Cheese has always been loved by "foodies", but pay attention to the high-fat and high-sodium trap hidden behind it!
Recently, the Hong Kong Council tested 40 samples of natural and processed cheeses on the market and found that 29 models, that is, more than 70% of them were high-fat choices, and more than 60% of them were high-fat, of which 45% were both high-fat and high-sodium, of which the goat milk cheese sold by city'super, "Etoki Reserve Le Fromage Basque Sheep's Milk Cheese", was the highest fat list, and "Avent High-Calcium Low-Fat Cheese" had the highest sodium, and half a pack of food exploded.
Long-term overdose increases the risk of high blood pressure, heart disease and obesity.
In addition, there are 8 products with nutritional label values, which are different from the test results, and even unmarked preservatives have been detected. Among them, the president's car played hard cheese tablets, and the trans fatty acid content was detected to be about 83% higher than the indicated value.
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The Hong Kong Council collected samples of 28 natural cheeses and 12 processed cheeses from supermarkets, ingredient stores, department stores, chillers and cheese counters to test cheeses on various nutrients, aflatoxins, preservatives, microorganisms, etc.
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The test results showed that 29 of the 40 samples reached "high fat" levels, that is, more than 20 grams of total fat per 100 grams of food.
Among them, the sample of "Etoki Reserve Le Fromage Basque Sheep's Milk Cheese" from the supermarket city'super has the highest total fat content, containing 37.7 grams per 100 grams, 9.8 grams of total fat if adults eat 26 grams per serving, and exceed the standard if they eat seven servings a day.
Chisler was the lowest total fat sample with 13.4 grams per 100 grams, and although it was labeled as low in fat, it was still not at a low fat level, and adults who consumed five tablets exceeded the daily intake limit.
At the same time, city'super also has the highest saturated fatty acid content, which is 3 times that of the lowest sample of shishiroth.
The test results also showed that 25 cheese samples reached the "high sodium" food level, that is, more than 600 mg of sodium per 100 grams of solid food, while the average sodium content of processed cheese was twice as high as that of natural cheese.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="49" >8 label values do not match the actual situation</h1>
The test also found that there was a gap between the nutritional label values of some products and the test results, such as the test results of the trans fatty acid content of the President Brand, which were about 83% higher than the indicated values;P the calcium content test results of armigiano Reggiano and Devondale, which were about 24% and 21% less marked, respectively; the test results of La Cremerie's sodium content were about 44% higher than the indicated values.
In addition, four prepackaged samples were labeled with a 0 trans fat content on their nutrition labels, but the test results showed that they contained more than 0.3 grams of trans fatty acids per 100 grams, including Essential Waitrose & Partners, Organic Valley, Tillamook and Sargento.
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Samples of the non-fermented buffalo cheese "Deliziosa Mozzarella Filone" sample from Mercato Gourmet, An Italian supermarket in Wan Chai, exceeded the bacterial volume of 13 million colony-forming units per gram, exceeding the upper limit of 3 million colony-forming units per gram, and the Council described the health situation as unsatisfactory.
In response to the test results, the Hong Kong Council reminded that long-term and excessive intake of fat will increase the risk of heart disease, obesity, hypertension, diabetes and even some cancers, while long-term excessive intake of sodium may increase the risk of hypertension, which may worsen into heart disease, stroke or kidney failure if not diagnosed and treated in time.
It is reported that the Hong Kong CFS has followed up on 12 samples referred by the Council, and believes that the 4 samples are not in violation of the law, and has notified the Council to adjust the results of the report, and has followed up on another 8 samples, such as requiring the merchant concerned to stop selling the products involved.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="51" > consumption tips</h1>
Natural cheese (cheese) is a product made by curding milk and excreting whey, natural cheese can be divided into soft, semi-hard, hard or extra hard cheese according to the different moisture content. Reconstituted cheese is a product made by natural cheese as the main raw material, adding emulsified salts such as citrate, and heating and emulsifying. There is a certain difference between the two in terms of nutritional composition and sensory quality: the protein and calcium content in natural cheese is higher, and the sodium content is lower; the refined cheese has a smooth taste, a long shelf life, is easy to carry, can add different seasonings, and the taste is richer.
When consumers choose to buy, one is to look at the product name identification, the reconstituted cheese will be clearly marked on the packaging "reconstituted cheese"; the second is to look at the product ingredient list, under normal circumstances, the first position of the ingredient list is marked as milk or cow's milk Products are natural cheese, and the products marked as cheese or cheese are refined cheese.