Mask sweets are popular desserts that have been familiar to many people since Soviet times. Along with the “Lights of Moscow”, “Squirrel”, “Bird's milk” and “Little Red Riding Hood”, these sweets were in great demand. Many love them today. The composition of the Mask sweets, the positive and negative properties of the dessert, and customer reviews about this delicacy are discussed in the article.
What components are used in the manufacture of the product?
The product appeared on store shelves in the distant Soviet times. Today it can be purchased at any supermarket.
The composition of the Mask sweets includes the following ingredients:
- Sugar sand.
- Cocoa Powder
- Soya lecithin (used as an emulsifier).
- E 492.
- Antioxidants.
- Citric acid.
- Vegetable oils (cocoa, palm, shea, sunflower, illipe).
- Aromatic additive with the smell of vanillin.
- Milk powder.
- The concentrate of the mixture.
- Soya flour.
- Ground Peanuts
- Tocopherols.
The dessert is a praline with the addition of cocoa powder, vanillin and baked milk. The method of making sweets has changed significantly compared to the original Soviet recipe. The composition of the Mask sweets (Red October) should include cashew nuts. However, today manufacturers do not use this component at all. They prefer to add a cheaper product, peanuts, to dessert.
The benefits of dessert for the body
Calorie sweets "Mask" (one piece) is 70.2 kcal. Such sweets are high in lipids and fast carbohydrates. Therefore, experts in the field of dietetics recommend eating no more than 100 grams of this product per day.
It is better to limit yourself to one candy per day. With moderate use, such sweets can benefit the body. The positive properties of dessert include the following:
- Sweets help improve the functioning of the heart muscle and brain.
- They activate the central nervous system.
- Dessert helps to cope with the feeling of fatigue, fight stress, it provides the body with energy, stimulates metabolism.
However, it should be remembered that the composition of the Mask sweets includes milk protein. To people suffering from intolerance to this ingredient, such a treat is contraindicated.
Possible harm from eating dessert
Chocolate is a product with high energy value.
Excessive consumption of such sweetness leads to metabolic disorders, the appearance of caries and a set of excess pounds. In addition, the composition of the Mask sweets includes components that can adversely affect the body's work (emulsifiers, aromatic additives). Therefore, peanut and cocoa kernels in the form of a drink are much healthier than such a treat.
In the presence of a tendency to allergic reactions, pathologies of the gall bladder, liver, intestines and pancreas, it is undesirable to use this product. It is also not recommended during gestation and breastfeeding. Doctors do not recommend eating these sweets to children under three years of age and to patients with diabetes.
Customer opinions on product quality
Today, a dessert called “Mask” is as popular as before. It can be purchased at any store. Sweets are sold in packages of 250 grams. Reviews about the quality of the famous goodies are rather contradictory.
Some consumers like the taste of dessert, which makes them associated with childhood. Buyers often purchase such a product and claim that it is a delicate, tasty dessert that perfectly complements any tea party and festive table.
Other people believe that the composition of the Mask sweets has changed a lot. Manufacturers use other ingredients to make goodies. This fact, in their opinion, negatively affects the taste of the product. And, having tasted the sweetness familiar from childhood, these people were very disappointed, because they bought not at all what they expected.