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Iberian pork products have many healthy properties for the body.

El шунка is the star, but around it there are also other products such as назад, кобасица or кобасица, which not only delight the most demanding palates, but also help to elevate the great name of products made with meat from Iberian pigs.

Each one provides different benefits for its intake, always in moderation, and in the case of ham it is presented as a source of proteins, minerals and vitamins for our body, without providing it with too many calories, hence its prescription in many weight loss diets. .

• By including acorn-fed Iberian ham in the diet, a healthy and balanced nutrition is achieved, since its fat is composed of unsaturated acids that are very beneficial for the cardiovascular system.
• In the case of the Loin, we find countless other benefits, since it has a lower amount of fat and a higher percentage of meat, so it provides a high level of proteins, which are essential for muscle development. Like ham, it also has a high content of B vitamins, as well as essential minerals for humans such as calcium, iron and zinc.

An increasingly accessible supply chain

It is increasingly common to find the products in individual self-service envelopes in any supermarket or specialized store, which makes it very easy to acquire them.

Likewise, the electronic commerce of Iberian pork products is one more channel to acquire whole pieces of the product directly from the manufacturer, whether it is Iberian ham from Extremadura, Iberian shoulders, folded loin, etc …

Iberian Gastronomy with Ham and Loin

Iberian products can be consumed during any season of the year, in autumn for breakfast, in winter as a starter for our family meals and dinners, in spring as a tapas or a portion, during leisure time on a terrace, and in summer as a meal. or quick dinner, on vacation break.

Now that we are entering the warm months of the year, why not prepare delicious dishes with seasonal products, which can be accompanied with sausages and Iberian hams?

• We can start the day with a Iberian breakfast, preparing a toast of bread sprinkled with virgin olive oil, grated tomato and topping it the ham or acorn-fed Iberian loin.
• At lunch it is a success and with complete nutritional value, combining ham or loin with seasonal vegetables. Rolling up some thin slices of Iberian Ham or Loin, with grilled green asparagus, or cut them into cubes, fry them and top some delicious grilled artichokes.
• For a nourishing refreshing dinner, let’s make a salmorejo timbale with fine flakes of Iberian ham from Extremadura o loin folded Acorn-fed Iberian.

Complete and nutritious food, which supports the popular saying that says: “Ham is for Spain what salmon is for Norway”