"A piece of curd milk has 12g of salt in it, which will hurt blood vessels!"
"Curd is made of mold, with aflatoxin, which can cause cancer!"
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Curd milk is known as "Oriental cheese", is a special condiment of China, can be used to stir-fry, but also directly used to cook, but in the eyes of some people, curd has become a "blood vessel killer", but also carcinogenic, in fact, is this really the case?
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Curd milk is a fermented soy product made from tofu fermented with specific molds, then marinated with salt and various spices.
It is rumored that a piece of curd contains 12g of salt, but the facts are very different. Most people think that curd milk is made by adding a lot of salt, but it is not, it is a fermented food. In the production process will add a certain amount of table salt, the purpose of adding salt is to form a special process of curd milk, and pickled foods, the salt added to the curd milk is not much, simply can not reach the rumored 12g.
Taking red fang (red tofu) as an example, the Chinese Food Ingredient List (Second Edition) shows that its content per 100g of sodium is 3091 mg. Calculated, the salt content in a piece of curd milk (10g) should be about 0.7g.
According to the recommendations of the Chinese Nutrition Society, on the whole, the amount of salt intake per person per day should not exceed 6g, and under the premise of a normal diet, it is okay to use no more than half a piece of curd milk per day.
Not only is curd not a vascular killer, but proper consumption can also bring benefits to vascular health, mainly due to the soy isoflavones contained in humus.
The isoflavones contained in soybeans have great health benefits, and the activity of isoflavones contained after fermentation increases, which helps to scavenge free radicals in the body and prevent lipid peroxidation. Consuming foods containing soy isoflavones can reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease to some extent.
After understanding that curd milk does not affect the health of blood vessels, let's talk about the carcinogenicity of another "black cauldron" on the curd milk, is this statement true?
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The reason why there is a saying that curd milk will cause cancer is mainly because of the mold above the curd milk, which is rumored to be a moldy substance, which contains aflatoxin, which is not good for health.
In fact, this statement is not correct, the mold on the curd milk has no health risks, it is specially planted by the manufacturer, in the production process the merchant will directly inoculate the "beneficial mold species" on the tofu, the mold formed in this case is safe and healthy; in addition, these mold can also improve some nutrients in the curd milk, such as protein, B vitamins, etc. In other words, the mold on the curd can actually increase its nutrition.
Qian Jingzhuang of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine pointed out that in addition to containing a variety of nutrients, curd milk is also rich in various probiotics. Anaerobic bacteria such as bifidobacteria and lactic acid bacteria, bifidobacteria and lactic acid bacteria can inhibit the growth of tumor cells in the digestive tract and remove toxins and free radicals in the body. In addition, lactic acid bacteria can also accelerate gastrointestinal peristalsis, promote fecal excretion, and can prevent colorectal cancer to a certain extent.
Eating curd properly does not pose a health risk, but it is also not suitable for everyone, and these special groups need to think twice before eating curd.
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1. Patients with cardiovascular diseases
Although the salt content in curd milk is not as exaggerated as a piece of 12g, it is also a high-sodium food, which is suitable for people with cardiovascular diseases such as high blood pressure. The daily intake of salt should be kept within 5g, and high-sodium foods such as curd milk are obviously not suitable for them. Of course, it is not completely uneaten, but it is necessary to eat as little as possible, and pay attention to adjusting the intake of other salts when eating curd milk.
2. Gout patients
Soybeans are a high-purine food, although the purine content will be reduced a lot in the process of making curd milk. However, compared with other low-purine foods, the purine content of curd milk is still high. For patients with gout, excessive intake can easily lead to gout attacks.
3. Patients with gastritis infected with Helicobacter pylori infection
Helicobacter pylori is a bacterium that particularly prefers a high-sodium environment, and excessive intake of curd milk will promote its growth, and it is necessary to limit the intake daily.
Curd milk really carries too many "black pots", in fact, it is not as unhealthy as rumored, to some extent it is a healthy food. Of course, because the sodium content is high, do not eat more daily, eat appropriately. #健康明星计划 #
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[4] Is curd good for the body, or is it bad for the body? Remind these people to eat less". Beiqing.com.2021.1.29
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