy nutritional composition, far from it. After warning us about the very high fat content of a spreadable cheese “fattier than Nutella or foie gras” very popular with young and old, and having lifted the veil on the low protein but fatty composition of a very popular supermarket cheese, the nutritionist doctor also helps us find those that we can put on the shopping list without the risk of gaining unnecessary weight. Among them, we find in particular a low-cost industrial goat cheese which is 100% validated by the nutritionist: the melting log of the brand President.
President melting log: a low-calorie goat cheese
Sold for less than 3 euros only in supermarkets in its 180g format and for less than 4 euros in its more generous 250g format, this industrial goat cheese remains “a real goat’s log made from 100% goat’s milk” as specified by the nutritionist. This makes it a good alternative to goat cheese from the cheesemaker.
The nutritionist also mentions that his lipid level is “less than 25%”what he judges “totally reasonable” for this type of goat cheese. He also mentions that the calcium level is “remarkable, unlike other competing products”. Indeed, in its nutritional data for 100g of President melting log, we can read that we consume 320 mg of calcium by eating this quantity of goat cheese. Its short recipe which mixes simple ingredients (pasteurized goat’s milk (French origin), salt and lactic and maturing ferments) perfectly convinces the nutritionist. But as taste pleasure is just as important as a healthy tasting composition, Dr Jean Michel Cohen also does not fail to emphasize that its nutritional qualities are not to the detriment of a “tasty and satisfying product for the taste buds”.
Goat cheese: an ally for weight loss
The President brand melting log is not only an industrial cheese which presents no health problems when it is enjoyed in reasonable quantities, namely when you do not exceed a daily portion of cheese of 50 g.
In addition to having a good calcium content, it is a goat’s cheese which, like this type of cheese, has a fairly high water content, which makes it low in calories.
Industrial cheeses: the nutritionist’s tip for recognizing quality cheese
To easily distinguish on the shelves of your supermarket an industrial cheese that is not great for your health and a quality cheese, the doctor reveals a tip that saves us from peeling the labels of each product.
“Please note that controlled designation cheeses are today among the rare products that contain no preservatives, additives or colorings. A guarantee of quality which is part of the French gastronomic heritage”he notes.