"You have high blood pressure, don't always eat curd milk." Mrs. Liu said this to Mr. Liu almost every day.
"This can't be eaten that can't be eaten, what is the strength to live!" Old Mr. Liu did not give his wife any face, and after choking, he picked up half a piece of curd milk and stuffed it into his mouth.
Mr. Liu is a typical Chinese stomach, and if you don't have tofu milk and pickles on weekdays, you can't eat anything. Therefore, almost three meals a day are inseparable from tofu milk, especially breakfast.
But Mrs. Liu read an article in the circle of friends, heard that a piece of curd milk contains 12g of salt, but the doctor repeatedly explained that high blood pressure to control the intake of salt, she worried about her husband's body, had to say: "I don't listen to my words, don't you listen to the doctor's words?" ”
Old Mr. Liu did not speak, and he was actually worried in his heart that there were too many salts of curd milk, and eating too much was indeed not conducive to controlling blood pressure.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="40" > 1, 1 piece of tofu milk really has 12g of salt? </h1>
It's safe to say that 1 piece of tofu milk doesn't have 12g of salt.
Before explaining this, I need to understand that curd milk is not processed with a lot of salt, but a soy product brewed using traditional fermentation techniques.
It is true that a certain amount of salt is added to the fermentation process of tofu milk, and the salt is added to the curd milk not only so that it can be stored for a long time, but because it can form a unique process. Salt allows the water in the tofu to be analyzed to harden and helps to impregnate the protease on the mucormycosis filaments, which can form the unique flavor of curd milk. If you add a lot of salt in this process, it will affect the taste.
Therefore, it is unscientific to say that a piece of curd milk circulating on the Internet contains 12g of salt. The salt content in curd milk is much lower than this level, and the "Chinese Food Composition Table (Second Edition)" pointed out that the salt content of 100g of curd is about 2000mg, that is to say, about 10g of curd milk is consumed a day, which is equivalent to a piece of tofu milk, and will consume about 0.5 to 0.7 grams of salt.
There are various rumors about the food of tofu milk on the Internet, in addition to the high salt content, there are also sayings that tofu milk will cause cancer, which makes many people dare not eat tofu milk.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="39" > second, tofu milk can cause cancer, is it true? </h1>
Some people believe that there are two main reasons for the carcinogenicity of tofu milk, first, tofu milk contains nitrite; second, it contains aflatoxin.
If you take these two substances alone, they will indeed cause cancer.
But!
Remember this but!
These two substances are not contained in curd milk, and nitrites are generally found in processed meat and seafood in order to keep food from spoiling. However, during the fermentation process, curd does not produce nitrite. In other words, as long as you take care to keep it safe after opening it, it will not cause cancer.
Secondly, curd milk is known as "moldy tofu" in the folk, and some people think that it is aspergillus aflex that causes it to become moldy, and aflatoxin will be produced during the production process, which will lead to cancer. What we need to know is that mold is not only a kind of aflatoxin, curd does need mold help in the process of making, mainly mucormycetes, rhizobium, etc., these molds and aflatoxin have no relationship, so aflatoxin will not be produced at all.
Of course, these refer to the unexpired, well-preserved curd milk, and some moldy curd that has been left for too long will naturally contain aflatoxin.
At this time, some people will say that the salt content of curd milk is not high and will not cause cancer, so is it healthy food?
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="38" >3, is tofu milk a healthy food, or a junk food? </h1>
Curd milk is actually a healthy food, and eating it properly can bring certain benefits to the body, mainly because it contains many substances that are beneficial to the body.
First of all, fermented milk will produce yeast and other substances during the fermentation process, which can play a role in strengthening the spleen and stomach, enhancing appetite, helping digestion and other effects;
Secondly, the curd milk contains more protein content, 100g of curd contains about 10g of protein, and the curd is easily digested and absorbed by the body, which is more beneficial to health;
In addition, curd milk contains soy isoflavones, soybean polypeptides and protein melanin and other components, these substances are the "darling" of the health care industry, with antioxidant, anti-tumor and anti-aging effects, in short, these ingredients are beneficial to health.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="25" >4. Tofu milk is very healthy, can people with cardiovascular disease eat it? </h1>
So, back to the original question, can cardiovascular patients like Mr. Liu eat tofu milk?
Although the salt content of tofu milk is not as exaggerated as rumors, patients with cardiovascular disease should try to eat as little as possible. Because the salt and purine content contained in curd milk is high, patients with cardiovascular diseases will bring a greater burden to blood vessels by eating curd milk for a long time.
Therefore, it is recommended that such people can relieve their hunger and eat occasionally, rather than appearing on the dinner table as a common dish.
The food of curd milk is really carrying too much "black pot", in fact, it is a very healthy food, which can be eaten with confidence in life, except for some special groups.
Resources:
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[3] "[Must See] Is tofu milk a delicious human taste or a cancer-causing health killer? 》. CCTV Life Circle.2021.3.5
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