Interesting Facts About Buttermilk and Gut Health

Buttermilk is a misnomer as many confuse it as being buttery, high-fat milk. It has lower fat content than sweet milk and there is no butter, perse, in buttermilk. Buttermilk is what you get when making butter from milk. It is a much healthier drink than some other drinks in the market. Today, buttermilk is much more than a by-product of churning as dairies inject fresh, pasteurized milk with cultures that convert it into the buttermilk that you get in stores. Buttermilk today is used in both savoury and sweet recipes, in cooked dishes and baked goods. Buttermilk is a delicious and healthy beverage because it is a powerful source of active cultures of probiotics found in natural yogurt and other fermented foods that help in digestion and encourage gut health. A glass of buttermilk can soothe your tummies and the tattered nerves of late-night revellers. Commercially Made Buttermilk Today, how buttermilk is made has little to do with making butter. A b...