Is it really safe to use the cod intestines as a baby food supplement?

Recently, a packaged food from Japan and South Korea is being sold on the market - cod intestines, according to merchants, cod intestines are a kind of healthy snack containing sufficient amounts of cod meat, high protein, low fat, delicate taste, elastic, strong and smooth, suitable for all ages, and even specially used as a supplementary food for infants and young children. The slogan of the merchant and the pictures on the packaging are extremely attractive, and after buying it, it can be eaten after simple processing, and many parents flock to buy it as a supplementary food for infants and young children.

So, is cod intestine really nutritious? Is the cod intestine really full of color, aroma and nutrition, or is it "picture for reference only"? Is it really good to use cod intestines as a food supplement for infants and young children?

First, what is cod intestines?

Cod intestine, as the name suggests, is a kind of deep-processed food with cod as the main raw material, adding starch, food additives, seasonings and other substances, and mixing extrusion processing.

Second, why is cod intestine so eye-catching?

The nutritional value of cod intestines gimmicks are derived from cod. It is well known that fish and other aquatic products have a high protein content and high-quality protein, which is easy for the human body to digest and absorb, more suitable for human needs, and its fat content is relatively low, containing more unsaturated fatty acids that can prevent cardiovascular disease, and moderate intake helps to balance the diet.

In fish, cod is the first to bear the brunt of nutritional value, compared to other fish, cod has a higher protein content, and almost no fat - per 100g of edible parts (cod is 45g of edible parts), cod contains 20.4g of protein, 0.5g of fat; in addition, cod in addition to rich in ordinary fish oil all dha, dpa, but also contains the human body's essential vitamins A, d, e and other vitamins and potassium, phosphorus, magnesium and other trace elements. Because cod has the right proportion of nutrients, The Norse call it a "dietitian" on the table.

Third, is the cod intestine good or not?

The nutritional value of cod is so high, so does it prove that the nutritional value of cod intestines is high? Does it prove that cod intestines are a good infant food supplement? Let's see, cod intestine vs cod, what happens?

1, cod itself is mixed, good quality is less and the price is expensive, not to mention cod intestines?

It is not difficult to visit the supermarket to find that the price of cod ranges from a few yuan to hundreds of yuan, and there are many names about cod: cod, cod, dragon cod, silver cod, etc. The fish eye is mixed with beads, confusing consumers, so that consumers who do not know why they think that as long as there is cod in the name, it is real cod. But what is the truth in reality? The deputy director of the Huanghai Institute of the Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences said in the CCTV news channel program: At present, the cod and dragon cod sold in the Beijing market for more than a dozen yuan a kilogram are oil fish, and the cod, dragon cod, and silver cod in the supermarket are not cod. However, to some extent, silver cod has become the real image of cod in people's minds, of course, as long as it is eaten with silver cod, it is a very good quality cod. There is a phenomenon of imitation of silver cod by oil fish such as cod and dragon cod in the market. The muscles and bones in the body of this "oil fish" contain nearly 20% of the oil, of which a substance called wax ester is more, the human body can not digest this substance, a too much intake will cause diarrhea, abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting. At present, the cod itself on the market is difficult to distinguish, and it is more difficult to distinguish between processing into intestines and the quality is difficult to guarantee.

2, cod intestine nutritional value is not as high as cod

Cod intestine is not simply the cod processed into surimi, in order to form and have a pleasant color and flavor, it is bound to add starch, food additives, seasonings and other substances in the processing process, so at this time the nutrition of cod intestines can not be measured simply by cod, not to mention whether the main ingredient "cod" in the cod intestine is genuine, even if the content of real cod is higher, but the nutritional value compared with cod itself is also greatly reduced.

4. Can cod intestines be used as a food supplement for infants and young children?

For infants and young children, their complementary foods should maintain the original taste of food, in order to allow children to improve the acceptance of different flavors of natural foods, so complementary foods should not add sugar, salt and other irritating condiments, and in fact, cod intestines contain food additives, edible salt and other seasonings, which is not convenient for infants and young children to eat.

Another thing that infant food supplements need to pay attention to is that the selected ingredients must be safe, high-quality and fresh, if the main ingredient of cod intestines is false or poor quality, infants and young children may cause diarrhea and abdominal pain after eating. It is recommended to buy fresh, safe and reliable ingredients homemade infant and young child food to ensure food safety.

It is better to give them fish than to give them fish; it is better to eat fish intestines than to eat fish. Instead of eating packaged processed foods, it is better to buy fresh fish and make minced meat for infants and young children as a supplementary food, which is relatively well preserved in nutrition and delicious.

About author:Shang Jing, Master of Food Processing and Safety, National Public Nutritionist, Editor of the Original Column of the Food Safety Education Center of the National Health Work Commission.