It has aroused people's doubts about various processed foods.
Especially mom and dad.
We must strictly control snacks, milk, ingredients and so on. What children eat.
However, faced with the dazzling array of food on the shelves,
How should I choose?
The method is simple.
That is to learn to read the ingredient list.
By looking at the composition table
You can know what material food is made of.
Is it safe?
What is the nutritional value?
So, what is the knowledge in the ingredient list?
Before analyzing the composition table
We need to find out the following two questions.
1. What are food ingredients?
Food ingredients, also known as raw and auxiliary materials, refer to any substance used in food processing and manufacturing and existing in products, including food additives.
Second, whether the food ingredient list is consistent with the actual composition of food.
GB7718-2011General Rules for Labeling in prepackaged foods stipulates that all ingredients must be marked one by one, otherwise the manufacturer will be punished according to the relevant provisions of the Food Safety Law. In other words, it is illegal to label food without actual raw materials.
Next, let's learn the secrets in the ingredient list.
The ingredient list is arranged from large to small according to the proportion of food raw materials added. To put it simply, the first one is the most added; Second place is second place, and so on.
The first national standard for food nutrition labeling in China, General Principles for Nutrition Labeling in prepackaged foods, was officially implemented from 20 13 to 1 year 10. According to the general rule, the consumption of food ingredients should be arranged in the order from more to less.
The nutritional quality of food essentially depends on raw materials and their proportions.
Take the ingredient list of yogurt and lactic acid bacteria beverage as an example:
Ingredients list of a brand of yogurt: raw milk (content greater than or equal to 90%), white sugar, concentrated whey protein, Lactobacillus bulgaricus, food additives (pectin, xanthan gum, aspartame, etc. )
Ingredients list of a brand of lactic acid bacteria beverage: water, sugar, skim milk powder, glucose, food additives (lemon oil, lime oil), active lactic acid bacteria.
As two kinds of yogurt drinks, obvious differences can be found by comparing the order of ingredients list.
The main component of yogurt is raw milk, while the main components of lactic acid bacteria are water and sugar, so it is not necessary to elaborate which is better.
For some special "ingredients" of food, try to avoid them when buying.
Trans fatty acid
For example: hydrogenated vegetable oil, shortening, cocoa butter substitute, etc. These ingredients are unhealthy, especially if children eat them. Such ingredients should be avoided as much as possible.
If the food ingredients list shows cocoa butter substitutes, vegetable butter, vegetable butter, margarine, hydrogenated vegetable oil, hydrogenated fat, hydrogenated palm oil, shortening, ghee, margarine, non-dairy creamer, etc. All indicate that it may contain trans fatty acids.
Trans fatty acids are easy to cause obesity, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, memory loss, and also affect the growth and development of the central nervous system of adolescents.
The Management Standard of Food Nutrition Labeling issued by the Ministry of Health in June 5438+February 2007 stipulates that when the trans fatty acid content in food is ≤0.3g/ 100g, it can be marked as 0. When buying food, you should carefully check the ingredient list, because foods marked with trans fat 0 do not necessarily contain trans fat.
The picture below shows ten foods with the highest trans fat content, so pay more attention when buying.
Prevention law
Although food preservatives will not cause harm if used within a reasonable range, it is necessary to know which ingredients belong to food preservatives. Commonly used preservatives in food are potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate. Children are in the stage of growth and development, and the detoxification function of liver and kidney is not perfect, so the intake of preservatives should be reduced as much as possible.
benefit
Sweetener is a food additive that gives food sweetness. According to its source, it can be divided into natural sweeteners and synthetic sweeteners. Common sweeteners include aspartame, sodium cyclamate, acesulfame K, saccharin sodium, etc. Many sweeteners are hundreds of times sweeter than sucrose, and you will feel tired after eating them. Merchants will add salt and citric acid to cover up with salty and sour taste. Although the food additives added in the range and dosage allowed by the state will not cause harm, will the mixed use of multiple additives affect health?
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As the name implies, thickener is a food additive that makes food sticky. Commonly used thickeners include gelatin, agar, hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate, guar gum, carrageenan, seaweed gum, Arabic gum, pectin and xanthan gum.
Artificial color
Artificial pigments are organic pigments synthesized by artificial chemistry, which can be distinguished by their names, such as carmine, sunset yellow, lemon yellow, brilliant blue and so on. Long-term consumption of food containing artificial pigments will lead to children's hyperactivity and hyperactivity, and interfere with normal metabolic function.
Anyway, a small ingredient list has a lot of knowledge. As ordinary consumers, we should master a general principle when reading the ingredient list: the simpler the information, the better, the fewer the ingredients, and the less chemical terms we can't understand.
Shanyibao's "Shanyibao" brand HPP fresh golden bamboo shoots and freeze-dried apple crisp are one of the few products on the market with only raw materials in the ingredient list, without preservatives and additives, and they are legitimate health foods.
Why don't Shanyibao's products need preservatives and additives?
That's because we adopt the international advanced HPP ultra-high pressure preservation technology, aerospace freeze-drying technology, physical sterilization and preservation, and can keep fresh without adding preservatives.
The golden bamboo shoots naturally grown in Xiaocaoba primeval forest and Zhaotong ugly apples naturally grown in Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau are selected, which are of high quality and have bright colors without additives.
Knowing the ingredient list can help you choose safer and better food and care for your family's health.