Traditional Balsamic Vinegar DOP, besides being an extremely valuable product can also be an ally in a healthy diet in terms of calories. In this article we will see the nutritional values of Balsamic Vinegar and how to integrate it into a balanced diet.
How many calories does Balsamic Vinegar have? Living a healthy life and a balanced diet is now a topic of great interest, especially when it comes to calories. Traditional Balsamic Vinegar DOP is a product of the highest quality, now known, loved and exported all over the world.
Much of its fame is obviously due to its characteristic and absolutely recognizable flavor, as well as the great history that it carries with it, inextricably linked to the land and the Emilian cuisine.
However, not many people are aware of the nutritional values and benefits that Balsamic Vinegar can have on health if included in a balanced diet.
Before delving deeper into the article, however, we would like to make a small clarification: there are different classifications of Balsamic Vinegar and the following reasons take into consideration only the Traditional Balsamic Vinegar DOP, more valuable than the common PGI, which also contains other ingredients not derived from grape must.
Traditional Balsamic Vinegar DOP is a natural product, obtained from a single raw material, namely cooked grape must.
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Nutritional values and how many calories Balsamic Vinegar has
Let’s start with the basics right away.
Balsamic Vinegar has only 88kcal per 100g of product.
Being a natural product and derived directly from fruit (grapes), on the macronutrients level it has almost all the carbohydrates, or fructose, the sugar of the fruit. Specifically, it has 17.03g per 100g.
The few calories of Balsamic Vinegar are also due to the characteristic lipid profile of the product: 0g of fat per 100g of Balsamic Vinegar.
Even the proteins are very close to zero, being only 0.49g per 100g of product.
Finally, detaching ourselves from the topic of macronutrients, it should be noted that in Balsamic Vinegar there is a very high amount of water, or 76.45g per 100g, which only makes the product lighter and less caloric.
The nutritional properties of Balsamic Vinegar
We have therefore seen that the Traditional Balsamic Vinegar DOP is an extremely lean (even fat-free) and completely natural. Moreover, according to several studies, the advantages of its intake are not limited only to the caloric profile of the product.
According to the most advanced studies of researchers at the Central Research Institute in Nakamura, Japan, acetic acid (the element at the base of vinegar) is very useful to our body for the production of different enzymes, thus improving our metabolism and providing various benefits also with regard to blood pressure.
Moreover, it has been noticed that acetic acid present in Balsamic Vinegar is generally more digestible than most vinegars.
How to integrate Balsamic Vinegar into a balanced diet
A spoonful of Balsamic Vinegar, in addition to having an excellent caloric intake, also integrates perfectly with a healthy diet.
Its characteristic flavor makes it palatable for most palates, but it is also extremely useful to replace more fatty and less healthy products.
In fact, using Balsamic Vinegar you can easily avoid using oils and butters to season your dishes, as the vinegar itself will be enough to give the right notes of flavor to make the dishes extremely pleasant to the palate, especially when combined with vegetables, meat and fish.
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Conclusions
We can certainly say that Traditional Balsamic Vinegar DOP is an absolutely healthy food, able to give nothing but benefits when inserted into a balanced diet and in a healthy lifestyle.
The fact that it comes from a single raw material, or as said at the beginning, the grape must, means that the Traditional Balsamic Vinegar DOP, unlike the IGP, is not only more valuable but also natural.If to this we also add the absence of fat, low calories and nutritional benefits, here is that Balsamic Vinegar can really become an important ally in a healthy diet.
