Many Venezuelans and lovers of Latin food are in luck. Cheese tequeños are already sold in Mercadona, and they promise to be a real revolution.
Alimentos Polar is a company in charge of the production and distribution of food in Venezuela, so this new product is developed in one of the most relevant in the country. Mercadona does not want to miss the opportunity and launches 12 cheese tequeños 4€ (a cheaper price than those of other well-known hypermarkets).
Ingredients and nutritional value
The new Mercadona cheese tequeños are sold out in most establishments, although they assure that they are working hard to replenish and continue to approach all stores. But what is really interesting to know if they are worth your purchase is the list of ingredients. On this occasion, people lactose intolerant, gluten or egg will not be able to take them.
The list of ingredients is made up of: «fresh cheese made with pasteurized cow's milk (43%), wheat flour (34%), butter, water, pasteurized liquid egg, sugar, panela syrup and salt«. It really is not a bad list, considering that it is an ultra-processed product. It is confirmed that it is a tequeño made up of the classic and necessary ingredients, and with hardly any preservatives.
Regarding the nutritional value, in a box we have a total of 480 grams, so for every 100 grams of product we obtain:
- Energy value: 343 kcal
- Fats: 17 grams
- Saturated: 10 grams
- Carbohydrates: 27 grams
- Sugars: 3 grams
- Food fiber: 1 grams
- Proteins: 13 grams
- Salt: 1 grams
As expected in this type of product, the calorie intake is quite high. The proteins They come mainly from fresh cheese, which, being present in most of the food, has a great role. The same happens with carbohydrates, which are given by wheat flour. However, the fat is divided between the fresh cheese, the butter and the egg.
The sugars of Mercadona's tequeños have a greater presence due to the lactose of the cheese, since the sugar and panela added at the end are considered to be acidity correctors with a minimal presence.
Cheese tequeños, Venezuelan food in Mercadona
What is really interesting is to know if Mercadona cheese tequeños are a healthy option to eat regularly. Even though the ingredients are better than expected, keep in mind that it is a frozen product and we must cook it to eat it. Deep-freezing is a process of freezing in a very fast time, at a very low temperature, in order to preserve the physical structure of food products as much as possible.
In this case, the Mercadona tequeños must be fried in the pan or in the deep fryer for 4 or 5 minutes. What happens to the frying oil? Assuming that we have chosen virgin olive oil, the tequeños will absorb around 10% of their weight in fat. That is, if each tequeño weighs 40 grams, it will increase 36 calories after frying it.
We know that fried foods are not a healthy and recommended option in the diet, so their consumption should be punctual and occasional.