[vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1521727527928{background-image: url(https://jamonappetit.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/fondofrase.jpg?id=3445) !important;}”][vc_column][la_divider height=”lg:30px;”][la_heading title=”El entorno”][/la_heading][la_divider height=”lg:30px;”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=”font-size-14 margin-bottom-25″]A birds-eye view of the “Dehesa” in Extremadura is like an immense green ocean dotted with cottages and white villages, though from the ground it is full of life, a paradise for Iberico flora and fauna, an ecosystem where a utopian harmony between man and his environs is made real.[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”3661″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text el_class=”font-size-14 margin-bottom-25″]The “Dehesa” is a Mediterranean woodland ecosystem that is unique to the southwest of Spain. In the region of Extremadura the “Dehesa” occupies more than half of the territory, with around 2 million hectares formed from Holm oaks, Cork oaks, and other species.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”font-size-14 margin-bottom-25″]The “Dehesa” is a unique example of sustainable development, which reaches an equilibrium between obtaining natural products, and conservation of the rolling hills, and could be called a wild-land domesticated by man.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”font-size-14 margin-bottom-25″]If the “Dehesa” is one of the marvels of nature that is still conserved in the world, the Iberico pig forms part of its roots and possesses genetics that would be impossible to imagine in any other place, growing up freely in unequaled locations and enjoying a relaxed life in harmony with nature.
In these magic-filled ancestral woods, the oaks are the friendly and eternal protectors of the life in this remote place, where it seems that time doesn´t pass, and where each autumn with the skies turning grey these species produce their miraculous fruiting. Each year after the appearance of the first rains, the dehesas transform into green carpets where millions of acorns are covered by grasses, announcing the coming of autumn, and enabling what is known as “Montanera”.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”font-size-14 margin-bottom-25″]During the “Montanera” which extends from October to March, the supervised feeding is based exclusively on acorns and natural feeds, with Iberico pigs being individually controlled in their weight-gain. The animals begin this stage at around 90kg and can reach 160kg at the end of this stage.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”font-size-14 margin-bottom-25″]The environment, history, and tradition has made the region of Extremadura a gastronomic reference for the largest production of the Iberico pig in Spain, and for the recognized quality of the meat produced from these acorn-fed animals.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][la_divider height=”lg:30px;”][vc_single_image image=”3662″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” disable_element=”yes” use_grad=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1521727269370{background-image: url(https://jamonappetit.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/fondofrase.jpg?id=3445) !important;}” bg_grad=”background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%, #ABCCAD), color-stop(100%, #DEDE7C));background: -moz-linear-gradient(top,#ABCCAD 0%,#DEDE7C 100%);background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top,#ABCCAD 0%,#DEDE7C 100%);background: -o-linear-gradient(top,#ABCCAD 0%,#DEDE7C 100%);background: -ms-linear-gradient(top,#ABCCAD 0%,#DEDE7C 100%);background: linear-gradient(top,#ABCCAD 0%,#DEDE7C 100%);”][vc_column][la_divider height=”lg:30px;”][la_heading title=”Nutrición”][/la_heading][la_divider height=”lg:30px;”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes”][vc_column width=”1/4″][la_divider height=”lg:30px;”][vc_gallery interval=”3″ images=”3467,3468,3469″ img_size=”large”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”3/4″][la_divider height=”lg:30px;”][vc_column_text]El jamón Ibérico de bellota extremeño goza de un gran prestigio culinario desde tiempos remotos, es un alimento con un poder nutricional espectacular, que contiene proteínas, vitaminas B1, B6, B12 y ácido fólico, muy beneficiosas para el sistema nervioso y el buen funcionamiento del cerebro.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]También es rico en vitamina E, un poderoso antioxidante, y en minerales como el cobre, esencial para los huesos y cartílagos, calcio, hierro, zinc, magnesio, fósforo y selenio, este último muy ligado a procesos de anti envejecimiento.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes”][vc_column][la_divider height=”lg:30px;”][vc_column_text]Tiene efectos positivos sobre el colesterol en sangre, propiciando un incremento de la tasa del colesterol beneficioso (HDL) y reduciendo la tasa del colesterol perjudicial (LDL). Su grasa es la más “cardiosaludable” de todas las grasas animales conocidas e incluso más saludable que algunas de origen vegetal debido a la alimentación del animal a base de bellotas y hierbas. Contiene un bajo contenido calórico y poco salado, consumido moderadamente no perjudicará las dietas hipocalóricas.[/vc_column_text][la_divider height=”lg:30px;”][/vc_column][/vc_row]