Kefir "Agusha": photo, reviews, composition, expiration date

Most of the parents are well aware of the products of the "Agusha" trademark. It can easily be found on the shelves of supermarkets in all regions of Russia. In addition, kefir of this brand can be obtained free of charge in a dairy kitchen in the direction of a pediatrician. But is it really so natural and useful, as the producers assure?

The history of the trademark "Agusha"

The trade mark "Agusha" appeared on the domestic market of baby food in 2001. The founder of the brand is the company Wimm-Bill-Dann, known in Russia and abroad. To date, it is the largest domestic producer of beverages and food products, which owns such brands as "Lubimy", J7 (juices and nectars), "House in the Village", "Miracle", "Imunele" (dairy products) and many others .

The products under the name "Agusha" are produced at the Lianozovo Dairy Plant (OJSC "Wimm-Bill-Dann - LMC") located in the Dmitrovskoye shosse of the capital. To ensure its high quality in 2001, the company launched the Italian production line. This allowed us to simultaneously increase the volume of products and expand its range.

Over time, the brand was introduced not only to baby milk and kefir "Agusha", but also juice, mashed potatoes, porridge, milk mixture, water, products for pregnant and lactating women. The entire line of the brand meets European safety requirements, promotes proper growth and development of the child, strengthens immunity and guarantees comfortable digestion.

Assortment of products "Agusha"

To date, the trademark "Agusha" offers its customers the following product range:

• Kefir - usual children's and biochefir;
• Cottage cheese - classic, with cereals, fruity, two-layered;
• Biolact - a sour milk drink containing bifido- and lactobacilli;
• Yoghurt - drinking and thick;
• Milk - baby with probiotic or vitamins, fat content of 2.5% or 3.2%;
• Milk cocktails - with cereals and fruit filling;
• Fruit and meat purees - from 4 and 6 months, as well as from 2.5 years (a series of "I myself" for independent kids);
• Porridge - for the first complementary meal;
• Infant formula with prebiotics;
• Juices - clarified and with flesh;
• Compotes and fruit drinks;
• Water.

All Brand products Are made only from natural raw materials. They contain everything necessary for the healthy growth and development of each baby.

Kefir "Agusha": composition, nutritional value, calorie content

The trade mark produces children's kefir of two kinds in small tetrapacks with a tube. The volume of each package is 204 g.

Children's kefir "Agusha", a photo of which is presented in the article, is made from milk of normalized and special leaven on kefir fungi. It is recommended to introduce it into the baby's diet after 8 months.

The fat content of kefir is 3.2%, the calorie content is 57 kcal in 100 grams. The nutritional value of this fermented milk product is as follows: the amount of proteins in 100 grams is 3.0 g, fat is 3.2 g, carbohydrates 4.0 g.

In addition, kefir "Agusha" is enriched with vitamins and minerals, in particular, calcium (90 mg in 100 grams or 15% of the daily norm).

Biokefir, in contrast to the usual, is additionally enriched with bifidobacteria BB12. It is a probiotic that helps to establish intestinal microflora.

The composition biokefir includes whole milk and skim, as well as leaven on kefir fungi with bifidobacteria. The nutritional value and caloricity of such a fermented milk product coincides with the previous variant. However, to introduce biokefir into the baby's diet can no longer be from 8, but even from 6 months. It is his pediatricians recommend to use when introducing the first complementary foods.

Useful properties and contraindications

The fact that kefir is one of the most useful fermented milk products is known to everyone. It normalizes the intestinal microflora and strengthens the immune system. But children's kefir "Agusha" is considered even more useful, since it is produced especially for toddlers:

1. It is suitable for the first complementary meal in accordance with the child's age.
2. Does not contain preservatives, dyes and GMOs, and therefore does not cause allergic reactions.
3. Provides comfortable digestion.
4. Promotes proper growth and development of the child.

For several years Kefir "Agusha" is given out completely free of charge in special dairy kitchens. To do this, after reaching a child of 6 months of age, you need to turn to the pediatrician for directions, and then daily receive a tasty and healthy sour milk drink for your baby.

Storage conditions and shelf life

Unopened kefir packaging should be stored at an air temperature of 2 to 6 degrees above zero. For this purpose, the main chamber of the refrigerator is ideal. It should also be taken into account that if the packaging has been printed, the shelf life of kefir "Agusha" is significantly reduced. This product can be stored only in the refrigerator for no more than 12 hours.

The shelf life of the unopened package is indicated on the packaging and is 10 calendar days. At the end of his give this sour-milk drink to a child is strictly prohibited.

Kefir "Agusha": customer reviews

With the "Agusha" kefir, most Russian mothers are familiar, since they get this fermented milk product for their babies free of charge from the polyclinic. But it is so tasty that even adults drink it with pleasure. Moreover, you can buy it in most supermarkets.

Children's kefir "Agusha", reviews that are usually found positive, like moms and their babies. Adults especially note the following:

• The drink has a pleasant taste and smell;
• It has a natural composition, it does not contain aromatic additives and preservatives;
• Children drink it with pleasure;
• Kefir has a uniform consistency;
• Convenient packing with a tube;
• Thanks to him, the work of the intestine is improving, the stool in children is normalized.

Not satisfied with the buyers only a long shelf life kefir. In their opinion, it should not exceed 5 days. Most children drink this sour milk drink with pleasure through a tube, from a cup or a bottle. To others, on the contrary, it seems too sour for taste.

Expert Reviews

No less pleasant are the responses of specialists. It is the kefir "Agusha" pediatricians recommend to include in the diet of a child from 8 months. They confirm that without this sour milk drink it is impossible to establish the correct work of the intestine. Children who do not drink it often suffer from constipation, unstable stools and painful sensations in the abdomen.

Mildly solve these problems, provide all the conditions for the harmonious growth and development of the child will help the milk products "Agusha", and especially kefir. Packing it, with a volume of 200 ml, is just the norm every child should drink every day. Kefir must be present in the diet of each child.