Cultured foods are very delicate to produce and must be handled with great care. To make greater profit today, most of the big commercial companies produce cultured foods with chemicals and synthetic cultures. Real yogurt, with a natural culture, is truly an excellent health food and the only food that contains natural bacteria to fight germs. Continental uses only the highest quality of ingredients. Our products our sweetened naturally with fruit.
Modern research has found that lactic acid producing bacteria in yogurt can alleviate constipation, diarrhea, and indigestion.
Research also suggest that yogurt can improve nutrient absorption, boost the immune system, and remain in your body providing health benefits long after it been eaten.
Yogurt made with live cultures has also been known to kill many types of harmful bacteria, including the ones that cause salmonella, dysentery, and pneumonia. Some evidence suggests that active cultures found in yogurt may help prevent cancer.
One clinical study found that eating a cup of yogurt on a daily basis could protect woman from recurrent yeast infections.
Another study found that people who ate two cups of yogurt containing live cultures produced four times more gamma interferon in their blood streams than those who ate no yogurt. Researchers say that the increased levels of gamma interferon produced by white blood cells that fight diseases indicate that the bacteria in yogurt may be boosting the body's immune system.
Yogurt is made from milk that has live active cultures added to it. Two cultures, Lactobacillus bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus are required to meet the legal definition of yogurt. Continental yogurts include three additional health- benefiting cultures for a total of five.
Cultures are composed of unique living microorganisms. Modern scientific studies suggest that yogurt cultures may play an important roll in human health & nutrition. These cultures are known as probiotics, beneficial bacteria that naturally inhabit your digestive track. Each provides its own health advantage.
Continental texture and taste has been refined over many generations. We use only the highest grade of milk that has not been treated with the synthetic bovine growth hormone, rBGH.
Continental uses five live active cultures to make its yogurt; most companies use only three.
Calcium / Continental Yogurt = 40% RDV
Yogurt often contains more calcium than milk since nonfat dry milk is usually added to milk in the production, thus boosting their contents.
Calcium is a major nutrient involved in the formation of bone, a tissue subject to constant turnover. Calcium is one of the very many factors that are involved in regulating bone, however it definitely has an effect on the density and strength of the bone.
A study on pigs investigating the calcium differences between milk and yogurt found that pigs fed on yogurt had a better calcium balance than the group fed on milk, and in particular their bones were more resistant to fracture.
Protein / 1 Cup of Continental Yogurt = 12 Grams
Protein is a very beneficial nutrient that your body needs. Protein plays an important roll to you immune system and all chemical reactions in your body from energy production to digestion to growth and tissue repair. Protein also creates body muscle, hair, skin, blood and plasma.
