Lamb - Sheep meat

Japanese: 羊肉 - ひつじにく
Lamb - Sheep meat

Nutrition, Functions & Cooking Tips


Lamb, a familiar ingredient in French cuisine, is the meat of young lambs under one year old, while meat from mature sheep over one year old is called mutton.
<The abundant carnitine content lowers neutral fat and cholesterol levels>
○ Function as a nutritional component One nutrient contained in lamb that is worth noting is carnitine. Carnitine is a substance that is deeply involved in fat metabolism , and has functions such as lowering the levels of neutral fats and bad cholesterol in the blood and suppressing the accumulation of fat in the liver.
Carnitine is distributed in the human body in muscles and is also synthesized within the body.
In addition, lamb meat contains a lot of stearic acid, a saturated fatty acid, which tends to harden when cooled and is somewhat difficult to digest.
For these reasons, the trick to enjoying it is to grill it, remove the fat , and eat it while it's hot.
The key to cooking lamb is to eliminate its unique smell. Since much of the smell is in the fat, it is best to remove the fat, add herbs and spices to flavor it, and eat it as hot as possible.
Things to be careful about: However, fat can easily cause indigestion, so be careful not to eat too much.

Source: Shogakukan Medical Museum of Food Information

Japanese:

《栄養と働き&調理のポイント》


 フランス料理でおなじみのラムは、生後1年未満の子羊(こひつじ)の肉。1年以上の成羊の肉はマトンといいます。
〈豊富に含まれるカルニチンが中性脂肪・コレステロール値を下げる〉
○栄養成分としての働き
 ところで、羊肉に含まれる栄養素で注目したいのがカルニチン。カルニチンは脂肪の代謝(たいしゃ)に深くかかわる物質で、血中の中性脂肪や悪玉コレステロールの値を低下させたり、肝臓への脂肪蓄積を抑えるなどの働きがあります。
 カルニチンは、人体では筋肉などに分布していて、体内でも合成される成分です。
 また、羊肉の脂質は飽和脂肪酸のステアリン酸が多く、冷めるとかたまりやすく、やや消化されにくいのが特徴です。
 これらの点から、焼いて脂(あぶら)を落とし、熱いうちに食べるのが、おいしく食べるコツといえます。
 羊肉は独特のにおいを消すのが料理のポイントです。においは脂に多く含まれるので、脂身を取り除いてハーブやスパイスで香りをつけ、できるだけ熱いうちに食べましょう。
○注意すべきこと
 ただ、脂が消化不良を起こしやすいので、食べすぎには注意してください。

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