Having come to the pharmacy to buy certain medicines, many of us often notice chocolate bars in bright and attractive packaging on the counter. As you understand, we are talking about hematogen. His taste has been familiar to us since childhood. Our mothers and grandmothers constantly talked about its benefits to the body. But times are changing. Those bars that were produced in the Soviet Union are significantly different from those that are produced today. In pharmacies you can find several types of such bars (for example, hematogen for children or hematogen for fructose).
What could have changed during this time? What is hematogen made of today? To get answers to such questions, you need to find out exactly what it is made from, who benefits from eating it, if there are contraindications to its intake, and what is the optimal dosage.
Due to the lack of iron in the blood, a person experiences lethargy, becomes weak and helpless. Often there is pale skin and fainting. All these symptoms are characteristic of a disease like anemia. The hematogen can help the patient. He saved hundreds and thousands of people from hunger in the midst of the Great Patriotic War.
What is hematogen made of? The main component is black food albumin. Simply put, this is dried blood, which was previously taken from cattle. The following can be used as additional ingredients: molasses, ascorbic acid, sugar syrup and condensed milk. All of them are well mixed together during heating. This applies to its traditional recipe. The calorific value of hematogen is 340 kcal per 100 g of the finished product. Therefore, those who carefully monitor their figure should not eat more than 2 bars per day (up to 50 g per day).
Answering the question of what the hematogen is made of, it is worth noting that it contains many minerals and vitamins, as well as carbohydrates, healthy fats and amino acids. All of these substances in their molecular structure are similar to human blood. Therefore, the hematogen released in the form of a chocolate bar is easily absorbed by the body. It contributes to the speedy restoration of metabolism and significantly stimulates the blood formation process. Vitamin A, which is part of it, improves vision, as well as the condition of the hair and skin of the face.
However, over time, hematogen manufacturers are trying to increase the effectiveness of this drug. What do they make hematogen from? For the production of chocolate bars, they use the same ingredients as described above, but they add
ferrous sulfate (in large quantities) to them. This substance has a bitter taste, but manufacturers successfully mask it with hazelnuts, raisins and other ingredients. All this affects the cost of goodies in favor of increasing it. Before buying a hematogen in a pharmacy, be sure to familiarize yourself with its composition and the attached instructions for use. Now you know the traditional recipe, which means that choosing the “right” hematogen will be a simple task for you.