Rujuta Diwekar Calls This Drink "A Forgotten Super Food" ! Amazing Benefits Of Colostrum You Should Know
Colostrum is rich in proteins, vitamin A, nutrients and sodium chloride as well as healthy fats, carbohydrates, and potassium. While the normal milk is white, colostrum is thick, creamy and can be a bit sticky.
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Colostrum was widely used by different cultures for both nourishment and remedial purposes. Colostrum is made from the milk of cow. The drink plays an important role in giving the human body all the supplements it needs to maintain for overall health and growth. It is a powerful super food loaded with all the essential nutrients. Colostrum is rich in proteins, vitamin A, sodium chloride as well as healthy fats, carbohydrates and potassium. Apart from this it also contains vitamin B6, B12, A, C, and E along with other minerals like chromium, calcium, zinc, iron, and phosphorus. While the normal milk is white, colostrum is thick, creamy and can be a bit sticky. It is yellowish or orange in colour. Colostrum is specially needed by the newborn babies because of their weak digestive system.
Celebrity Nutritionist Rujuta Diwekar in her recent Instagram post talks about, "The forgotten super food - colostrum. Made from the first milk of cow, this is diluted with regular milk and cooked patiently and skillfully into pure gold. The benefits are immeasurable and the taste is divine but alas, the kharvas, a delicacy made from the colostrum is fast fading from our kitchen, recipe books and memories." She further adds, "The drink is so critical for health, specially for children's health, juvenile diabetes and asthma."