Butterscotch candies are one of the most popular among the people. “Kis-kis”, “Golden Key”, “Tuzik” – these brands are familiar to each of us since childhood, when we were so happy to receive these soft types of sweets as a small present or encouragement.

And toffee in the form in which we are accustomed to it since childhood is not only tasty, but also beneficial for the body. The composition of toffee includes milk proteins, sugars, sometimes even nuts. If it weren’t for the current trend to replace many natural ingredients with flavors and flavors, then until now toffee sweets could be safely eaten with tea without harm to health.

But in order about the benefits and harms of iris.

What is the use
By itself, the composition of iris includes several components that are extremely necessary and useful for the human body.

1. Simple sugars are the main source of energy in the body.

It is up to simple sugars in the intestines and blood that more complex ones are decomposed – starch, glycogen and more rare ones. And already from simple sugars we directly receive energy and forces for the movement and work of the brain. The same sugars that make toffees sweet are just as simple as possible and immediately give us strength.

The benefit of iris, by the way, is also that it improves our mood, stimulating the production of hormones of joy.

2. Butter or vegetable oil.

This is a rich source of fats in the composition of iris, which are physiologically needed by our body for a variety of purposes – to obtain energy, to build cell membranes, for many reactions in the body.

3. Condensed milk, which is a rich source of proteins and fats.

Milk proteins are highly digestible and rich in amino acids, while fats, like simple sugars, are abundant sources of energy. It is clear that with one toffee, a candy does not contain many of these substances, but the very presence of them in the composition is already better than just one …

4. Soy protein.

By the way, it has been added to toffee candies almost from the time when these sweets were just put into production. True, initially it was added to the composition of toffee quite a bit, just for the sake of economy. Today, some sweets in their composition do not contain milk proteins at all, and the smell and taste of condensed milk are given to sweets with the help of synthetic ingredients.

But soy protein is very good. Especially for vegetarians. Its benefit is that it is also rich in amino acids, is also fairly easy to digest. Its main drawback over dairy is the absence of that very “great” taste of condensed milk.

5. Molasses.

It is something between simple sugar and complex starch, the product of incomplete processing of the latter. Like simple sugars, molasses is a rich source of energy. It is used in the composition of toffees rather to give them an appropriate stretchy texture.

6. Various natural supplements.

There can be many of them in the composition of toffee – chocolate and vanilla, nuts and seeds, candied fruit and liqueur filling. All of them have both positive and negative qualities. Nuts, for example, are almost certainly beneficial, but the properties of the alcoholic filling can be discussed. This must be remembered when choosing one or another candy.

But toffee, even without additives, in addition to benefits, has its own harm, which, by the way, lies in the same components of the composition.

Harm toffees
The same sugars found in toffee, for example, which are supposed to provide our body with energy, can lead to fat accumulation and metabolic disorders. It’s no secret, after all, that the average city dweller gets more energy from food than he spends on movement. And each extra toffee candy eaten is calories that a thrifty organism will definitely put in reserve in the bins. And these bins will hang on the sides and buttocks.

Therefore, each toffee candy should be accompanied by a run or exercise on the horizontal bar: you can enjoy the candy, and the body will be more cheerful and stronger.

The same goes for the fats that are present in condensed milk and butter, whether creamy or vegetable. No matter how necessary they are for us, most often we get them in excess, which leads to the same hated deposits, which means that the harm of toffee candy is significant.

But soy protein in the composition of iris in this regard is much more preferable. Fat does not enter the iris with it, and it will have little effect on the figure. But in order to make candy with soy filler a candy, it is necessary to stuff it with flavoring and aromatic additives. And these will be many times more harmful and dangerous than any fat.

It is clear that food additives are also neutral. But the vast majority of them somehow harm the body, and their presence in the composition of iris in any case will not make it more useful. There are other nuances. The same sugars excess can lead to disruption of the pancreas and the development of diabetes. And in the presence of this disease, toffee sweets are clearly contraindicated. Yes, and the teeth only suffer from sweet candies, because it will not work to clean them after each toffee, and the microscopic pieces of sugar remaining in the mouth quickly lead to damage to tooth enamel.

Iris is a useful candy. But only as long as it is consumed in reasonable amounts and combined with a healthy lifestyle. In this case, the body will cope with all their shortcomings without any problems, and we will get a pleasant sweet candy and a good mood.