For many people, snacks are a very important part, whether it is to satisfy their own cravings, or to entertain relatives and friends, snacks are indispensable. Now that the Chinese New Year is approaching again, every household has to buy New Year's goods, and snacks are an indispensable option in New Year's goods, but here I want to remind everyone that everyone must keep their eyes open when buying snacks!
CCTV exposed, a variety of snacks are fake!
I don't know if you have ever encountered snacks that are advertised as being produced by a certain Academy of Agricultural Sciences or a certain agricultural university when buying snacks? Because of the blessing of these special labels, most of us will not hesitate to believe in the authority and authenticity of these snacks when we buy them, and subconsciously feel that this snack must be delicious and reliable.
Last month, CCTV's "First Time" column exposed the cats in such snacks.
During the investigation, the reporter found that a puffed food marked with the words "Northeast Agricultural University" sold well on the e-commerce platform, with the highest total sales of 30,000 orders.
These products have the words "Nongda" on both the title and the outer packaging, and we mistakenly think that this snack is closely related to Nongda at the first glance.
But in fact, Northeast Agricultural University has nothing to do with these snacks.
In addition, there is also a oatmeal labeled "Shaanxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences" that is also selling well, and the Shanxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences has never recommended this product.
The other is claimed to be a spicy strip developed by Hunan Agricultural University, and it is an Internet celebrity spicy strip on an e-commerce platform, but after the reporter's verification, Hunan Agricultural University and the manufacturer of this spicy strip do not have any authorization relationship.
To put it bluntly, these snacks are all false propaganda, borrowing the names of major authorities and universities, which have no idea from the beginning to the end.
Because the names of these institutions and colleges are hung, we will feel that these snacks are of higher quality and more "green and healthy" when we buy them. However, the facts are diametrically opposite, after testing these snacks, the Shanghai Consumer Protection Committee found that not only did the quality not be higher, but the protein and fat content did not meet the allowable error range of the national standard.
In other words, these so-called "high-standard" snacks have nothing to do with health and high quality.
These snacks are just not up to standard, not healthy enough, and there is no obvious harm to the human body after eating. But if you buy the following snacks, not only will the money be spent, but your health may also be ruined.
These 4 snacks should have been blocked a long time ago, but many people love to eat them!
(1) Potato chips puffed food
Puffed food is generally made of starch as the main ingredient, and after high temperature and high pressure puffing treatment, it is sprayed with grease and various condiments.
The main problem of puffed food is that after the above treatment, the quality of protein in the main ingredient will decrease, and vitamins will be lost to a certain extent, and more importantly, the more crunchy the puffed food we usually eat, the more likely it is to contain excessive bulking agent, once the aluminum in the bulking agent exceeds the standard, it will cause damage to the nervous system.
(2) Chocolate containing cocoa butter substitute
When buying chocolate, few people notice one word: cocoa butter.
Cocoa butter is a product made from pure cocoa beans through a series of processes, containing unsaturated fatty acids, antioxidant function, and health benefits. The higher the cocoa butter content in chocolate, the more genuine the chocolate is.
However, cocoa butter has a disadvantage, that is, it is not easy to store and is expensive, so many chocolates choose the "replacement" of cocoa butter: substitute for cocoa butter.
Although the two taste similar, cocoa butter substitutes produce large amounts of trans fatty acids during hydrogenation. Trans fatty acids are not a good thing, and studies have shown that consuming too much trans fatty acids can raise bad cholesterol in the body, lower good cholesterol, and increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, especially coronary heart disease.
In addition, trans fatty acids are not easily absorbed and utilized by the body, and most of them are stored in the body and converted into fat, which in turn leads to obesity. Therefore, in 2018, the WHO proposed "a plan to completely eliminate artificial trans fatty acids globally within five years." ”
Other snacks that contain trans fatty acids include pastries, cookies, wafers, ice cream, bubble tea, and egg yolk pie.
Therefore, when you buy snacks, you can look at the ingredient list to see if there are words such as trans fat or transfat.
(3) Lactic acid bacteria food, lactic acid bacteria food
These can be said to be snacks that can be seen on the table of many families during the Chinese New Year, especially when visiting relatives and friends, everyone likes to carry similar drinks.
Lactic acid bacteria drinks and lactic acid bacteria drinks can give people the illusion that it is yogurt. As everyone knows, yogurt is also true and fake, real yogurt is nutritious, fake yogurt is very low in nutrition or even no nutrition, and some have health risks.
When we choose yogurt, if we see "XX lactic acid bacteria drink" and "XX lactic acid bacteria drink", we must not hesitate, but whenever we see the words "drink" and "drink", it is "fake yogurt".
Generally, the top of the ingredient list of real yogurt is raw milk and beneficial bacteria, but if water and sugar are ranked in front of the milk, it is likely to be a "sugar water drink".
(4) Boxed steak and steak
Some people will buy finished boxed steaks or steaks from the supermarket to eat at home, but many of these steaks and steaks are synthetic.
More than one time the media has reported on synthetic steaks, which generally use food additives such as carrageenan and xanthan gum. Its function is to bind the minced meat together into a whole piece of meat.
In addition to carrageenan, there is also an additive called TG enzyme. TGase stands for transglutaminase, and its role is to catalyze cross-linking between protein molecules, and also to recombinate minced meat.
To sum up, it is "technology and hard work", and there are many snacks with technology and hard work, such as ham sausage, jelly and chewing gum, etc., which often add preservatives, sweeteners, thickeners and artificial colors.
Modern medical research has shown that excessive use of food additives can cause serious harm to the body's functional immune system. Long-term consumption of snacks with excessive additives can increase the risk of obesity, high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease, and even increase the risk of certain cancers.
Snacks are healthier to buy like this!
When it comes to buying snacks, there are a few principles that we can follow.
First of all, it is low in sugar, if you see words such as maltose, galactose, fructose syrup and lactose in the ingredient list, you should be cautious when buying;
The second is low-fat, and now some manufacturers have learned wisely and will not directly write trans fatty acids in the ingredient list. Therefore, when you see the words refined vegetable oil, margarine, margarine, margarine, non-dairy creamer, vegetable creamer, hydrogenated vegetable oil and other words in the ingredient list, you should be cautious when buying;
Finally, add less, the simpler the ingredients in the ingredient list, the better, and it is best to choose the top natural raw materials. If there are words such as benzoic acid, sorbic acid and sulfurous acid in the ingredient list, it means that preservatives have been added, and with words such as sugar, honey and sweet, it is likely that sweeteners have been added, with words such as gelatin, pectin and carrageenan, indicating that it is a thickener, and there are words such as red, yellow and blue, indicating that artificial colors are likely to be added.
I know that today's article will offend many businesses, but this is also the responsibility of a science popularization worker, and it is also the conscience of a person, I just hope you can keep your eyes open!
Author: DrX's Medical Quacks