Madrid, 13 March (EFE).-the beer is a natural drink with low-calorie, moderate supply of minerals and vitamins and important source of fiber, that linked to the traditional Spanish cover is a perfect pairing that provides basic nutrients to the diet.
Well said today the President of the Fundación Española of nutrition (FEN), Gregorio Varela, during the presentation of the Guide “the nutritional value of the aperitif: tapas and beer”, which includes 25 typical tapas of the Spanish geography.
Traditional tapas of tortilla, paella or bread with tomato and ham, accompanied by beer, are some of the suggestions in this publication, which includes the different tapas, its geographic area, ingredients, preparation mode, data of nutritional interest (whether it eaten alone as accompanied by beer and non-alcoholic) and the pairings of each one of them.
200 Or 300 Kcal containing the skewers included in the Guide, together with 60-70 a cane of 200 milliliters (16 if you don’t have alcohol), constitute a caloric intake “which we must always save in your Pocket as a daily nutritional capricho”, pointed out Dr. Varela.
This Professor of nutrition and Bromatology has explained that the moderate consumption of fermented beverages with low alcohol content as beer is part of the pattern of the Mediterranean diet, which is “the best puzzle” food for prevention of cardiovascular disease and some types of cancer.
Made from natural ingredients, contains 92% water, so it hydrates, but also brings to the body various nutrients such as vitamins of the Group B (especially folate) and minerals (Silicon, potassium, phosphorus and magnesium).
Its moderate consumption (three helmsmen daily men and two women) can also increase the intake of polyphenols, like the xanthohumol, which acts as a natural oxidizing.
Addition, Dr. Varela has highlighted the binomial caña-tapa serves to socialize, since normally consumed in the company. “And when the food is shared, the food is better”.
The director-general of the FEN, José Manuel Avila Torres, has assured that beer in Spain has become “Queen of the tapeo”, and rejected the cliché of the “beer belly”.
The Guide also contains the beer pairings and lid, depending on their ingredients. Thus, the special Lager merges with the acidity of the tomato and the itching of the garlic bread with tomato and ham; to balance the flavor of sea of fish with meat for the paella or better capture of the omelette, a blonde fresh, light and with little body, such as the lager. is ideal
